Ellen & Alasdair talk about the closure of Oban Phoenix Cinema, watching Lawrence of Arabia on a phone and Ellen's hopefully brief foray into TikTok notoriety. Contact us on [email protected]

Alasdair derails the podcast before we've even finished the introduction with some talk about naked clowns.  Once that's done, Ellen & Alasdair talk about the current economic climate and how cinemas are faring.

Ellen & Alasdair talk about snoozing through films, the importance of pressing record and Civil War which Ellen thought was "fine".

Ellen & Alasdair talk about plagiarism, more double bills and other podcasts that they like.  E-mail [email protected]

Ellen & Alasdair talk to Kyle from the Broadway Cinema Prestwick about their plans to renovate and reopen the historic cinema.

Ellen & Alasdair talk about an inspirational film that Alasdair has just seen, unlikely double bills and the subject of intervals raises its ugly head once more.

Ellen and Alasdair talk about the big winner at the Oscars and the films they're looking forward to in 2024.  Warning - this episode contains Alasdair talking about Christopher Nolan (again).

Ellen and Alasdair waffle on about some more nonsense from the cinema.  

Ellen and Alasdair talk about American Fiction, how differences of opinion affect us and on/off screen synergy.  

Ellen and Alasdair speak to Robert Hartley.  Rob makes his living as a Games Master for Dungeons & Dragons.  He tells us about his relationship with his audience, what makes a compelling story and reminisces about working at Ellen's cinema. Contact us on [email protected]