Another Time, MacLeod!

AKA Menacing Mini Milk AKA Mamma Mia! AKA Who Loves Ya, Baby AKA Wild Boys Redux AKA I Am Become Wham

In episode 52 of ANOTHER TIME, MACLEOD! (Twitter: @macleodtime), Robs Wallis (@robertmwallis) and Daniel (@rob_a_daniel) are joined by the legendary MJ Smith (@MJSmith891) of Let's Jaws for a Minute (@jawsforaminute) to talk about the aftermath of Connor and Brenda's night together, including Brenda's abduction by The Kurgan.

Topics of discussion include animal magnetism, weird finger pulling, whether Connor is concussed or just lovestruck, self-care, slasher icons, Kojak, differences from the Highlander novelisation, the difficulty of having funny episode titles when doing a Steven Spielberg season, and, of course, Christmas songs.

No tangent is left unexplored as we approach the movie's final confrontation...

Thanks as always to Jon Melville (@jon_melville) whose book A Kind of Magic (@kindofmagicbook) remains an invaluable resource when doing research. If you don't own a copy, or even if you do, it's due out soon in paperback: https://www.polarispublishing.com/book/a-kind-of-magic

AKA This is How Connor Has Sex AKA Peak Bangable Cast AKA The Bums and the Lights AKA I Don't Think He's Scared of His Penis AKA Arse Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies AKA The Bernard Cribbins Memorial Ep

In episode 51 of ANOTHER TIME, MACLEOD!, Robs Daniel (Twitter: @rob_a_daniel) and Wallis (@robertmwallis) are joined once again by the inimitable Sarah Johnson (@strappinglass) to discuss Highlander's none-so-80s sex scene (1:34:06-1:36:26). 

Topics of discussion include immortality tests, impossible skylines, Lakmé's Flower Duet, the maximum number of thrusts, sex sirens of classic cinema, an unlikely memorial for a British national treasure, and something about butts. 

From Cribbins being cuddly to Bacall being sexy, you won't find another podcast like this one (for better or worse)!

In episode 50 of ANOTHER TIME, MACLEOD!, Robs Wallis (Twitter: @robertmwallis) and Daniel (@rob_a_daniel) are joined by the wonderful Sarah Johnson (@strappinglass) to discuss Brenda's journey through Connor's oh-so-fabulous sunken lounge (1:32:54-1:34:13). 

Topics of discussion include Big Tartan, Brenda's earring discourse, everyday cosplay, the evolution of classic Victorian monsters, and the risks of taking your concept too seriously.

AKA Nuns, No Sense of Humour AKA I Am A Worm AKA The Kurgan vs God AKA Priest-Licker

WARNING: INCLUDES PLOT-RELEVANT REFERENCES TO RAPE

In episode 49 of ANOTHER TIME, MACLEOD!, Robs Daniel (Twitter: @rob_a_daniel) and Wallis (@robertmwallis) pay a visit to St. Augustine's Church in Kilburn, North London, where the only conversation between Highlander's hero and villain was filmed (1:28:40-1:32:53).

Standing outside in the grounds on, at that point, the hottest day on England's record, topics of conversation include colourful film stock, psychological warfare, the 180° degree rule, heresy vs blasphemy, and one of finest examples of ecclesiastical structures in London

Not to get all Quasimodo, but the bells, the bells!

In episode 48 of ANOTHER TIME, MACLEOD!, Robs Daniel (Twitter: @rob_a_daniel) and Wallis (@robertmwallis) are joined once again by Bobi Blue (@ruggerblue) to discuss police sketches and evening mass. While the minutes in question (1:27:40-1:28:39) might not be the dramatic highpoint of the film, there's still plenty to talk about. 

Topics of discussion include the freakish British weather; the giddy thrill of buying a newspaper; mistaking discretion for irony; the absence of the cheekbones; Louis Gus; tourist attractions in Portland, Oregon; and star signs.

AKA the One in Which Rob W Forgets to Int

In episode 47 of ANOTHER TIME, MACLEOD!, Robs Wallis (Twitter: @robertmwallis) and Daniel (@rob_a_daniel) are joined by guest Bobi Blue (@ruggerblue) for a trip to the library (1:24:59-1:27:49). Topics of discussion include great earrings, identity theft, suspiciously advanced retro tech, doctor-patient confidentiality, Ned Flanders-Kevin Kline-Donald Sutherland hybrids, parental alienation, Operation Wolf on the ZX Spectrum, and the lamentable state of modern British politics. 

AKA Headhunter - 3, Cops - 0

In episode 46 of ANOTHER TIME, MACLEOD!, Robs Daniel (Twitter: @rob_a_daniel) and Wallis (@robertmwallis) bid farewell to our intrepid police officers, two of New York's finest, Lieutenant Frank Moran and Detective Walter Bedsoe (1:24:34-1:24:58). 

Topics of discussion include scene-stealing hotdog(?) vendors, the curious life of Damien Leake, condiments on pretzels, New Yorker rubberneckers, New Coke, Delta Force, £3 meal deals, and the New York Post circa Tuesday, April 2nd, 1985.

This week, Robs Wallis (Twitter: @robertmwallis) and Daniel (@rob_a_daniel) take a break from the scene-by-scene to talk with Jon Melville (@jon_melville), journalist and author of A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander. 

During the interview, we discuss urban legends surrounding the movie, incidents that occurred on set, unsung heroes, future projects, and much more. 

A Kind of Magic was released by Polaris Publishing (https://www.polarispublishing.com/book/a-kind-of-magic) and is available from all good book retailers.

In episode 45 of ANOTHER TIME, MACLEOD!, Rob Wallis (Twitter: @robertmwallis) and Daniel (@rob_a_daniel) are flying solo as they discuss Moran and Bedsoe's trip to the hospital to visit the miraculously alive Kirk Matunas (1:22:19-1:24:33). Topics of discussion include walk-&-talks, verisimilitude, the bystander effect, The Exorcist, sloppy police work, and a proposed Australian dub of Highlander.

AKA Help Me, Daddy! AKA Babs & Hiraldo: Fucking through History

In episode 44 of ANOTHER TIME, MACLEOD!, Robs Daniel (Twitter: @rob_a_daniel) and Wallis (@robertmwallis) are taking the pod to bold, worrying new places as they are joined once again by Adrian Zak (Letterboxd: ajzak). The scene in discussion - the Kurgan's first joyride with an unwilling passenger - is an odd one, even by Highlander standards, but Rob D has a theory... 

Topics include British subtitling, Cloris Leachman, Lords of Discipline, and six degrees of Clancy Brown. 

WARNING: For those among our listens who are easily offended, or indeed have any sense of decency, we can only apologise.