A Quiet Night Inside

This week's episode wraps up The League of Gentlemen, Series Two. We've been doing episode-by-episode breakdowns on Patreon. Join us here for everything we've done so far and to watch Series Three along with us.

Directed by Steve Bendelack Written by Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss, and Jeremy Dyson First Broadcast between 14th January and 18th February 2000

We return to Royston Vasey just in time for the circus to roll into town and for the effects of Hilary's special stuff to take hold. We chat about the main threads of this season, as well as some notable scenes and favourite moments.

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Our cultural artefact for this week is the first episode of the Channel 4 show Flowers, which ran from 2016-2018. Thanks Tiggy for recommending it. We noticed lots of crossovers to previous things we've talked about on the podcast.

Flowers was written and directed by Will Sharpe. It stars Olivia Colman, Julien Barratt, Sophia Di Martino, Daniel Rigby, Will Sharpe, and Leila Hoffman. This episode first aired on Monday 25th April 2016.

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Questions? Thoughts? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Especially if you'd be interested in hearing us continue to talk about Flowers.

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Our shared cultural artefact for this episode is the pilot episode of Twin Peaks (1990), a TV show we've mentioned many times on this podcast over the years.

It's time to give it some undivided attention...

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In this Podding On episode, we dive into Series 1, Episode 1 of Ludwig.

Directed by Robert McKillop Written by Mark Brotherhood First aired on 25th September 2024

Ludwig is a conspiracy thriller mixed with a good old-fashioned whodunnit murder mystery with a good helping of comedy.

Puzzle setter John 'Ludwig' Taylor's life of solitude is upended when his identical twin, DCI James Taylor, disappears. Drafted in by his sister-in-law Lucy, John reluctantly assumes his brother's identity as a detective in the Cambridge Police Authority in order to find clues to his brother's whereabouts.

He inadvertently solves an unrelated murder whilst posing as his brother in the major crime unit. When he realises the crime is a puzzle, it becomes quite simple to solve.

Puzzle setter John 'Ludwig' Taylor's life of solitude is upended when his identical twin, DCI James Taylor, disappears. Drafted in by his sister-in-law Lucy, John reluctantly assumes his brother's identity as a detective in the Cambridge Police Authority in order to find clues to his brother's whereabouts.

He inadvertently solves an unrelated murder whilst posing as his brother in the major crime unit. When he realises the crime is a puzzle, it becomes quite simple to solve.

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This week's episode is a wrap up and overview of The League of Gentlemen, Series One. We've been doing episode-by-episode breakdowns on Patreon. Join us here for everything we've done so far and to watch Series Two along with us.

Directed by Steve Bendelack Produced by Sarah Smith Written by Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss, and Jeremy Dyson First Broadcast between 11th January and 15th February 1999

Set in the fictional town of Royston Vasey, The League of Gentlemen charts the lives of a platter of absurd and grotesque characters, marrying a comedy sketch show with an unfolding narrative thriller as we see these characters bounce into one another and gradually impact the course of events.

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This week, we cover Black Mirror Season 4, Episode 4 - Hang the DJ

The System, known as Coach, is a dating platform designed to find users their perfect love match through a series of relationships of varying lengths that calibrate their compatibility via a mysterious algorithm. We see Frank and Amy on their first dates at the start and follow them through the episode, where, frustratingly, it seems no subsequent relationships quite have the spark that they had.

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Our cultural artefact for this Podding On episode is the 2007 documentary Heima, which followed Sigur Rós as they played a series of free concerts around Iceland after their mammoth world tour in support of their 2005 album, Takk.

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Our cultural artefact for this Podding On episode is the 2004 British horror parody television show created by Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.

We chat about the Pilot Episode - Once Upon a Beginning Directed by Richard Ayoade Produced by Charlie Hanson Written by Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness First aired Thursday, 29th January 2004

When Dr Liz Asher played by Madeleine Wool played by Alice Lowe arrives for her first day at Darkplace Hospital, she has an ominous vision: blood, guts, a real horror show. Boss Thornton Reed, played by Dean Learner, played by Richard Ayoade, wants this resolved, in a strictly orthodox manner. But Dr Rick Dagless MD, played by Garth Marenghi, played by Matthew Holness, rarely does things by the book. But fortunately his buddy, Dr Lucien Sanchez, played by Todd Rivers, played by Matt Berry, is there to offer a helping hand.

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Our cultural artefact for this Podding On episode is the 1984 mockumentary film, This is Spinal Tap, which follows the legendary British heavy metal band Spinal Tap on their tour of the USA to support the release of their new album, Smell The Glove.

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We had more Black Mirror requested, so our cultural artefact for this episode of Podding On is Nosedive (Series 3, Episode 1).

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