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TV & FILM

A film, television and media podcast led by the postgrads at De Montfort University's Cinema and Television History Research Centre.

17/04/2016

Adaptations

The CATH podcast is back! With a new cast of characters, we discuss adaptations - when they work, when they don't, and how to tell the difference.

46 min
07/08/2014

Episode 13: Horrible Histories

Charley leads Cat, Jilly, Hazel and Laura on a trip down memory lane, as they discuss the children's entertainment franchise Horrible Histories.

52 min
12/06/2014

Episode Twelve: Netflix

Caitlin leads Cat, Charley, Hazel, Jilly and Laura in a discussion on Netflix, the international on-demand media provider. They consider how it has transformed domestic television- and film-viewing, posing a challenge to more traditional viewing platforms, as well as how it has more recently complicated conventional methods for producing and diffusing original television shows.

51 min
27/03/2014

Episode Eleven: The 86th Academy Awards

Charley leads Caitlin, Cat, Laura and Lewis as they reflect on the 2014 Oscars ceremony, considering broader questions on the value of the Academy Awards while discussing the ceremony's key moments, including Pink's questionable rendition of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow', Ellen DeGeneres' contentious selfie and John Travolta's curious pronunciation of 'Idina Menzel'.

44 min
06/02/2014

Episode Ten: The Wolf of Wall Street

Jilly leads Caitlin, Charley, Hazel and Lewis in a heated discussion on Martin Scorsese's critically acclaimed but highly contested The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), starring Leonardo DiCaprio as former Wall Street tycoon Jordan Belfort. The group address several issues that have been raised by critics, such as its suggested endorsement of Belfort's lifestyle and heavy use of profanity and nudity, while also discussing their own personal feelings on the film.

59 min
20/01/2014

Episode Nine: Christmas Television

Hazel leads Caitlin, Cat, Charley, Jilly, Laura and Lewis in a discussion on the group's Christmas TV viewing habits or lack thereof, considering the roles of television and film in contemporary holiday rituals.

1h 6m
09/12/2013

Episode Eight: Blackfish

Lewis leads Caitlin, Cat, Charley and Laura in a discussion on the new documentary film Blackfish (2013), directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. Doing their best not to descend into condemnations of Sea World, they discuss the film's fusion of documentary conventions with elements from horror and thriller genres, relating it to other contemporary documentaries and to postmodern film genres more generally.

55 min
12/11/2013

Episode Seven: Labyrinth

Laura leads Caitlin, Cat, Hazel, Jilly and new member Lewis in a conversation on Jim Henson's Labyrinth (1986), starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie. The group debate the film's quality while considering questions of nostalgia and the bizarre relationship between Sarah and Jareth.

59 min

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A film, television and media podcast led by the postgrads at De Montfort University's Cinema and Television History Research Centre.

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In Motion
Years Active

2013 - 2016
Episodes

15
Rating

Clean
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In Motion

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Adaptations

Episode 13: Horrible Histories

Episode Twelve: Netflix

Episode Eleven: The 86th Academy Awards

Episode Ten: The Wolf of Wall Street

Episode Nine: Christmas Television

Episode Eight: Blackfish

Episode Seven: Labyrinth

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In Motion

Episodes

Adaptations

Episode 13: Horrible Histories

Episode Twelve: Netflix

Episode Eleven: The 86th Academy Awards

Episode Ten: The Wolf of Wall Street

Episode Nine: Christmas Television

Episode Eight: Blackfish

Episode Seven: Labyrinth

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