And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S9 Ep2 - The Trolley Problem
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On this installment of And Ninthly.. David and John muse over the choices made by 'The Trolley Problem', which aired on 15 May 2024. Including SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (most notably 'The Stakeout' and 'Riddle of the Sphinx' but quite a few, really). Be warned! If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's been the subject of a few EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links! And you can find our episode-by-episode coverage of Series 7 and 8 via And Ninthly... on this thread too. You can Tweet us at and email us with...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S9 Ep1 - Boo To A Goose
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Welcome back to And Ninthly...! For this first episode of the ninth and final series. David and John are once again joined by the superlative George Daniel Lea to analyse 'Boo To A Goose', which aired on 8 May 2024. We also catch up with George first about his reaction to the tail end of Series 8, including SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (most notably '3 x 3' and 'The Last Weekend'). Be warned! George is a prolific YouTube creator, mostly on videogames, pop culture and literature, . His horror fiction and reviews can be discovered on . He can be reached on Twitter on . He has...
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Episode 64 - The Hitch-Hiker/Point Break
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On this installment, I'm joined again by Nannina, and we're talking about some great female film directors! After a bit of initial chat about Dorothy Arzner and her pre-Code movie Nana (which Nannina and I managed to watch together recently!).. we move onto the main double bill.... a chat about The Hitch-Hiker (1953, Ida Lupino) and Point Break (1991, Kathryn Bigelow). Fun is had. Enjoy! And Vaya Con Dios. 0.00 Intro/Preamble 0.16 The Hitch-Hiker 1.07 Point Break You can find the show on Twitter at (or tweet at me on ) and email us with any...
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Episode 63 - Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life
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This week, my brother Matt returns to the show! We have a terrifically fun chat about the deeply flawed, maniacally disturbing and nasty but still kind of wonderful movie Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983, Terry Jones). In the first half, we discuss our general thoughts and reactions to the movie, from childhood exposure to it, til now. In the second half, we do a discursive trawl in rough order through the film's disparate sketches, songs and nightmare fuel. We hope it's a good listen - we enjoyed it! 0.00 Intro/preamble 0.16 The Meaning Of Life (pt 1) - general discussion of...
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Episode 62 - Calvary
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For this episode, I am pleased to be able to welcome back Christine Kelley to the podcast! After a bit of intro chat, we get on to the main topic - the Irish tragic black-comedy Calvary (2014, John Michael McDonagh), pretty much exactly on its 10th anniversary. We discuss the priesthood, guilt, politics, sardonic humour and animal murder - it's a good time! 0.00 Intro/preamble 0.13 Calvary (pt 1) 0.57 Calvary (pt 2) You can find the show on Twitter at (or tweet at me on ) and email us with any feedback on . All our episodes so far...
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Episode 61 - The Long Good Friday
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This is Series 5! Come on in. We kick off this run with a brilliant combination of returning guests Kit Power and James Murphy, joining me to pick apart (well, gush over) the seminal, thrilling yet melancholic and haunting British Gangster movie The Long Good Friday (1980, John Mackenzie). We discuss Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren and the snapshot of dawn-of-Thatcher London presented here. Also politics, money, racism, queerness, violence... and Razors. Oh, and THAT ending. Spoilers. 0.00 Intro/preamble 0.14 The Long Good Friday pt 1 1.03 The Long Good Friday pt 2 You can find the...
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Episode 60 - The 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who (pt 2)
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Part 2 of our 60th Anniversary Doctor Who coverage, including hot takes on The Church on Ruby Road - featuring previous guest Olivia returning to the show, and also for the first time the brilliant Patrick! 0.00 pt 1 - General chat about the recent Specials/Tennant/RTD 0.50 pt 2 - Thoughts about The Church on Ruby Road, and the future of the show Enjoy! And see you in 2024. You can find the show on X at (or post at me on ) and email us with any feedback on . All our episodes so far are , , and Do spread the word! We also have -...
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Episode 60 - The 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who (pt 1)
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We're back for a pair of specials, ahead of the end of the year! In this first part, Colleen and Andrew discuss the three November/December 2023 Doctor Who Specials, featuring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor - particularly The Giggle, which had just aired about 24 hours before we had the chat. It's first draft of history time, folks! Join us as we discuss strange quasi-retirements, fresh starts, disquiet, and, of course, comfort and joy. 0.00 pt 1 - General chat about the Specials/Tennant/RTD 0.37 pt 2 - Thoughts about The Giggle, and where the show goes next We'll be back...
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Episode 59 - The Straight Story
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We cap off this current series with a great finale episode, in which I am joined by the brilliant Christine Kelley for the first time. After a general chat about a few things, we turn to talking about our mutual backgrounds with the films of David Lynch, and then in the second part we focus in on Christine's favourite Lynch film - the elegiac, melancholy and tenderly unconventional road movie The Straight Story (1999). Such a lovely chat. Hope you enjoy it. This episode is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Dr David Baume (1943-2023). 0.00 pt 1 - Intro/David Lynch chat in general 0.48 pt...
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Episode 58 - And Then There Were None
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This week, I am joined by the fantastic Jack Graham, for his second appearance on the show. In the first hour, me and Jack chat about many things (okay, quite a lot of Star Trek, I'll be honest) and then we turn to the main topic - the classic Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None (1939), a text that has fascinated Jack for decades. Also... Jack may read a poem insert that I wrote (on the bus) the day following the main recording. I promise, it will make sense in context. A great one, enjoy! WARNING - contains spoilers for And Then There Were None (like, in-depth)...
info_outlineWe come zooming back, to continue the fourth series! I am thrilled to welcome Jonny to the show for a second appearance, after a substantial gap, to chat about The Flash!
After a first half in which we discuss DC Comics' Scarlet Speedster generally, and a little bit about his previous incarnations and adaptations, we use the second half to review the (at-time-of-recording) new movie The Flash (2023, Andy Muschietti). We get spoilery from 1h 16 mins in, if anyone cares about that. Enjoy!
0.00 Intro/The Flash as a character and a symbol
1.02 The Flash (2023) - review and discussion
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Jonny Kiehlmann is a politics, maths, book and climbing nerd based in Aberdeen and London. He is on Twitter on @kiehlmanniac. He was previously on the show in Episode 22, chatting with me about Alan Moore's Whatever Happened To The Man of Tomorrow and the endings of superhero stories in general. Give it a listen!
Last year, we did a quite similar-in-format episode, where I reviewed The Batman movie with the aid of Matt and Mike. Listen to that here!
All original intro, outro and other incidental music recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
NOTES
Yes, this is basically a scene in the movie (I'm barely exaggerating).