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Hoaxes, fakes and pranks
Ellen and Mark explore the art of the screen hoax, from F for Fake to Alternative 3.
Trains on screen
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode jump on board to explore the role of trains on our screens.
Easter
Ellen and Mark explore Christianity on screen, from faith films to nunsploitation.
The Wire and David Simon
Ellen and Mark explore David Simon's The Wire, often called the greatest ever TV drama.
The Erotic Thriller
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore cinema's steamiest genre.
Indigenous film
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the history of indigenous people on screen.
Doris Day
Ellen and Mark celebrate the Hollywood legend in what would have been her centenary year.
Box Office Bombs
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore big-budget flops, from Ishtar to Cats.
Elvis
Ellen and Mark discuss the enduring screen presence of Elvis Presley.
The Harder They Come at 50
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode revisit The Harder They Come on its 50th anniversary.
Watergate on Screen
Fifty years on from the Watergate scandal, Ellen and Mark explore its legacy on screen.
Hay Festival 2022
Ellen and Mark are at the 2022 Hay Festival to explore literary adaptations on screen.
Werner Herzog at 80
Mark and Ellen explore the work, myth and legacy of Werner Herzog as he turns 80.
Film4
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode celebrate 40 years of Film4.
Marilyn Monroe
Ellen and Mark examine the enduring star power of the quintessential blonde bombshell.
Housewives on Screen
Ellen and Mark take a turn into the exclusive gated community of housewives in film & TV.
Indian Blockbusters
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the global success of contemporary Indian cinema.
Method Acting
Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones are getting under the skin of method acting.
25 Years of Titanic
Ellen and Mark revisit the epic blockbuster film Titanic, in its 25th anniversary year.
Whodunnit?
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode investigate whodunnits and murder mysteries on screen.
Christmas TV traditions
Ellen and Mark explore the made-for-TV Christmas romcom and the festive ghost story.
Rashomon
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the legacy of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon.
Folk Horror
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore folk horror on screen.
Genius on screen
Ellen and Mark explore how genius is portrayed on-screen - and celebrated off-screen.
Hollywood's pre-code Babylon
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode travel back to the Wild West of Hollywood's early years.
Fat is a filmmaker issue
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore how fatness is portrayed on screen.
The Art of the Trailer
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the dark arts of the film trailer.
The Long Good Friday
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode celebrate the British gangster film.
Jeanne Dielman and the art of slow cinema
Is a 3.5 hour feminist piece of slow cinema from 1975 the greatest movie of all time?
Restaurants
Ellen and Mark explore restaurants on screen, from Big Night to Ratatouille.
Strikes, Camera, Action!
Ellen and Mark explore screen depictions of activism and the struggle for workers' rights.
