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Art and life imitate one another in this freely confessional interview with aspiring film-maker Kenneth Chapman who confesses his doomed crush on a former AroVideo staff-member, and his more appropriate obsession with the romantic comedy genre, especially his two adopted movies starring Julia Roberts.

Film student Jack McGee talks about his mini-documentary about a prolific user-reviewer on the Arovideo website and challenges some of the choices made on the 100 Films in 30 Years of Arovideo List.  A playful yet insightful conversation about a wide range of movies loathed and loved, including his two Adopt-a-Movie choices.

AroVideo celebrates its 30th year as a video store with a special episode featuring personal messages from an array of customers who have adopted movies in the library, followed by a group discussion with staff, mostly about the vagaries of putting together a list of 100 extraordinary films that best represent AroVideo over the 30 years.

Mary Fawcett from the soon-to-be-opened Schrödinger's Books talks about her new business venture in retail, thought experiments, her passion for running, and her adopt-a-movie choice of a 1980's classic from illustrious Spanish director, Pedro Almodóvar.

Arts Laureate Ross Harris talks about his many years as a composer, lecturer and performer of music, and his approach to composing his many symphonies and chamber works. He's also ventured into electronic experimentation and Klezmer folk music, and gives sound reasons for adopting Nikita Mikhalkov's 1994 Oscar Winner for Best Foreign Language Film, "Burnt By the Sun", in the AroVideo library.

Pinball collector and entrepreneur Simon Haxton talks all things pinball as well as his career from greenhorn insurance clerk (in the same office as our host) to Mental Health professional, following his own personal trauma. Simon is also the proud adopter of the pinball documentaries, "Special When Lit" and "Wizard Mode".