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Chris Bird joined me this week on Here Comes Pod to chat about being lectured by Francis Ford Coppola, educated at Momentum Pictures, inspired at Lovefilm and given a platform for success at Amazon Prime Video where he ran the UK service. To paraphrase a famous quote about TV in the UK, we talk films, football and Clarkson farming. Enjoy! 

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Oscar-winning producer, writer and actor Grant Heslov joined me on this week's episode of Here Comes Pod to talk about a career filled with good nights and good luck. We chatted about the importance of the script in all of Smokehouse Productions movies and TV series, why he remains a devotee of the big screen experience for movies, why his friend and business partner George Clooney is one of dying breed of movie stars and his appreciation of British acting, writing and directing talent. Enjoy! 

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Life's not Fair - It's Fabulous! That's the message of the hit stage show Burlesque, based on the 2010 movie of the same name. This week's guest on Here Comes Pod, Clint Culpepper, put the movie together during his phenomenally successful career at Sony Pictures' label Screen Gems, and has brought the movie to the West End and beyond. I asked Clint if he could turn back time and find a way to talk about the genesis of Burlesque, casting Christina Aguilera and Cher in the movie, and the runaway success of the stage version. Luckily he said yes, so please enjoy the ride and welcome to Burlesque!   

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Steve Mosko joined me on Here Comes Pod this week to talk about a career in TV that has included TV station management in Philadelphia, running Sony Pictures Television and heading up Village Roadshow Entertainment. From Breaking Bad to the Blacklist, Seinfeld to Shark Tank, Steve has been at the forefront of US entertainment for decades and he shared the Mosko rules for success in Hollywood. Enjoy! 

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On this week's episode of Here Comes Pod, Hollywood royalty Kim Masters talked about her amazing career as a reporter, broadcaster, author and host of the industry flagship radio show and podcast, The Business. We chatted about her early career working for Ben Bradlee at the Washington Post, her big stories at The Hollywood Reporter, writing the definitive Hollywood studio book Hit And Run and her new start at Puck News. Enjoy!

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It's London Screenings week and the start of a new chapter as Mip comes to London, so who better to chat to this week than industry legend Dermot Horan, Director of Acquisitions and Co-productions at RTE. We talked about the importance of co-productions to the drama landscape, what makes a good buyer and salesperson, how best to navigate international events like the London Screenings and the three executives he would bring for company if he ended up Lost. Enjoy!

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On this week's episode of Here Comes Pod I was joined by Jon Farrar, SVP Group Editorial and Content at SVOD service Britbox. Jon's career trajectory has taken him from the mail room at ITV franchise Carlton Television to UKTV, MTV Networks, Universal Networks, BBC Studios and Sky Showtime before returning to the BBC fold at Britbox. Jon talks about the importance of putting the viewer first in every role he has had, why British programming continues to enjoy global success, and the exciting line-up of programming at Britbox as it seeks to conquer the US and other key markets. Enjoy this week's episode from our Englishman in New York and beyond!

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On this week's episode of Here Comes Pod I was joined by Peter Andrews, Head of Network Programming at SBS Australia. In a fiercely competitive market, SBS continues to brilliantly balance its public service and commercial remits as well as  innovating in its phenomenally successful SBS On Demand service. Peter shares his insights into how this has been achieved and the lessons in leadership his career has given him. Enjoy!   

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Fernando Szew joined me on Here Comes Pod this week to share his experience of transforming MarVista Entertainment from a small family business to a global powerhouse for TV Movies, family entertainment and the Power Rangers franchise; the transition of MarVista into the world of Fox; and his new role overseeing Fox Entertainment Studios. As well as MarVista, we talked Messi, Maradona, mentors and Mipcom. Enjoy!

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My guest this week on Here Comes Pod, Peter Schlessel, is best described as a movie mogul. His career has included the acquisition, production, distribution and finance of feature films, with roles as President of Production at Sony Pictures, founder of indie label Film District and CEO of Focus Features. We talked about his start at RCA/Columbia, working with talented filmmakers, how to succeed as a film executive and the deal that brought Spider-Man to Sony Pictures. Enjoy! 

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