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Delving into the history of English cinema, one film at a time. Hosted by Jack McInroy.

  1. Love is the Devil (1998) with Christopher Frayling

    6D AGO

    Love is the Devil (1998) with Christopher Frayling

    Love is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) stars Derek Jacobi in the title role and Daniel Craig as George Dyer, Bacon’s lover and muse. Directed by John Maybury. Writer, historian and broadcaster Sir Christopher Frayling joins to discuss the film. Christopher’s latest book, The Hollywood History of Art, which features this film, is available now from reelartpress.com.  Host: Jack McInroy  Guest: Christopher Frayling Theme music: Harlow Family Group  Films featured on upcoming episodes of Made in England: https://letterboxd.com/saintjackmc/list/made-in-england-upcoming-episodes/  Get Mubi free for 30 days: https://mubi.com/t/web/global/qrb2jfqf  https://www.holdfastnetwork.com/madeinengland

    30 min
  2. Rembrandt (1936) with Christopher Frayling

    FEB 5

    Rembrandt (1936) with Christopher Frayling

    Charles Laughton stars as Rembrandt (1936), in Alexander Korda’s biopic of the Dutch old master.  Writer, historian and broadcaster Sir Christopher Frayling joins to discuss the film. Christopher’s latest book, The Hollywood History of Art, which features this film, is available now from reelartpress.com. Christopher will also appear on the next episode of Made in England, talking about Love is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998).  Host: Jack McInroy  Guest: Christopher Frayling Theme music: Harlow Family Group  Films featured on upcoming episodes of Made in England: https://letterboxd.com/saintjackmc/list/made-in-england-upcoming-episodes/  Get Mubi free for 30 days: https://mubi.com/t/web/global/qrb2jfqf  https://www.holdfastnetwork.com/madeinengland

    34 min
  3. Wicked: Part One (2024) with Tamiko Dooley

    11/19/2025

    Wicked: Part One (2024) with Tamiko Dooley

    The Wicked Witch of the West gets to tell her side of the story in the Wizard of Oz prequel, Wicked (2024). Adapted from the hit stage musical, Wicked follows Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) on their journey from Shiz University to the Emerald City.  Tamiko Dooley, composer lyricist and poet, joins to discuss the film. Tamiko is the creator of Flyology, a new musical. Follow Flyology on Instagram and Tiktok.  Host: Jack McInroy  Guest: Tamiko Dooley Theme music: Harlow Family Group  Films featured on upcoming episodes of Made in England: https://letterboxd.com/saintjackmc/list/made-in-england-upcoming-episodes/  Get Mubi free for 30 days: https://mubi.com/t/web/global/qrb2jfqf  https://www.holdfastnetwork.com/madeinengland

    1h 11m
  4. Naked (1993) with Alonso Ruizpalacios

    11/10/2025

    Naked (1993) with Alonso Ruizpalacios

    Naked (1993) stars David Thewlis as Johnny, a charming and articulate but vicious misfit, drifting around London on a nocturnal odyssey, colliding with a succession of desperate and dispossessed characters. Mike Leigh’s script is scintillating and it’s arguably his best directorial work too. The film won the best director and best actor prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. Alonso Ruizpalacios, writer-director of Gueros (2014), Museo (2018), A Cop Movie (2021) and La Cocina (2024), joins to discuss the film.  Host: Jack McInroy  Guest: Alonso Ruizpalacios Theme music: Harlow Family Group  Films featured on upcoming episodes of Made in England: https://letterboxd.com/saintjackmc/list/made-in-england-upcoming-episodes/  Get Mubi free for 30 days: https://mubi.com/t/web/global/qrb2jfqf  https://www.holdfastnetwork.com/madeinengland

    1h 6m
  5. Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987) with Adam Lowes

    10/04/2025

    Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987) with Adam Lowes

    A married man starts an ‘affair’ with two schoolgirls in bawdy Thatcher-era comedy, Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987). Written by Andrea Dunbar based on her own play, directed by Alan Clarke, and starring Siobhan Finneran, Michelle Holmes and George Costigan.  Film writer Adam Lowes joins to discuss the film.  Host: Jack McInroy  Guest: Adam Lowes Theme music: Harlow Family Group  Films featured on upcoming episodes of Made in England: https://letterboxd.com/saintjackmc/list/made-in-england-upcoming-episodes/  Get Mubi free for 30 days: https://mubi.com/t/web/global/qrb2jfqf  https://www.holdfastnetwork.com/madeinengland

    1 hr
  6. Threads (1984) with Rebecca Strickson

    08/25/2025

    Threads (1984) with Rebecca Strickson

    At 9.30pm on 23rd September 1984, with the Cold War still ongoing, the BBC broadcast nuclear fallout drama Threads. Written by Barry Hines and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, the film went well beyond looking at the effect of a nuclear bomb on buildings and people, it examined, in unrelenting and unflinching detail, what it would do to the very fabric of society. The Cold War may be over, but Threads, which is available to watch on BBC iPlayer, remains as terrifying and horrifying as when it was first shown.  Illustrator Rebecca Strickson joins to discuss the film. Buy Becky’s work at https://rebeccastrickson.bigcartel.com.  Host: Jack McInroy  Guest: Rebecca Strickson Theme music: Harlow Family Group  Films featured on upcoming episodes of Made in England: https://letterboxd.com/saintjackmc/list/made-in-england-upcoming-episodes/  Get Mubi free for 30 days: https://mubi.com/t/web/global/qrb2jfqf  https://www.holdfastnetwork.com/madeinengland

    56 min
  7. Kill List (2011) with Heather Parry

    08/11/2025

    Kill List (2011) with Heather Parry

    Hitmen Jay (Neil Maskell) and Gal (Michael Smiley) take on a new assignment, but what starts as an easy task soon unravels, revealing darker things beneath, in Ben Wheatley’s Kill List (2011).  Heather Parry, author of Orpheus Builds A Girl and Carrion Crow, joins to discuss the film. Heather writes about film (and other things) at https://heatherparry.substack.com Host: Jack McInroy  Guest: Heather Parry Theme music: Harlow Family Group  Films featured on upcoming episodes of Made in England: https://letterboxd.com/saintjackmc/list/made-in-england-upcoming-episodes/  Get Mubi free for 30 days: https://mubi.com/t/web/global/qrb2jfqf  https://www.holdfastnetwork.com/madeinengland

    55 min
  8. 24 Hour Party People (2002) with Paul Wilson

    08/05/2025

    24 Hour Party People (2002) with Paul Wilson

    Steve Coogan stars as Tony Wilson in Michael Winterbottom’s comedy music biopic about the rise and fall of Factory Records, 24 Hour Party People (2002).  Writer and editor Paul Wilson (no relation) joins to discuss the film.  Host: Jack McInroy  Guest: Paul Wilson Theme music: Harlow Family Group  Films featured on upcoming episodes of Made in England: https://letterboxd.com/saintjackmc/list/made-in-england-upcoming-episodes/  Get Mubi free for 30 days: https://mubi.com/t/web/global/qrb2jfqf  https://www.holdfastnetwork.com/madeinengland

    1h 27m
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Delving into the history of English cinema, one film at a time. Hosted by Jack McInroy.

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  • Creator
    Hold Fast Network
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    40
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    Made in England