In Motion In Motion
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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'.
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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.
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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.