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This week's guest on Here Comes Pod is writer-director Gavin Hood. Growing up in South Africa, Gavin fell in love with the silver screen and followed his dream to Hollywood. In the podcast Gavin shares his experiences of an Oscar win, directing an X-Men franchise movie, and the skills required to get the best out of acting superstars like Harrison Ford and Sir Ben Kingsley.  For anyone interested in movie making this is the podcast for you. Enjoy!

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In the next episode of Here Comes Pod, writer-director Gavin Hood shares his experience of directing a diverse slate of movies including Oscar-winning Tsotsi, X-Men franchise movie Wolverine and political thrillers like Rendition and Official Secrets. Coming soon on all platforms!

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When the great and the good of British television have a problem that needs solving, a business to run or a channel to launch, there is one executive that they keep turning to - Sophie Turner-Laing OBE. She tells the pod about her time at Henson, Flextech, the BBC, Sky and Endemol Shine and some of the deals, channel launches and initiatives that she has intimately been involved in and which have helped to define the industry. Enjoy.

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In the next episode of Here Comes Pod, I'm joined by Sophie Tuner Laing. Here's a sneak peek.

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He's the man who put the F in Five, who turned programme buying into an artform, and who is equally at home with billionaires and the customers in his local shop. Jeff Ford has been an icon of the international TV business for the last 40 years. Every UK terrestrial broadcaster has made use of his talents, and he shares his memories in this week's pod. Enjoy!

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It's the pod that everyone has been asking about. Jeff Ford will be talking about his storied career and memories from the TV business. Here's a sneak peak of what's coming up.

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Here Comes Pod is back, this time with a special edition that takes a deep dive into the movie business - specifically why so many movies are going direct to streaming, the impact of Covid and lockdowns, what is the future of cinema release windows and how will the content eco system shape up. I was lucky enough to interview some amazing guests and their contributions make for lively debate. Enjoy!

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This week's guest is true multi-hyphenate. Ged Doherty started his career booking bands in Sheffield, moved into artist management with Paul Young and never looked back. Ultimately he ended up as Chairman of Sony Music UK, where he launched the careers of an amazing array of world famous artists including Dido and Calvin Harris into a Sony firmament which included Beyonce and Bruce Springsteen. As Simon Cowell's boss he worked with the Syco team to help to bring the X Factor to our screens and he is now chair of the BPI, the UK music industry's trade association that runs The Brits. Having conquered the music industry, Ged then partnered with his friend Colin Firth to launch film and TV production company Raindog Films and the three titles released to date - Eye In The Sky, Loving and Official Secrets - have been critical and commercial successes. Ged takes us through his journey to date in a fascinating and thoroughly entertaining episode of the pod. Enjoy!

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This week's guest is a legendary executive in the international film and TV business, in more ways than one. John McMahon's career at Sony Pictures spanned TV production, channels and distribution before he segued into running the EMEA Home Entertainment business, eventually joining Legendary Entertainment to return to his distribution roots. He talks about contract negotiations with the head of the studio, the demise of one of Europe's largest media companies and the challenges of distribution in a streaming world. Enjoy

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He's the executive who helped to pioneer the launch of DVD and went on to become COO of two studios, so Adrian Alperovich is the perfect guest to share thoughts and insights into Hollywood over the last three decades. He talks about the evolution of the Home Entertainment business, the challenges of releasing movies at an indie studio, what Mel Brooks thought when Sony renamed Columbia Pictures and navigating screening protocol when Jean Claude van Damme is the host. Enjoy!

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