They Don't Make 'em Like They Used To - Movie Nostalgia

They Don't Make 'em Like They Used To - Movie Nostalgia

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They Don't Make 'em Like They Used To - Movie Nostalgia episodes

  • 32. Waterloo, Shadow of a Doubt, Christopher Lee Tribute, Stoker
    On probably the most packed show we've done, We look back at the LEGEND that was Sir Christopher Lee, Run out of time to talk about the intricately made (and mostly historically accurate) Waterloo, revisit Charlton Heston in the Galley of a slave ship, let Joe talk about Alfred Hitchcock's personal favourite movie (from among his movies)and it's links to one of the best films of the last five years. And Tosin forgets that the point of a quiz is that there be answers. Welcome to They Don't Make 'em Like they Used To.
    47 min
  • 31. Portrait of Jennie, Guys and Dolls, Mad Max : Fury Road
    This week, we spend a haunting couple of years, or is it decades, or are we here, or do we exist? hmmmm, in New York. We beg Luck to be a lady tonight in a New York sewer, and just like some mutants in a post apocalyptic Australian desert. we have an almighty ding dong about if a certain unnamed film is worthy to be called the exception to our eponymous rule. Welcome to They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To.
    49 min
  • 30. Go Tell the Spartans, Calamity Jane, The Aviator
    This week, Burt Lancaster tell us a story right out of a lad's mag, They think it’s all over, it is now as we go back to 1966, we contemplate the human ray of sunshine that is the delectable Doris Day, and we spend millions in search of clouds with Howard Hughes. Welcome to They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To.
    52 min
  • 29. Tora! Tora! Tora!, Love is a Many Splendoured Thing, Flash Gordon serials, Wild Bill

    This evening, we spend a lot of time on small masses of land surrounded by water. We are in Hawaii as fire rains from the sky, we are off to Hong Kong for some inter racial and racially dubious romance and we travel back in time to 1940s Saturday mornings, talking about one young girl’s first ever experience of the silver screen. Welcome to They Don’t Make ‘em Like They Used To.


    Join Tosin Ajayi, Joe Briscoe, Sharon Bollen, and Shaun Harris for another nostalgic journey through the golden era of cinema. In this episode, the team dives into the heart of post-war romance, historical epics, and classic Hollywood storytelling.

    • Feature Presentation: Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955): Joe Briscoe selects this "hopelessly romantic" classic set in 1949 Hong Kong. The team discusses its lush cinematography, the complexities of its interracial romance, and the controversial casting of Jennifer Jones.

    • Silver Screen Memories: We hear a touching story from Joan, a listener who recalls the excitement of Saturday morning cinema in the late 1940s, complete with Flash Gordon serials and rowdy crowds stamping their feet.

    • The "Movie Legend" Quiz: Joe Briscoe challenges the group with three cryptic clues about a screen legend who served as the visual inspiration for the comic book hero Dr. Strange. Can you guess the legend before Shaun, Sharon, and Tosin?

    • Action & History: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970): Shaun Harris leads a discussion on this meticulous retelling of the Pearl Harbor attack, praised for its balanced perspective and impressive practical effects.

    • Isle of Movies: Wild Bill (2011): Sharon Bollen highlights this gritty drama directed by Dexter Fletcher, featuring recognizable Isle of Wight locations like the Military Road and the Wightlink ferry.

    Please note that while the team discusses the impact of iconic scores and themes—such as the title song for Love is a Many-Splendored Thing and the various incarnations of Flash Gordon—the full music tracks have been edited out of this podcast version due to licensing restrictions.

    Step back in time with Tosin, Joe, Sharon, and Shaun to celebrate the films that defined a generation!

    52 min
  • 28 - Dunkirk, Female Convict 701, The Guest
    This evening, we spend some time in Dunkirk, waiting with the allies to be evacuated to England, We’re off to Japan for what promises to be an enlightening experience, talk about why you should always triple check those references before taking in a lodger. And Mary from Alverstone ward in the Hospital joins us with a song that always makes her cry. Welcome to they don’t make ‘em like they used to.
    54 min
  • 27. Kagemusha, Ice Cold in Alex, Cockleshell Heroes, The Last Samurai
    This week we look at the director without which there would have been none of Yul Brynner, Robert Vaughn, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson in a Mexican village, C3PO and R2D2 in a Tunisian desert, OR Harrison Ford avec Fedora in many exotic locales. We gaze longingly at the most anticipated pint of lager in the history of film and we blow up a french ship with a Kayak. Welcome to They Don’t make ‘em like they used To.
    50 min
  • 26. The Wrong Man, Rollerball, Stewart Grainger
    This week, we finger the wrong man with Leytonstone's finest, Fight the powers that be hiding behind a computer with James Caan, and go on the most random Hollywood free association game ever played. Also watch out for a spooky cameo from a Welsh wizard (after what happened here, he must be a wizard)right at the end. Welcome to They Don't Make 'em Like They Used To.
    58 min
  • 25. Jesus Christ Superstar, Freaks, Alverstone Ward
    For our easter special, we kick off with a composing Lord asking questions about THE Lord, talk about a film that killed the career of the greatest director you've never heard of, and chase the staff of Alverstone Ward on St. Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight with a microphone till they tell us the first film they ever watched on the silver screen. Welcome to They Don't Make 'em Like They Used To.
    49 min
  • 24. Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Picnic at Hanging Rock
    This week, We go on a bit of a cinematic world tour, we hang out in the Australian outback, Spend some time in Imperial era India/Afghanistan and after a brief detour to the other place called Oz, we land on the most exotic and far flung location of all, The Isle of Wight. Welcome to They Don’t Make ‘em Like They Used To 24.
    57 min
  • 23. A Town like Alice, Assault on Precinct 13, '71

    On this show, A treasure trove of movies for those raised in the 90s, We hunker down in the back of an abandoned police station with John Carpenter and his synth, and Alice, Alice, who the @#*?!!! is Alice? Welcome to They Don’t Make ‘em Like They Used To.

    52 min

About They Don't Make 'em Like They Used To - Movie Nostalgia

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Welcome to They Don't Make 'em Like they Used To. A nostalgic radio show that looks back at pre 1980 movies, the year the host Tosin was born, and fawns over how lovely they were. The show was originally broadcast on Sunshine Radio at St. Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight. Regular features include