Free For All

By Chris Bainbridge

A weekly look at one of the most enigmatic tv shows ever made, Patrick McGoohan's 'The Prisoner'. Each week screenwriter Cai Ross and media lecturer Chris Bainbridge, delve into the 17 episodes of The... more

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The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.

Free For All episodes:

December 07, 2023 Danger Man (1960) - Part One (Number 27)
In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge discuss Patrick McGoohan's classic spy show, Danger Man (1960). The pair look at McGoohan's work on the show, firstly as actor and later as a director, building up his creative collaborations and skills which paved the way towards The Prisoner. Joining Cai and Chris, is Danger Man expert Rodney Marshall, author of Lone Wolf and many more ITC related books. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and humour. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion.
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1h 10min
March 19, 2023 McGoohan and Columbo (Number 26)
In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge discuss Patrick McGoohan's work on the classic detective show, Columbo. The pair look at McGoohan's contribution to the show as director, writer and actor, which earned him a special place in Peter Falk's circle of trust. Joining Cai and Chris is Columbo expert Mark Dawidziak, author of The Columbo Phile. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and humour. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion.
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1h 31min
December 19, 2022 The Christmas Special (Number 25)
In this special festive episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge discuss the absence of religion in The Prisoner. Questions pondered include 'What if there was a Prisoner Christmas special?' and 'What would Number Two's Christmas party look like?' Sanity is restored as legendary movie director and Prisoner fan, Alex Cox joins the duo to discuss his love of the show and his book 'I Am Not a Number: Decoding the Prisoner'. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and humour. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion.
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1h 13min
July 03, 2022 Conclusion and Conclusions (Number 24)
In the final episode of season/series two, Screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge draw to a close their discussion on the seventeen episodes of the prescient 1967 TV show, The Prisoner. From Campbell's Monomyth to the Beatles' mono mixes, this feature length episode goes off on several pop culture tangents because why the hell not? It's the last episode so why not go out with some fun? Cai and Chris discuss their episode running orders with episodic and narrative justification and generally wrap up the conversation. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with dash of light humour, with discussion on interpretation, trivia, humour and an exploration of the production process. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion.
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1h 49min
June 26, 2022 Fact and Fiction: The Prisoner in Literature (Number 23)
Screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge discus the books inspired by the prescient 1967 TV show, The Prisoner. In this episode Cai and Chris look at the plethora of literature that has been created over the past 50 years that has kept interest in the show alive. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with dash of light humour, your hosts will cast their critical eyes over the Prisoner literature, with discussion on interpretation, trivia and humour. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion.
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1h 4min
June 19, 2022 Fall Out: Part 3 (Number 22)
The Fall Out Tripartite: Part Three
Screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge continue discussing the seventeen episodes of the prescient 1967 TV show, The Prisoner. The final fifteen minutes of episode seventeen, Fall Out are deconstructed and explored. Chris and Cai leave the cave via the A20 and head back to normality ably abetted by their special guests: Six of One Founder Dave Barrie, Prisoner expert and curator of TheUnmutual.co.uk Rick Davy, and Six of One's PortMeiricon Organiser Anthony Brierley. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with dash of light humour, your hosts will cast their critical eyes over the episode, with discussion on interpretation, trivia, humour and an exploration of the production process. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion.
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1h 27min
June 12, 2022 Fall Out: Part 2 (Number 21)
The Fall Out Tripartite: Part Two
Screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge continue discussing the seventeen episodes of the prescient 1967 TV show, The Prisoner. The next twenty minutes of episode seventeen, Fall Out are deconstructed and explored. Chris and Cai are joined by author Robert Fairclough (The Prisoner: The Official Companion) who talks about working with Kenneth Griffiths and provides some interesting trivia from the production. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with dash of light humour, your hosts will cast their critical eyes over the episode, with discussion on interpretation, trivia, humour and an exploration of the production process. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion.
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1h 23min
June 05, 2022 Fall Out: Part 1 (Number 20)
The Fall Out Tripartite: Part One.
In this episode, screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge continue discussing the seventeen episodes of the prescient 1967 TV show, The Prisoner. The first fifteen minutes of episode seventeen, Fall Out are deconstructed and explored. Chris and Cai descend into the subterranean world of Plato's Cave to the strains of the Beatles, armed with etymological dictionaries and the York Notes guide to Freud. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with dash of light humour, your hosts will cast their critical eyes over the episode, with discussion on interpretation, trivia, humour and an exploration of the production process. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion.
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1h 29min
May 29, 2022 Once upon a Time (Number 19)
In this episode, screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge continue discussing the seventeen episodes of the prescient 1967 TV show, The Prisoner.
Was Once upon a Time, a very personal piece of work for Patrick McGoohan? What are the numerous connections to professional theatre? As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with dash of light humour, your hosts will cast their critical eyes over the episode, with discussion on interpretation, trivia, humour and an exploration of the production process. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion.
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1h 1min
May 22, 2022 Special - Discovering The Prisoner (Number 18)
In this special episode, screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge looks at the broadcast and home media history of The Prisoner. This week, a multitude of special guests including Dave Barrie, Rick Davy, Robert Fairclough and Anthony Brierley discuss their first 'Arrival' at The Village. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion.

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1h 6min

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