Down the Back of the Seats
Down the Back of the Seats
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Tales from behind the scenes at the cinema, theatre, concert hall - wherever people meet, linger and leave things or bits.
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45: 45. Christmas 2025
Alasdair and Ellen are joined by Jim Parkyn to discuss Christmas traditions and their films of the year with many inevitable tangents. Email [email protected] or find us on Instagram…
44: 44. Tins of Fish
Ellen & Alasdair talk about The Thursday Murder Club, Canadian plays and a recent upsurge in strange cinema snacks.
43: 43. Fart Noises
Alasdair and Ellen are in the same room this episode, talking about Sinners, Minecraft jollity and a brief dip into tariffs. E-mail us on [email protected]
42: 42. Flow
Ellen & Alasdair talk about independent cinemas, animation and intervals/intermissions. E-mail [email protected]
41: 41. Michael Therriault
In this episode we speak to the wonderful actor, and potentially the nicest man in the world, Michael Therriault. Michael has a huge number of credits to his varied career including, on stage, The…
40: 40. Schlock
Ellen and Alasdair discuss a recent incident at CPH, silly but fun horror films and David Lynch. Contact us on [email protected]
39: 39. Clowning
Ellen and Alasdair return after an unintended hiatus to talk about clowning, stars on stage and the state of UK cinema (again). Contact us on [email protected]
38: 38. Dialect Cinema
Apologies for our long absence. Alasdair and Ellen talk about Small Things Like These, Paddington in Peru and dialect cinema.
37: 37. The Eagle Huntress
Ellen and Alasdair talk about recent box office successes, how much you can buy a cinema for and films going straight to streaming.
36: Pay it Forward
Ellen and Alasdair really knuckle down to do an optimistic episode talking about some of the new initiatives at the Picture House.
35: 35. Big Screen, Small Screen
Ellen & Alasdair talk about the closure of Oban Phoenix Cinema, watching Lawrence of Arabia on a phone and Ellen's hopefully brief foray into TikTok notoriety. Contact us on…
34: 34. Emergency Measures
Alasdair derails the podcast before we've even finished the introduction with some talk about naked clowns. Once that's done, Ellen & Alasdair talk about the current economic climate and how…
33: 33. Civil War
Ellen & Alasdair talk about snoozing through films, the importance of pressing record and Civil War which Ellen thought was "fine".
32: 32. Form/Content
Ellen & Alasdair talk about plagiarism, more double bills and other podcasts that they like. E-mail [email protected]
31: 31. Broadway Prestwick
Ellen & Alasdair talk to Kyle from the Broadway Cinema Prestwick about their plans to renovate and reopen the historic cinema.
30: 30. Flea Pit
Ellen & Alasdair talk about an inspirational film that Alasdair has just seen, unlikely double bills and the subject of intervals raises its ugly head once more.
29: 29. Oscars
Ellen and Alasdair talk about the big winner at the Oscars and the films they're looking forward to in 2024. Warning - this episode contains Alasdair talking about Christopher Nolan (again).
28: 28. The Flat Episode
Ellen and Alasdair waffle on about some more nonsense from the cinema.
28: 28. American Fiction
Ellen and Alasdair talk about American Fiction, how differences of opinion affect us and on/off screen synergy.
27: 27. Robert Hartley GM
Ellen and Alasdair speak to Robert Hartley. Rob makes his living as a Games Master for Dungeons & Dragons. He tells us about his relationship with his audience, what makes a compelling story…
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Down the Back of the Seats has published 46 episodes since May 2023, covering topics in Comedy, Comedy Interviews.
Down the Back of the Seats is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 27m.
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