Podcast Episodes
E8 - Mary McGuckian - Musings in Menton
Over coffee in Menton-Garavan, Northern Ireland director, producer and screenwriter Mary McGuckian chats to Alex about her remarkable career
E7 - Andy Martin - The Drill Hall Tapes
Writer Andy Martin takes time out from his latest screenplay to chat about Beckistentialism, Derrida, Sartre and surfing. Live from the home of Squadron 444 of the Drill Hall, Shoreditch.
E6 - Louise Osbourne - Tips, Scripts, Agents & Markets
Today Alex talks to Louise Osbourne; Actor, Teacher at Acting For Screen and Co-Founder of the Birmingham Film & TV Market.
E5 - Alice de Sousa - Alice in Cannes
Amid the bustle of the Cannes Film Festival, the multi-talented Alice de Sousa talks about films, theatre and Portuguese literature.
E4 - Faith Elizabeth - Yes She Cannes
As the Cannes Film Festival 2024 winds down, Alex talks to the woman behind www.yesshecannes.com
And as well as supporting women during the Festival, Faith Elizabeth is an actress, director and producer
E3 - Deborah Hadfield - In Praise of Chocolate
Alex talks to British director Deborah Hadfield in the Italian Pavilion, Cannes.
With Deborah’s fun and feel-good film The Chocolate Club having its premiere, the pair discuss writing, filmmaking, dealing with loss and, of course, chocolate.
E2 -Jim Davies - Bad Tattoo, Good Words
Jim Davies of Bad Tattoo takes time out of a hectic schedule in Cannes to talk to Alex about films and writing. Listen out for insights into the business of being a screenwriter and the revelation of ‘Cannes time’.
E1 - Jamie Brisick - Swapping Waves For Words
Jamie Brisick is a rarity: a former professional surfer who has carved out a successful career as a writer and journalist.
Alex talks to Jamie in his Point Dume home, a hop, skip and jump from Malibu point, where Jamie spent his formative surfing years.