Excellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast

For this mini adventure episode, James has a conversation with director Chris Reading about his new movie, Time Travel Is Dangerous. Their conversation takes in the delights of the time travel genre, the ways in which the movie developed and the challenges involved in bringing it to the screen. Time Travel Is Dangerous had its big screen release in the UK and Ireland in March 2025 and is scheduled for screenings in America this spring.

The movie’s website can be reached here: https://www.timetravelisdangerous.com

The trio all know a good Sandra Bullock Time Travel movie when they see it. Which raises some discussion about this tragic tale of a wife living a week of days out of chronological order. The real tragedy being that one day her husband is alive. The next he's not. Then he is again. And so on. Sort of. 

Featuring Ellen's all-time favourite trope of the surprise-house-gift, this was a fun one to record!

Paul dissects another in the teen-girl-sent-back-in-time-to-stop-serial-killer sub-genre, linking back to episode 24, about It's a Wonderful Knife. The pitch of Scream meets Back to the Future is already feeling a little tired, but these aren't likely to disappear any time soon. 

The trio travel to a hilltop in radiant Italian countryside to a Lab where a portal is playing havoc on a Father/ son relationship & who did what first - & when. 

The film by writer/ director Ciro Sorrentino is also known as Time Perspectives. 

Ellen chats with filmmaker Mat Braddy about his award-winning short film Deus Otiosus, which explores themes similar to time travel, and discusses one of his favourite time manipulation films, Arrival.

Formerly the Global CMO of Just Eat, Mat has since completed a Master’s in Film at Raindance, earned acclaim at international festivals, and is currently developing an audio drama about the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin.

@matbraddy.bsky.social

https://frenzyfilms.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alMS8VfK1SY

The time-travelling trio delve into the chaos and charm of Cinderella III: A Twist in Time. Amidst the magical mishaps and fractured fairy tales, they uncover the heartfelt themes of love, resilience and second chances. Despite the twists and turns, the discussion highlights the humour and heart of this underrated gem in Disney's sequel canon.

In October 2023, Ellen and Paul recorded their impressions of The Time Traveller's Wife: The Musical, performed at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. The musical featured music by Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics fame) and lyrics by Joss Stone. Despite its high-profile contributors, the show received mixed-to-poor reviews and ran for only a limited number of weeks.

Listen to one of the songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dtkFQKLszY

Ellen & Paul discuss the film in comparison to the book, & allude to the TV show. 'cos this idea's been around a wee bit! Do they think Eric Bana & Rachel McAdams make the perfect couple to deal with the oddity of time travel with remarkable ease? Tune in to find out!

Paul goes solo for a bit of a worried whinge about a spate of Horror/ Comedy/ Time Travel films forming their own little sub-genre.

The trio had to make the trip to Bedford Falls at some point to discuss all things Jimmy Stewart in this Christmas classic.