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Media ConfidentialCan you ‘bomb-proof’ the BBC?If someone wanted to take over British institutions like Trump's government has done in the USA, what would their first steps be—and how could we guard against them?Joining Alan and Lionel in the Prospect studios is a panel of expert guests: Jean Seaton is Professor of Media History and the Official Historian of the BBC, Peter York and Patrick Barwise are co-authors of the book The War against the BBC: How an Unprecedented Combination of Hostile Forces Is Destroying Britain's Greatest Cultural Institution... And Why You Should Care.Alan and Lionel discu...2025-02-2045 min
The Collector's CutEpisode 112: Airport (1970)We review Airport (1970) on movie podcast The Collector's Cut.
Airport is directed by George Seaton and stars Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy
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The IndustryLia DionisioThis weeks guest is Lia Dionisio who joins us from Bergen County, New Jersey. Lia is a WSET II Certified spirits industry professional. Over the last thirteen years, Lia has worked in various aspects of spirits including marketing, PR, event production, spirits education and more. Lia has worked for leading brands including Johnnie Walker, Jose Cuervo, Hendrick’s Gin, Maker’s Mark and has reached thousands of consumers in NJ/NY through her own cocktail and events company - Jersey Drinks. She has also been featured on ABC News and Forbes and served as guest speaker and educator for bran...2025-01-1335 min
Origin StoryThe Daily Mail – Part two – Paper Tigers•Fill in our listener survey for a chance to win an exclusive Origin Story t-shirt.Welcome to part two of the story of the Daily Mail. We pick things up with the disastrous reign of Esmond Harmsworth and his wife Ann, aka “the Monster”. The paper loses direction, readers and money until, in 1971, Esmond’s eccentric son Vere proves his doubters wrong by relaunching the Mail as a tabloid under editor David English. English is young, brilliant and unpredictable: a charming bully with a flexible relationship to the truth. He perfects the winning formula of gravi...2024-12-181h 20
Origin StoryThe Daily Mail – Part one – Barons and Blackshirts•Fill in our listener survey for a chance to win an exclusive Origin Story t-shirt.Welcome to the season finale of Origin Story. We put it to the vote and Patreon supporters chose the Daily Mail — the newspaper that loves to hate, and be hated. We thought this would be just one episode but the story is so juicy that it ended up as two, so we’re releasing both parts on the same day as a festive bonus.In part one we chart the rise of the Harmsworth dynast...2024-12-181h 00
Origin StoryThe BBC – Part two – Balancing actWelcome to part two of the story of the BBC. The Second World War is over, radio is booming and television is back. The BBC is stronger than ever, with new talent, new formats and new opportunities. But there are new challenges too: stormy waters over the Suez crisis and a brash new competitor in the form of ITV.Under director general Hugh Carleton Greene, the BBC plugs into the revolutionary energy of the 1960s: Radio 1, Doctor Who, Cathy Come Home, That Was the Week That Was. Meanwhile, David Attenborough’s highbrow upstart BBC2 in...2024-12-111h 25
The Best Picture PodcastAirport (1970) Director: George Seaton Producer: Ross Hunter Screenplay: George Seaton Photography: Ernest Laszlo Music: Alfred Newman Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 75%/Audience: 54% 2024-12-021h 45
Book Vs Movie PodcastHoliday (1938) Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, George Cukor, & Philp BarryBook Vs. Movie: HolidayThe 1928 Play Vs. the 1938 FilmThe Margos celebrate the holiday season with the classic 1938 film "Holiday," directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Based on the 1928 play by Philip Barry, the story follows an adventure-seeking playboy (played by Grant) who engages in a battle of wits with his fiancée’s sister (played by Hepburn) during the New Year’s holiday in upper-class New York City. So, between the play and the film, which did the Margos prefer? Listen to find out!2024-12-021h 11
Seriously...Empire of Tea - Episode 1George Orwell described tea as “one of the mainstays of civilization in this country.” But how did this foreign plant become so British? Sathnam Sanghera speaks to Orwell expert Jean Seaton, cultural historian Kate Teltscher, and ramblers with flasks of tea in the Peak District, to try and figure out how and why tea became a national obsession. Produced by Paul Martin for BBC Audio Wales2023-12-1514 min
The Secret Life of PrisonsDown, Not Out S2 Ep3: Women and Homelessness1 in 7 adults in prison were experiencing homelessness before entering custody, and fewer than half of people released from prison last year had settled accommodation on release. But what do we know about women who experience homelessness? Phil and Paula have teamed up with the Orwell Foundation and the Centre for Homelessness Impact to bring you another three-part series looking at the intertwined issues of homelessness, social deprivation, crime and justice. Down, Not Out is the companion podcast to The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2024. Host Paddy O'Connell, who is a friend of The Prison Radio Association and is also a judge of the ne...2023-12-0736 min
Grow Your Non-Profit PodcastHow to Secure Your Legacy & Empower the FutureJoin Tamika Peters, MSM, Host, and CEO of Grow Your Non-Profit, as she engages in a compelling conversation with Pauline Jean Simon, President of Best Insurance, USA. In this episode, they delve into the critical aspects of leaving a lasting legacy for your family through income replacement and living benefits. They explore the importance of intentional life planning and strategies to prevent leaving your loved ones burdened with debt. Best Insurance, USA, a prominent insurance solutions provider in Florida, prioritizes its customers at the core of their operations. Renowned for being trusted advisors in the industry, they...2023-11-2820 minGrow Your Non-Profit PodcastHealth Insurance & Financial Wellness for NonprofitsIn this episode, your host and CEO Tamika Peters, MSM, sat down with Pauline Jean Simon, President of #BestInsuranceUSA. Together, they delved into a critical topic that affects us all: health insurance and its impact on your financial well-being.Best Insurance USA, a leading provider of insurance solutions in Florida, places its customers at the heart of everything they do. They are trusted advisors in the industry, tailoring solutions to best fit their clients' unique risk management needs. To learn more about their services, visit https://www.bestinsuranceusa.net/In this engaging conversation, Tamika and...2023-11-0924 min
Tech and Science Daily | The StandardFilm to 4K: Evolution of coronation media techIt’s a King Charles III coronation tech and media special.The newly-minted monarch’s big day will be streamed, broadcasted, tweeted, browsed and clicked in high dynamic range, real-time 4K across the world’s devices.But its been some 70 years since the UK last saw a monarch’s coronation in the pre-Norman Westminster Abbey.How far has media tech come since the days when the film footage of Queen Elizabeth II had to be flown by plane across the Atlantic to the US, and why did young patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital...2023-05-0506 min
The Secret Life of Prisons podcastDown, Not Out Ep1: What is the daily reality of homelessness?1 in 7 adults in prison were homeless before entering custody, and fewer than half of people released from prison last year had settled accommodation on release. Phil and Paula have teamed up with the Orwell Foundation and the Centre for Homelessness Impact to bring you this brand news series looking at the intertwined issues of homelessness, social deprivation, crime and justice. Down, Not Out is the companion podcast to The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2023. Host Sangita Myska, who is also a judge of the new prize, talks to experts and people who've experienced h...2023-03-3032 minThe Secret Life of PrisonsDown, Not Out Ep1: What is the daily reality of homelessness?1 in 7 adults in prison were homeless before entering custody, and fewer than half of people released from prison last year had settled accommodation on release. Phil and Paula have teamed up with the Orwell Foundation and the Centre for Homelessness Impact to bring you this brand news series looking at the intertwined issues of homelessness, social deprivation, crime and justice. Down, Not Out is the companion podcast to The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2023. Host Sangita Myska, who is also a judge of the new prize, talks to experts and people who've experienced h...2023-03-3032 min
Lens, by British Screen ForumEpisode 11 - Jean SeatonJon Gisby is joined by Official Historian of the BBC and Professor of Media History at University of Westminster, Jean Seaton.
Produced by: Craig Connell, Jon Gisby & Pete Johnson
2023-02-031h 05
N'DIGO STUDIOThe Power of Black Harvest Film Festival and Sergio MimsFollow Jean de St. Aubin, Margaret Caples, Amir George, Jacqueline Stewart and Carl Seaton as they explore the remarkable success of the 28-year-old Black Harvest Film Festival, dedicated to the late Sergio Mims and his vision of empowering Black filmmakers to tell their own stories.
Jean de St. Aubin is the executive director of the School of the Art Institute's Gene Siskel Film Center and the director of the Black Harvest Film Festival. Margaret Caples is the executive director of the Community Film Workshop. Amir George is an award-winning filmmaker and the artistic director...2022-12-0428 min
Satan Is My SuperheroAlways Look on the Bright Side of LifeIn this episode we complete our journey towards cinematic eternal damnation and pick up with the release of Monty Python’s Life of Brian in the U.K.The Pythons come up against the likes of Mary Whitehouse, Malcolm Muggeridge, Mervyn Stockwood and founder of Christian Voice, Stephen Green.SaucesAlways Look on the Bright Side of Life by Robert SellersLife of Brian: The Gospel According to Monty Python by Leah SchnelbachEric Idle’s Twitter Accounthttps://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190822-life-of-brian-the-most-blasphemous-film-ever50 Year...2022-11-2821 min
Woman's HourWeekend Woman's Hour: BBC 100, Auntie Beeb with Mel Giedroyc, Incels, Women in SpaceMonday marked 100 years since the BBC began broadcasting on radio. To celebrate that centenary, we commissioned a poem by Kim Moore and created a soundscape to show how much women’s lives, and the noises that surround them, have changed - using BBC archive from the 1920s right through to the present day. Why did the BBC get its nickname ‘Auntie’? And what kind of aunt would she be? We discuss with television presenter and comedian Mel Giedroyc and historian of the BBC, Professor Jean Seaton.‘The Secret World of Incels’ is a Channel 4 documentary that gives...2022-11-1953 minSatan Is My SuperheroMonty Python’s Life of BrianIn this episode we take a trip down the blasphemous heretical road to Golgotha that is, Monty Python’s Life of Brian. We will scour the scourge of screaming scathing scornful scandals aimed at scuttling the most scrumptiously scurrilously scatological sacrilegious scrutiny of scripture ever scribbled by scruffy scriptwriters when it scorched across screens in 1979. Sauces Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Robert SellersLife of Brian: The Gospel According to Monty Python by Leah SchnelbachEric Idle’s Twitter Accounthttps://www.bbc.com/culture/articl...2022-11-1419 minWoman's HourBBC 100 - Kim Moore poem with women's voices, Auntie Beeb with Mel Giedroyc, former MP Anne Milton on Gavin WilliamsonToday it is 100 years since the BBC began broadcasting on radio. To celebrate that centenary, we have commissioned a poem by Kim Moore and created a soundscape to show how much women’s lives, and the noises that surround them, have changed - using BBC archive from the 1920s right through to the present day. We also ask why did the BBC get its nickname ‘Auntie’? And what kind of aunt would she be? To mark 100 years since the BBC started daily radio broadcasts, Emma Barnett is joined by television presenter and comedian Mel Giedroyc and historian of the BBC Pr...2022-11-1457 min
The Media ShowThe BBC: Another 100 years?If you turned on your wireless set 100 years ago, what would you have heard? Katie Razzall looks back at the earliest days of the BBC as it celebrates its centenary, hearing how the idea of a single, national broadcaster came into being. Early broadcasts involved reading out railway timetables and mocking up Big Ben's chimes on tubular bells, but very quickly the power of wireless broadcasting became apparent. From debates about the difficulties of enforcing the licence fee to fraught deals with newspapers and live performers who feared competition and losing audiences to the newly-formed BBC, some...2022-10-2628 min
Thank the AcademyAcademy Archives: Airport and Helen HayesIn this episode we discuss the 1970 disaster film Airport, directed by George Seaton, it’s impact on future disaster films as a genre, Burt Lancaster’s and Jean Seburg’s hesitancy at doing purely commercial films, and the immense popularity of the film despite its poor reviews. We also talk about Helen Hayes’ life and career on the stage and screen, the inspiration of her poodle Napoleon, and her many awards, accolades, and achievements.
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Southpaw126 – The Boy Who Dreamt He Was a PhilosopherThe parable of the Butterfly can be told in a paragraph yet it sparked whole college courses, and countless books and movies. And sometimes, unexpected conversations with moms.
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On Certainty (https://amzn.to/2IqOWrL) - Ludwig Wittgenstein
Simulacra and Simulation (https://amzn.to/2QfXmEY) - Jean Baudrillard
Tao Te Ching (http://amzn.to/1VCnEQ1) - Lao Tzu
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Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture PodcastWe Were the Ones (interview w/ Denise Duhamel pt. 1)The queens ask Denise Duhamel's superhero poet origin story in Part One of their interview.Buy Denise's books at Loyalty Bookstore, a DC-area Black-owned bookstore. Denise Duhamel was a sociology major in undergrad. Her most recent books of poetry are Second Story; Scald; and Blowout, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her other titles include Ka-Ching!; Two and Two; Queen for a Day: Selected and New Poems; The Star-Spangled Banner; and Kinky. She and Maureen Seaton have co-authored four poetry collections, the most recent of which is CAPRICE (Collaborations: Collected, U...2022-04-2527 min