Loves Labours Watched

Welcome back to LLW! This week we're chatting all about the new film Mary Queen of Scots, starring the fabulous Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie as the Stuart and Tudor queens Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I. We also have a chat about what we're looking forward to in 2019 pop culture, including the new Frozen 2 trailer and whether or not the new live-action Aladdin's genie really will haunt your nightmares. Enjoy!

We're back! Happy 2019 everyone, we're starting it off strong with a great interview with Hilary McKay, award-winning author of The Skylark's War and many other amazing novels for children and young adults.

Also, we talk about our love for Goodreads, what we're reading this year, and generally advise you on why reading is good. Give us a listen, and connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and email!

We have a SPECIAL GUEST on the podcast this week! We are so excited to welcome actor Erick Lopez, who stars as Hector on the CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (on Netflix internationally) Erick chats to LLW about working on one of the most creative and dynamic shows on television. He discusses the show's use of inventive musical numbers and how it deliberately turns romantic comedy tropes on their head.

Later, we go deep on Outlaw King, the Netflix movie about Robert the Bruce, here played by our favourite Chris - Chris Pine - and co-starring the ridiculously talented Florence Pugh.

Finally, we discuss the silly-but-fun The Spy Who Dumped Me, in which Sam Heughan plays a spy who doesn't actually dump anyone and Kate McKinnon steals the show.

Our interview with Erick Lopez contains some spoilers for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, so be warned if you're not caught up. Spoilers for Outlaw King too, but equally its based on real events that happened 700 years ago...so we think it's fine.

3:11 -- Interview with Erick Lopez

22:22 -- Outlaw King

48:33 -- The Spy Who Dumped Me

This time round we discuss the new series of Doctor Who and Jodie Whittaker's debut as the Doctor, the first woman to take on the iconic role. We also take a deep dive into Doctor Who episodes past and discuss some of our favorite moments. We round off our discussion with our thoughts on Heathers the Musical, currently playing London West End -- it's a vibrant, fun musical adaptation of the cult 1980s movie. Finally, we discuss what we've been enjoying from family drama This is Us to A Star is Born. (Minor spoilers for Doctor Who episodes past and Heathers to follow!)

00:00 -- Doctor Who

29:40 -- Heathers the Musical

48:14 -- Everything else we're enjoying!

Welcome back!! This week we're having a casual chat all about what we've been loving and up to, including Francesca's stage door encounter with Aidan Turner, a surprise detour into one of our favourite BBC One shows, Merlin, and dives into Mamma Mia 2, Netflix's To All The Boys I've Loved Before (and Peter Kavinsky), Sally Rooney's Normal People, and more! Get stuck in and enjoy :)

Welcome back!! This week we're having a casual chat all about what we've been loving and up to, including Francesca's stage door encounter with Aidan Turner, a surprise detour into one of our favourite BBC One shows, Merlin, and dives into Mamma Mia 2, Netflix's To All The Boys I've Loved Before (and Peter Kavinsky), Sally Rooney's Normal People, and more! Get stuck in and enjoy :)

We're back to discuss what we thought of female-led heist movie Oceans 8, the current season of Poldark and the recent books we've read and rated on GoodReads! Timestamps below! (Apologies for the laughing fit about pilchards)

00:00 - Oceans 8 (minor spoilers!)

21:34 - Poldark Season 4

38:08 - The books we've loved recently from Less by Andrew Sean Greer to The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt -- plus our thoughts on the Man Booker Prize longlist 2018.

In honour of the FAB news that Netflix's Queer Eye is returning, we chat about why we love the show, how it examines current affairs and toxic masculinity, why each of the Fab Five rule and whether or not Antoni can cook more than guacamole.

We've also went on a theatre outing to see West End classic The Phantom of the Opera - Helena for the third time, Francesca for the first. Find out what we thought and whether the show stands up 30 years on.

Finally, we discuss newly renewed shows including Brooklyn 99 and Outlander!

(We do spoil the plot of Phantom in this podcast, but aside from that it's pretty spoiler-free. Just in case, here are time stamps as normal!) Enjoy!

03:06 - The Phantom of the Opera

29:23 - Queer Eye

52:03 - Renewed shows - from Brooklyn 99 to Outlander

This week we analyse our favorite Met Gala 2018 looks and then take a deep mermaid-esque dive into The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, the debut novel by Imogen Hermes Gowar shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction.

We then discuss the craziness of Eurovision 2018 and what we've been enjoying this week from more books to the Graham Norton Show live recording.

00:00 - Met Gala chat

09:28 - The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock (Spoiler warning!)

40:00 - Eurovision 2018

51:13 - What We've Been Enjoying

This week we analyse our favorite Met Gala 2018 looks and then take a deep mermaid-esque dive into The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, the debut novel by Imogen Hermes Gowar shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction.

We then discuss the craziness of Eurovision 2018 and what we've been enjoying this week from more books to the Graham Norton Show live recording.

00:00 - Met Gala chat

09:28 - The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock (Spoiler warning!)

40:00 - Eurovision 2018

51:13 - What We've Been Enjoying