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Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.

In our last episode before we break for the summer, the Backstage team discuss Comic-Con, Venice Film Festival and the end of a soapy era as the last episodes of Neighbours arrive on TV.

Plus there’s the added trimmings of what to watch to fill your Backstage Podcast void until we return.

Reviews:
Bluey – series 2 Aug 1st - CBeebies/iPlayer and series 3 Aug 10th - Disney+
The Resort - July 29th - Peacock via Sky and Now
Paper Girls - July 29th - Amazon Prime Video
Uncoupled - July 29th - Netflix

Have a lovely summer and listen right to the end for the whole of our chat with Bluey’s David McCormack.

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Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.

It's a starry pod this week, as we hear from Brad Pitt, Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling, Ana De Armas and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

Stevie has reached legendary status and how much weather chat can Katie make on the red carpet as we cool down after the heatwave.

Featured this week:

Bullet Train – cinemas - August 5th
The Gray Man - Netflix - July 22nd
Where The Crawdads Sing - cinemas - July 22nd
Under The Banner of Heaven - Disney + - July 27th
The Newsreader - BBC 2 – July 24th
The Thing About Pam - Paramount + July 21st

Next week prepare for the end of an era - we’re going to talk about the final episode of Neighbours.

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Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.

This week Stevie isn't too happy with this year's Emmy Nominations, as we ask: Is it a personality contest?

Claire gets a dose of nostalgia as she speaks to Sheridan Smith and Jenny Agutter about the Railway Children Return.

And Katie isn’t persuaded by Dakota Johnson’s styling in Persuasion (see what we did there?!)

Reviews this week:

The Railway Children Return - cinemas - July 15th
Persuasion - UK cinemas now and Netflix from July 15th
The Control Room - BBC One – July 17th
Don’t make me go - Amazon Prime - July 15th
Resident Evil - Netflix - July 14th

Next week we’ll hear from Daisy Edgar-Jones about the film adaptation of mega best-seller Where The Crawdads Sing and talk about the very starry new Netflix movie The Gray Man.

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Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.

Stevie is BACK this week, as we uncover some of the latest news and gossip from the world of showbiz.

Find out which member of the Backstage team has been hitting the headlines and why we’re feeling a little nostalgic with the 80s callbacks in Stranger Things.

Hear from Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser as we discuss their new Apple TV+ series Black Bird, and Claire chats to Natalie Portman and Tessa Thompson on the red carpet to ask them about their new Marvel blockbuster Thor: Love and Thunder.

Reviews this week:

Ackley Bridge - Channel 4 - July 11th
Boo Bitch - Netflix - July 8th
The Girl From Plainville - Starzplay - July 10th
Thor: Love and Thunder - Cinemas - Now
How To Please A Woman - Sky Cinema - July 8th
Black Bird - Apple TV+ - July 8th

Next week we’ll be chatting about the return of the Railway Children and hearing from its stars.

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Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.

Has Katie Spencer recovered from the best Glastonbury ever? She gives Claire Gregory and Laura Kramer her views on this year's festival and Claire speaks to Steve Carell about Minions: Rise of Gru and why kindness is at the heart of the Minions movies.

Reviews:

Minions Rise of Gru - Cinemas, July 1st
Queer As Folk - Starzplay, July 1st
The Baby - Sky Atlantic, July 7th
The Terminal List - Prime Video, July 1st
Loot - Apple TV Plus, now

Next week hear from Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser ahead of the release of their new show Black Bird.

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Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.

Katie Spencer is covering 50 years at Glastonbury this week so is calling in from sunny Somerset as she keeps an eye out for celebrities.

Claire Gregory chats to the Westworld cast ahead of series 4 with Aaron Paul, Ed Harris and Evan Rachel Wood discussing their season highs and technological lows of being on the show.

While Laura Kramer has been hanging out with Cara Delavigne at a special screening for Only Murders In The Building.

Reviews this week:

Westworld, Series 4, Sky Atlantic and NOW - 27th June
The Offer, Paramount +
The Undeclared War, Channel 4 - 30th June
Money Heist Korea: Joint Economic Area - Netflix - 24th June
Elvis - Cinemas - 24th June
Man Vs Bee - Netflix - 24th June

Next week we’ll hear from Steve Carrell and talk about a new remake of Queer As Folk and hang on until after the music to hear the whole of that interview with Evan Rachel Wood and Westworld showrunner Lisa Joy.

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