It’s 1945, and as the war draws to a close, Rob Hutton and Duncan Weldon are just trying to stay alive in a Japanese POW camp by trading pieces of the podcast for food.

We’re watching King Rat, the 1965 film based on James Clavell’s novel-memoir about his own years in a camp. It’s a film about hunger, class, desperation and survival, but it’s also a key moment in the James Donald Extended Universe. Ultimately, is it Not Bad, or Bloody Marvellous?

A Pod Too Far was written and presented by Robert Hutton and Duncan Weldon. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Theme music by Simon Williams. Artwork by James Parret. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. A Pod Too Far is a Podmasters production.

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