Here we go, just under the wire, just in the nick of time, Ace and I catch up - face to face, let's not forget! - to talk about Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, aka Doctor Strange 2, as it starts to leave cinemas (just about). As ever with our spoiler specials, if you haven't seen the film, maybe - definitely - don't listen to this one. But if you're on board with all the surprises and shocks and twists and turns in Sam Raimi's return to superhero filmaking, then press play and enjoy...
Jun 17, 2022•43 min
A couple of weekends ago, Ali got to speak to some of the cast of Stranger Things, including Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Finn Wolfhard and many many more. Today, you get to hear all the resulting anarchy - though let's be honest, quite a lot of it is pretty visual! - for your podcasting enjoyment. Look forward to lots of bloopers chat and a healthy amount of utter nonsense. Also: no spoilers! Always a bonus.
Jun 11, 2022•20 min
It's been a little while since Ali and Clarisse have done a review round-up, and with quite a few big releases coming to our TVs - Stranger Things, Obi-Wan, The Boys, Ms. Marvel and more - and two MASSIVE ones in cinemas (Jurassic World Dominion, Top Gun Maverick), it felt like time! Plus, as a bonus, we've also got two of the stars of Ms. Marvel, namely Iman Vellani (Kamala Khan herself) and Britain's very own Rish Shah, stopping by for a quick chat as well.
Jun 10, 2022•56 min
Call it Jurassic World 3, call it Jurassic Park 4, call it Jurassic 6 - whatever you call it (and it probably should be Jurassic World: Dominion if you're looking to buy tickets at the box office) - it's finally here, and the OG trio has returned alongside Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt. On this interview special, Ali talks to most of the gang about the legacy of the franchise, holing up in a big hotel and who's the best at singing. As you do.
Jun 04, 2022•28 min
Darker-than-dark Amazon Prime Video superhero series The Boys returns for a third season - best use the American term, eh? - bringing with it more eye-popping violence and and eyebrow-raising humour. Ali sat down with The Deep and A-Train to find out what it's like to be part of a show like this one and how it feels to walk around a comic con with or without their superhero suits...
Jun 03, 2022•22 min
After all these years, it feels like an absolute miracle to see Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen "teaming up" - so to speak - once again as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader, but that's just what's happening, and we're not sure Ali can fully wrap his head around it. In this first-of-its-kind double-header 'Becoming...' interview, the pair dig deep on the prequels and geek out massively. They also discover an unfortunate issue with Ali's t-shirt, enjoy a tonne of fan-made merchandise and quote l...
May 28, 2022•23 min
After 36 years, the sequel to 1980s classic of classics Top Gun is finally here, and with it, Tom Cruise himself talking to Ali about what brought him back, why now, and... whether he's able to pilot a submarine. (It'll make sense in context, promise.) Also on board there's legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Whiplash veteran Miles Teller (who plays Goose's son, Rooster), as well as director Joseph Kosinski - plus Jon Hamm, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez and Greg 'Tarzan' Davis. We're spoiling you, ...
May 27, 2022•33 min
Friend of the show (and The Independent's chief film critic) Clarisse Loughrey joins Ali once again to tackle another Marvel outing, this time Disney+'s Oscar Isaac 'n' Ethan Hawke Egyptian avatar brain-bender Moon Knight. As ever, if you haven't seen the show, it's highly recommended you watch every last episode before you press play on this one. That is your spoiler warning, folks!
May 21, 2022•48 min
Empire veteran and all-round film journalism legend Helen O'Hara stops by for a very special Radio 1's Screen Time episode celebrating Lisa McGee's beloved Channel 4 sitcom, Derry Girls, which recently aired its final episode. Plus, as a bonus extra that's a must-listen for all fans of the show, Ali also got to speak to Erin Quinn herself, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, about how the show changed her life, how she got the gig and her favourite moments over the years.
May 20, 2022•58 min
Joining Ali for this very special Sunday interview special is friend of the podcast Scott Bryan, telly expert and all-round nice guy. Hear them discuss the Baftas results and what to look forward to this summer before enjoying interviews with the stars of BBC Three's new Sally Rooney adaptation, Conversations With Friends.
May 14, 2022•42 min
Sometimes a film comes along that Ali is so passionate about he dedicates a whole episode of the Radio 1 Screen Time podcast to it. Everything Everywhere All At Once is one of those movies. A description defying sci-fi actioner that'll also do its level best to make you cry, it's a proper treat for the senses. To find out more, click play and regret nothing.
May 13, 2022•31 min
So here it is, the extra-long bumper edition of the Becoming... Doctor Strange Benedict Cumberbatch interview you've no doubt already watched 14 million (or so) times on BBC iPlayer, now in audio form, with extra-added waffle from Ali at the front and back. Also contains memes being read out, which could be one of the most foolish things you can do on a podcast, but here we are.
May 07, 2022•31 min
Ace is back! Ali is back with Ace! In the same room! A studio no less, a radio studio to boot, which means their unique blend of geekery and nonsense can finally - after two years - waffle out onto the airwaves (and so this podcast) in the way it was truly originally meant to. The pair try to review Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness without giving away any spoilers, then as a bonus there's an attempt at touching on the biggest news headlines of the past two weeks or so. Again: "attempt...
May 06, 2022•31 min
So, you're a Marvel fan. Don't blame you in the slightest. This means you're excited about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness hitting cinemas very soon, on May 6th here in the UK. This also means you'd like to hear some fun conversations with the film's stars - but also don't want any spoilers at the same time. Well, good news! Neither myself nor Elizabeth Olsen and Benedict Wong had seen the movie at the time of recording these chats, so it's movie-adjacent nonsense o'clock, just the w...
Apr 30, 2022•28 min
If you haven't seen The Suicide Squad TV spin-off Peacemaker, it's probably a good idea to watch it before you press play on this particular episode of Radio 1's Screen Time, what with it featuring a mini-spoiler special discussion of the show with Clarisse Loughrey as well as a lovely conversation with is break-out star, Freddie Stroma, who plays the incredible Vigilante a.k.a. 'Vig'. Good luck getting the theme tune out of your head again, it really is devilishly catchy.
Apr 29, 2022•57 min
If you don't know Anya Taylor-Joy yet, chances are you just haven't gotten round to watching Split, Glass, Emma, Queen's Gambit, The Witch, Last Night In Soho, Thoroughbreds or her latest, Robert Eggers's Viking revenge epic The Northman, just yet. When you see ATJ - as no-one calls her - on screen you just know she's going to be HUGE. Perhaps her role in the upcoming Mad Max spin-off prequel Furiosa will be the one? Or the Super Mario Bros. movie? Or will it be The Northman itself? Only time wi...
Apr 23, 2022•19 min
With The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in cinemas now - seeing Nicolas Cage play 'Nick Cage' in a meta action comedy with Tiffany Haddish and Pedro Pascal - what better time to revisit the great man's back catalogue than now, eh? Listen to Ali talk to fellow Cageophile Kambole Campbell about 1997's finest John Woo face-swapping actioner, somehow without swearing or being too offensively graphic. We hope.
Apr 22, 2022•49 min
A very special Sunday edition of Ali Plumb's Film Club for you this week as the writer, creator and star of your favourite film-based sketch series 'Pitch Meeting', one Ryan George, agrees to put up with Ali's barrage of curiosity questions - as well as discussing the modern classic that is Damien Chazelle's Whiplash.
Apr 16, 2022•49 min
There's a bumper crop of review-worthy movies out this weekend, so Ali's called in friend of the show and self-proclaimed Nicolas Cage / Pedro Pascal / Channing Tatum / Alexander Skarsgard superfan Clarisse Loughrey to tackle this unbearable weight of massive(ish) movies. Plus, interviews with The Northman himself, our Alex S, as well as director and co-writer Robert Eggers, who knows more about Viking history than you could ever know. Probably. If you're a history professor who specialises in t...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 6 min
The Wizarding World returns to cinemas this weekend with Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore, so it makes perfect sense to talk to the likes of Eddie Redmayne (that there Newt Scamander) and Jude Law (one Professor Albus Dumbledore) about their characters and the fine art of wand-waving. Fun fact: these interviews took place in Watford, surrounded by props from the Harry Potter films themselves, so if you'd like to see what's going on around Jude and Eddie, by all means head to BBC Radio...
Apr 09, 2022•34 min
Stephen Carty stops by to talk in depth about THE BATMAN (all caps very much on purpose). Listen to two nerds nerd out - in the best possible way - about Robert Pattinson's interpretation of The Caped Crusader (or, as we should say, The World's Greatest Detective) as Matt Reeves' critically-acclaimed DC film comes under the Radio 1 Screen Time magnifying glass.
Apr 08, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Ben and Ali love talking nonsense, and here's perfect proof of that: nearly half an hour of amiable insanity as two curly-haired fast talkers sling silliness at each other in honour of Sonic The Hedgehog 2's arrival in cinemas. Expect Parks And Rec chat, The Oscars ceremony (but not that one), three second q&as and much much more. Oh, and Ali genuinely hadn't slept a wink before this all took place, so... Good luck everyone.
Apr 02, 2022•33 min
The Oscars! The "incident"! The TV BAFTA nominations! Bruce Willis! Jared Leto! Sonic 2! The Bad Guys! Morbius! Moon Knight! So much going on, so little time. Okay, well, more time than usual but still: a lot to talk about, so much so we edited down this episode from an original 16 hour file (only slightly kidding). So enjoy this bumper Friday edition of Radio 1's Screen Time and don't forget to tell your friends.
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Moon Knight swoops down - white cape swishing oh so elegantly - on March 30th on that there Disney+, and despite the whole concept of the superhero / antihero Marvel show being more or less one massive SPOILER, Ali still manages to get something not half bad (though we say so ourselves) out of the wonderful Oscar, Ethan and May.
Mar 27, 2022•29 min
A short and sweet Friday podcast this week as Ali is a little poorly - don't worry however, as the stars of Michael Bay's latest explosion-filled actioner are here to talk spinning cameras and sunset shots. And hey! Oscars this weekend... Hopefully Ali will be back on form by then.
Mar 25, 2022•19 min
Prisoners (2013), Sicario (2015), Arrival (2016), Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and now Dune (2021) - director Denis Villeneuve has an incredible back catalogue... and then there's the likes Enemy, Incendies, Polytechnique and more. He is truly a supremely gifted filmmaker to say the very least. To celebrate the recent news that Dune Part 2 is starting prep to shoot sometime soon - for a 2023 release with a bit of luck - here's Denis's Movies That Made Me interview that you may have seen on BBC iPlay...
Mar 20, 2022•28 min
Daisy Edgar-Jones is the stupendously talented actress you'll most likely know best for playing Marianne in Normal People and now she's in a brand new movie, a black comedy horror thriller called Fresh, to be found on Disney+ in the UK right about now. In this special Friday edition of the podcast, she stops by to talk nonsense with an overexcited Ali, who's beside himself to be back in a radio studio hosting a guest like a grown-up. A very childish grown-up. You know what he's like.
Mar 18, 2022•37 min
The Batman is in cinemas and is a very big deal, three hours no less. Here is something much, much quicker: a supercut of Ali's short but sweet Zoom interviews with some of the cast while they were in London, including the likes of Andy Serkis, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell and the director himself, Matt Reeves. Oh, and Zoe Kravitz and some Robert Pattinson guy.
Mar 13, 2022•31 min
Two pretty big movies hit streamers this weekend, namely Pixar's Turning Red on Disney+ and Ryan Reynolds' (and Shawn Levy's) sci-fi adventure The Adam Project on Netflix. Both are reviewed by Ali and returning podcast guest Clarisse Loughrey as they also tackle some of the week's biggest movie and TV news stories, including the new Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer and all those Warner Bros. film release date changes.
Mar 11, 2022•54 min
Andrew Garfield returns to Radio 1's Screen Time just days after his first appearance, sitting down with Ali face to face for an in-person Movies That Made Me that promises to delight and enthrall. He's a charmer, he really is. The pair talk about everything from The Social Network to Tick, Tick... Boom and back again, not forgetting his appearances in the Spider-Man movies and more than a few other highlights along the way.
Mar 06, 2022•36 min
