Radio 1’s Screen Time

For this very special episode of BBC Radio 1's Screen Time, Ali got to visit Framestore, the legendary visual effects house where - amongst other things - the preposterously charming Paddington is brought to life. So that bathtub down the stairs scene? The barbershop chicanery? The hair-raising train sequence from the end of Paddington 2? These guys. Speaking to producer Rosie Alison, VFX animation director Pablo Grillo and our new director Dougal Wilson (stepping into the shoes of Paul King, the man behind the first two Paddington films), Ali found out more about how everyone's favourite marmalade-loving bear ends up on our screens, makes us cry and leaves us really hankering for a particular kind of sandwich.

Friends of the podcast Clarisse Loughrey (The Independent's chief film critic) and Mike Muncer (of Evolution Of Horror podcast fame) stop by to talk about three things: Joker: Folie à Deux, The Wild Robot and, um, Smile 2. As you probably worked out from the title of the episode here. Plus, Naomi Scott (the star of Smile 2) also pops up towards the end to talk about the fun and games she enjoyed - sort of - on the set of the eagerly anticipated horror sequel.

Friend of the podcast - and star of the new Sky / Now serial killer darker-than-dark comedy drama Sweetpea - Ella Purnell returns to talk to Ali about playing Rhiannon, a character who often goes overlooked... until she starts taking things into her own hands. Murder-wise. A veteran of Fallout, and Yellowjackets before that (not forgetting Arcane), Ella is in a proper purple patch these days, and is on fine form as she discusses tackling such an interesting, angry, darkly funny character - as well as party games she likes to play with her mates. It's all about balance, eh?

When was the last time you went to your local cinema and watched a big, broad, people pleasing comedy? A Bridesmaids, a 22 Jump Street, A Step Brothers, a... Superbad? Stand-up comic and newfound friend of that there Ali Plumb, Rhys James, stops by the BBC Radio 1 studios to help answer that question as the pair look back on a movie that really delivered the laughs back in the day. That's right, Superbad. Pretty obvious from the title and the earlier mention but probably best to underline the point.

Sophie Turner stops by to talk about her new ITV jewel-thief TV show Joan this week as Ali, bless him, battles a little cough. Poor wee lad. But despite this appalling illness, he struggles on, giving you a fun conversation with the one-time star of Game Of Thrones and the recent run of X-Men movies, ending up talking about the perils of the '80s, putting on an American accent that in a way that the real-life Joan Hannington would approve of, as well as... Below Deck. Because... why not?

The always delightful Aimee Lou Wood returns to Radio 1's Screen Time to talk to Ali about her new BBC comedy Daddy Issues, a show where she stars alongside the legendary David Morrissey as a young mum forced to move in with the one person she never thought she would: her dad. Her dad who just so happens to not really have a clue about, well, anything. At all. Daddy Issues has already been renewed for a second series - bravo Danielle Ward and the whole team! - so whether you've already seen it or this is all new to you, please do enjoy this conversation with Aimee, go on.

Yes, it's September - and not October, to be clear - but somehow it's a good time to talk about the state of horror (trust us), what with Speak No Evil out and James McAvoy stopping by to talk about his pleasingly nasty, socially awkward horror hitting cinemas. So! As well as Mister McAvoy, we also have a "state of the nation" when it comes to the horror genre for you to enjoy. Helping Ali talk about the best scary movies of the past few years, as well as what we have to look forward to in the near future, Mike Muncer (the host of the Evolution Of Horror podcast) came along to Radio 1 towers to spill the spooky beans. Which is not a phrase and yet, well, here we are.

The not so good news: summer is starting the wrap up. You know, with the wind and the rain and the going back to school of it all... but! If you're a film fan, there are many reasons to be cheerful, with the next few months promising some VERY BIG and VERY EXCITING films, including some massive blockbuster sequels in the form of Paddington 3, Gladiator 2 and Joker Folie A Deux (to name but three) as well as indier, artier fare such as Nosferatu and Anora. Joining Ali to hop, skip and jump through just some of the movies worth looking forward to is Letterboxd's very own Ella Kemp, friend of the show and film festival fancier, who has all the info you need on those slightly under-the-radar films worth looking out for.

Friends of the show and fellow film superfans Clarisse Loughrey (of The Independent fame) and Ian Sandwell (of Digital Spy fame) join forces with our Ali once again to tackle some of the biggest - and smallest, to be honest - releases that have come our way over the past few weeks or so. Expect their thoughts on Kneecap, Trap, Alien Romulus, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and plenty more as they hop, skip and jump through the likes of Oscar-worthy fare (Sing Sing) and... not-so-Oscar-worthy fare (Borderlands).

With well over a billion dollars under its belt, it's safe to say that Deadpool And Wolverine has been a big ol' success. It's reinvigorated the Marvel Cinematic Universe, made a lot of people laugh, made a lot of people scream (with delight), made a lot of people rush to the internet to work out all the Easter eggs and references and hat-tips. With just an hour (or so) to chat about the ins and outs of the r-rated odd couple action comedy, Ali and his fellow X-Fan Aoife Wilson do their level best to touch on all the key moments - in extremely spoilerific detail, to be clear - but know in their heart of hearts that they cannot do this film justice. There is just... too... much... stuff. You know, in a good way?

With xenomorphs back in cinemas, Ali and friend of the show Ian Nathan - who just so happens to have written the book / documentary on the subject, no big deal - sit down to discuss just why we love the original two Alien films so much. Plus, as a bonus, director of Alien Romulus (and fellow die hard Alien fan) Fede Álvarez stops by at the end with his thoughts on what makes the franchise’s facehuggers, flamethrowers and incredibly creepy eggs such an appealing combination.

As you'll have seen from the very last trailer - and let's be honest, from watching the movie itself - the wonderful Dafne Keen returns as Laura / X-23 in Deadpool And Wolverine, and was more than happy to chat to Ali (in spoilerific detail) about her time on set for this very special interview podcast, talking about working with the legendary Hugh Jackman once again and being unable to get her lines out in front of... well, you'll see. Okay, hear, sure, sure. And just to be absolutely, 100% very clear indeed: please make sure you've seen Deadpool And Wolverine before you listen to this because SPOILERS. Ahem. Apologies for the caps, but they felt necessary.

There's one big film in cinemas right now - okay, two, Twisters is still holding strong, let's give it some respect - but for a lot of us blockbuster botherers, it's all about Deadpool And Wolverine these days, so here we have Ali (and Clarisse and Ian)'s thoughts on Marvel's box office record-breaking return to form. Oh, and with some guy called Robert Downey Jr. somehow coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Doctor Doom (!!!?!??!?!!!!), that very much gets discussed as well, don't you worry...

Deadpool And Wolverine - undeniably the film of the summer - is finally, at long, long last, in cinemas. Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds have been doing all the press opportunities they can lay their claws / katanas on to drum up interest - and it's safe to say there are more than a few people out there keen to see their motion picture. The trouble is all the spoilers: the twists, turns and surprises inside the movie that Ali (and Hugh, and Ryan, and their director Shawn Levy) can't talk about... but obviously really want to. Here, then, is a spoiler-free interview special all about the film, the characters' legacies and the trick to getting Disney to release an R-rated film (oh my!).

The week before Deadpool And Wolverine hits cinemas, Ali sits down with friend of the show Aoife Wilson - the excellent and much-admired gaming journalist, as well as die-hard X-Men fan - to finally dig into the other big mutant release, X-Men '97. Critically acclaimed and a reminder that these characters have enormous potential on the big screen, the show has been heralded as one of the best things Marvel has made in quite some time: so here we are to discuss just that in SPOILERIFIC details, as well as the rumours the Russos might be returning to the MCU fold and which X-Man's powers would be the toughest to actually live with...

What a collection of films we have for you this week: a critically-adored chiller in the form of Nic Cage's Longlegs (from the mind of Osgood Perkins), the fourth in the Despicable Me series (but the sixth in the franchise) and the return of Axel Foley, only this time... he's on Netflix. Hopping back onto the mic to help Ali tackle all these - and some of the biggest news stories of the week - is friend of the podcast and The Independent's chief film critic, Clarisse Loughrey, who just so happens to be a massive history buff and has many, many thoughts on the Gladiator II trailer for you...

It's July. How is it July? And yet... it is. So now seems like a good time to bring back friend of the podcast - and professional TV critic, as heard on BBC Radio Five Live and elsewhere - Scott Bryan to check in on his favourite TV shows of the year so far. Somehow his list doesn't feature Shogun, which is definitely controversial (and he knows it). Also! As more than a bit of a bonus we have Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Lionel Boyce talking about The Bear as its third series drops in the UK on Disney+ - and Ali does his best not to watch all of it in just one evening / sitting.

You know how it goes - the inevitable sequel to the successful original, eh? Little over a month since their last appearance, friend of the show (and The Independent's chief film critic) Clarisse Loughrey joins forces once again with Digital Spy's Movies Editor Ian Sandwell to review the biggest releases of the past few weeks with good ol' Ali, including A Quiet Place: Day One, Kinds Of Kindness and more. Plus, a look back on Inside Out 2 now that it's the BIGGEST FILM OF THE YEAR in just a few weeks (sorry about that Dune Part Two).

Now that he’s seen it, Ali can talk about Inside Out 2 - he’s good like that, waiting to see the film before he gives his thoughts on it - as well as this week’s big release, The Bikeriders (you know, with Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy and a lot of classic motorbikes). And then there’s the cherry on top, some bonus House Of The Dragon chat from the cast of series two, including Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke and Fabian Frankel.

Comedian, presenter, writer and arts 'n' crafts connoisseur Bec Hill joins Ali this week for a special Ali Plumb's Film Club episode of Radio 1's Screen Time, where the geeky, animation-loving pair chat about the original Pixar classic Inside Out (2015) in advance of its sequel hitting cinemas this weekend. They do their level best not to cry as they talk about Bing Bong, The Numskulls and whether PIxar is actually making movies for adults and not, um, for kids.

June is here, and with it - we are told - the summer. Summer means blockbuster movies, and so Radio 1's Screen Time is here, ready to remind you of what's coming out and when. With The Euros and The Olympics both fighting for your attention this year, there may not be quite as many big movies as you were expecting, but there's still a fair bunch of them, and Ali is here to guide you through the dates in your diary. Plus! Friend of the show and all-round excellent human being Daisy Ridley stops by to chat about her new film, sports biopic Young Woman And The Sea (as well as the fine art of surprising Ali on stage).

A very special spoiler special for you this week - one that relies on you having watched the new Fallout series, what with it being... all about the new Fallout series. What makes it extra special is the reappearance of one of its stars on this here podcast, Ella Purnell herself, who plays Lucy in the show and is casually utterly excellent. She stops by for 15 mins of spoilery chat, then new friend of the show Jane Douglas - broadcaster, gamer, D&Der and Fallout fan - sits down with Ali for a very, very rambly (even by Ali's standards) wander around the spoiler wasteland. Okie dokie? Okie dokie.

Veteran of The Queen's Gambit, Last Night In Soho, The Menu, The Northman and, well, this here podcast, Anya Taylor Joy returns to talk to Ali about her experiences on set in the desert with director George Miller as they worked on Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Plus! Mad (in a nice way) Mad Max fan - okay, expert - Ian Nathan stops by to talk about the franchise as whole and the incredible story of how the previous film, Fury Road, somehow managed to make its way into cinemas after the most unbelievable production.

Friend of the show (and The Independent's chief film critic) Clarisse Loughrey joins forces with Digital Spy's Movies Editor Ian Sandwell to review the biggest releases of the past few weeks with good ol' Ali, including The Fall Guy, Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes, The Idea Of You, Back In Black and much, much more. Spoilers are avoided, so if you're keen to watch any of these, fear not: only casual allusions are alluded to.

By now, you'd think Ali would have shut up about going on holiday to Japan... and yet, that's somehow not the case - but with good reason! Joining him to talk about the critically adored drama series Shōgun is his new best pal Chris Broad - creator of the Abroad In Japan YouTube channel and a man who knows a thing or two about the land of the rising sun - and now you can enjoy their exceptionally geeky and thoroughly spoiler-filled conversation yourself, with one of them (Ali) still jetlagged and the other (Chris) in his studio in Tokyo. Fingers crossed most of this makes some sort of sense.

It’s a return visit from Such Brave Girls’ Kat Sadler for a short and sweet Ali Plumb’s film club while he shakes off the jet lag from his trip to Japan. Kat’s choice for everyone’s favourite on and off film club? National Treasure. As in, Nic Cage and Sean Bean and puzzles and stealing the declaration of Independence. It’s better than you remember, honest.

It’s been a short while since Denis Villeneuve took us all on a return trip to Arrakis, but with Dune: Part Two starting up its home entertainment release, Ali and his fellow Frank Herbert aficionados Clarisse Loughrey and Steffan Powell decided now was the time to really dig into what happened with Paul and Chani and the rest of the epic sci-fi sequel’s much-loved (and oh-so-complicated) characters. Expect spoilerific and highly nerdy chat on everything from the score to, well, the very final shot. So… if you haven’t seen the movie yet, maybe now’s a good time?

Such Brave Girls: the darker-than-dark BBC 3 sitcom that hopefully you’ve seen already… but then again, if you haven’t yet, that’s okay too because you’re really in for a treat. Ali’s such a fan he’s invited the star and creator, Kat Sadler, onto the podcast for a special conversation about how the programme came together. So as you may have guessed, hop to iPlayer to catch up first, whydoncha?

Fallout has landed - all eight episodes of it - and with it comes some interviews with BBC Radio 1's answer to "The Ghoul", Ali Plumb, as Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Walton Goggins and more sit down to try and make sense of the post-apocalypse. Plus, a quick round-up of the biggest blockbuster news stories of the past couple of weeks, including the MONSTER trailers that have landed lately. Yep, Joker, we're looking at you here.

You're a big fan of Dev Patel, of course you are. As is Jordan Peele, as is our Ali. So join us as we learn what trials and tribulations he endured and magnificently overcame in the process of putting together his directorial debut, the gritty action thriller Monkey Man on this here podcast. Spoiler alert: it's safe to say the bone-breaking struggle that was the Monkey Man production has finally paid off, with happy critics comparing it to John Wick as it hits cinemas square in the jaw this weekend. Plus! Ali reminds us what new movies have landed on the biggest streaming services in the UK, including BBC iPlayers amazing film section...

While Ali's been poorly of late, we're not going to let you down podcast-wise, no no no - so here are some Poor Things interviews we didn't include on Screen Time back when the film was first released in the UK back in January. And it's perfect timing (sort of) with the film now on streaming, so it's almost as if we planned it, eh? Plus: have you heard about Robot Dreams? It's this adorable and wonderful and thoroughly excellent animation Ali's very keen on, check it out, go on.

Lots of exclamations in the title there, apologies - but then again, when you've got acting talent like this lot on your podcast, maybe a few exclamations can be forgiven. This week we have a slightly poorly Ali as he wraps up the past seven day's biggest news headlines, chucks out a few TV recommendations and then presses play on a couple of interviews in honour Ghostbusters Frozen Empire (Ernie Hudson and McKenna Grace) and then Netflix's new sci-fi show 3 Body Problem (Benedict Wong and John Bradley). It's a bumper week, that's for sure.

Friend of the show and casually very funny man Ben Schwartz - also known to some as Parks and Rec’s Jean-Ralphio, the voice of Sonic The Hedgehog and an improv artist extraordinaire - joins Ali this week to talk about the Oscars, how to pull jokes out of thin air and the classic of classics that is Back To The Future for a very special edition of Ali Plumb’s Film Club.

After a bit of news, a few recommendations for what you might want to watch this weekend - Dune Part Two is in cinemas too, let's not forget - a little later on in the podcast you’ll hear from two human beings who are in Guy Ritchie’s new Netflix show, The Gentlemen, namely old friend of the show (sort of, you’ll see) Kaya Scodelario and new friend of the show (go on, let’s say he is, why not?) Theo James. Just before you press play, ask yourself this question: Lock, Stock or Snatch? It's a tricky one to answer, now ain't it?

Today we have a podcast of two halves: one half is a spoiler-free review of the long-awaited, eagerly anticipated Dune Part Two, the second part of Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the classic Frank Herbert sci-fi novel, with friend of the show and Independent film critic in chief (and die-hard self-professed “Dunehead”) Clarisse Loughrey joining Ali for an extensive chat. The other half is a conversation with charming up and comer Nicholas Galitzine in honour of his new Sky historical drama Mary And George, where he plays James I's court favourite George Villiers, aided by his Machiavellian mother, portrayed by one Julianne Moore. Please enjoy both halves, we insist!

A podcast of two halves for you this week as Ali reacts to some of the biggest movies and TV news stories of the past seven days - including the winners at the BAFTAs, but of course - then things get really rather silly as Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley talk about their new (and incredibly sweary) film, Wicked Little Letters, a movie about incredibly adult language that requires incredibly adult language to discuss. So it's moderately serious (ish) to begin with as the news is laid out for you and the BAFTAs are appreciated... and then things go off the rails immediately as Olivia, Jessie and Ali lose the plot straight away. Humorously, we like to think.

Netflix’s adaptation of David Nicholls’ much-loved novel One Day has been a storming success since it landed online last week, with seemingly everyone you know talking about Ambika Mod’s Emma and Leo Woodall’s Dexter with a tear in their eye around the proverbial water cooler. So now seemed like a good time to invite Ambika herself into the Radio 1 studios to chat with Ali about the most emotional moments in the show with spoilers very much allowed. So, in short, make sure you’ve watched One Day before you press play - you have been warned!

Originally the plan was to speak to one "Martin Scorsese" - whoever he might be - for this week's podcast, but it was not to be. Alas and, indeed, alack. Stepping in, we have the full audio version of Paul Mescal's Story So Far interview that you may have seen (if you're in the UK) on Radio 1's iPlayer channel, where the Normal People, Aftersun and now All Of Us Strangers star talks to Ali about his career, his favourite 'corpsers' and, um, vitamin gummy bears. Plus! Ali gives us a very brief round up of the latest news headlines - Moana 2, oh my - as well as his thoughts on A24 and Zac Efron's latest, The Iron Claw.

Now that the dust has settled just a little bit, Ali has teamed up with fellow full-time film fan Ella Kemp - of Letterboxd’s ‘Four Faves’ fame - to talk through all the runners and riders for this year’s Academy Awards (Sunday March 10th, for those wondering, with the BAFTAs on Sunday February 18th) after the controversial announcement last week of who got what nods. So whip out your proverbial pen and paper because a lot of great movies get mentioned here and there’s a decent chance you’ll want to watch a few of them…

All Of Us Strangers may finally be in cinemas - and Ali’s Story So Far interview with one of its stars, Paul Mescal, may be on be on BBC iPlayer right about now - but here on Radio 1’s Screen Time we’re shining a light on Big Boys, Jack Rooke’s semi-autobiographical sitcom, which has recently returned to Channel 4 to rave reviews. Here, Jack sits down with Ali for this interview special, featuring a surprise appearance from a Radio 1 DJ to boot, which touches on British comedy as a whole and just how tricky it is to get a show like Big Boys off the ground.

It’s awards season! Poor Things came out last week, The Holdovers is out this week and All Of Strangers is out next week - so it’s a great time to be a film fan (moreso than ever). But here’s something just a smidge different for you: a fun and fact-filled chat with two of the human beings behind one of Ali’s films of the year, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, those loveable geniuses Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. So as long as you don’t mind a wee bit of strong language (and a spoiler or two), this is the interview special for you.

After checking his calendar a couple of times, Ali is pretty sure that 2024 is finally, definitely, absolutely here, and with it some very exciting films for us to all look forward to. But with Screen Time being a film *and* TV podcast, joining the party this week is TV expert (and BBC 5 Live's very own) Scott Bryan, who stopped by to talk about some of the big small screen releases - if that makes sense - that are on their way this particular 12 months. Plus, a reminder of Poor Things' arrival in cinemas and a few other bits and bobs.

Radio 1’s Screen Time welcomes in 2024 with a truly lovely interview with Dan Levy: writer, director, producer and star of Good Grief, a comedy-drama motion picture you can watch on Netflix, well, right about now. Chances are, you know Dan from playing David Rose on a certain Canadian sitcom megahit by the name of Schitt's Creek (which he also co-created and wrote) - so that does come up a little bit - as does professional people-pleasing anxiety (in a fun way!) and the fine art of taking a compliment successfully. And, as a little new year bonus, we've also got a brief round-up of the biggest releases coming out this month, because we're nice.

Is Die Hard a Christmas film? It's a question seemingly as old as the movie itself - first came out in 1988, fact fans - but whatever your thoughts on that controversial pub conversation question, December seemed like the perfect time to bring friend of the podcast (and Empire Magazine editor, as it goes) Nick de Semlyen on to chat about just why we love John McClane so much - and how the film changed the landscape of action cinema forever. A word to the wise, by the way: as you might imagine with this being a spoiler special about Die Hard, this podcast contains both, well, spoilers and, um, swear words. You know, there's a line in this movie, and... yeah. Fair warning!

There’s something very very exciting going on on your televisions this Christmas time - and that’s Ncuti Gatwa’s first fully-fledged standalone outing as The Doctor, Doctor Who, on BBC One. The Christmas special is called 'The Church On Ruby Road' and you can watch it on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK from 5.55pm on December 25th. To celebrate that fact, here's an interview with Ncuti where Ali tries to talk about the character of The Doctor, about how he got the role, about what it all means to him... without giving away spoilers, because boy oh boy do spoilers abound.

Friends of the show Clarisse Loughrey (The Independent's chief film critic) and Dan Layton (film and TV reviewer extraordinaire) join Ali once again to try and do justice to the year that was/is 2023, discussing their five favourite films and trying to wrap their heads around what's been "slept on" in the past 12 months. Colin From Accounts? Slow Horses? Rye Lane? The list goes on and on - you may want to whip out your notepad, a lot of possible new favourites are going to be coming your way. Plus! As a little bonus, Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz and Shailene Woodley make a brief appearance at the end to talk Ferrari (out next week, fact fans).

If you were to cast a young Willy Wonka, who'd be your first choice for the role? Why it'd have to be Timothée Chalamet - but of course - just the sort of person who can sing and dance and charm his way around a delightful musical confection from the mind of Paddington(s) director Paul King. In this interview special podcast, Ali talks to pretty much the whole cast of the film, including the likes of Olivia Colman, Tom Davis, Keegan-Michael Key (to name but a few), but the emphasis is very much on Paul King himself and this Timothée Chalamet fellow, so if you're a fan of either - and well you might be - this is just the golden ticket.

It's beginning to look a lot like... December! Because, well, it is December - which means you can now officially (according to Ali, anyway) watch as many Christmas films, Christmas TV specials, Christmas musical extravaganzas as you jolly well wish. To celebrate this joyous occasion, Ali has spoken to two human beings who know a thing or two about the festive spirit, namely Hannah Waddingham (of Ted Lasso and now 'Home For Christmas' fame) and Otis Milburn himself, Asa Butterfield, the star of both Your Christmas Or Mine? and Your Christmas Or Mine 2 (out December 8th, fact fans).

Vanessa Kirby plays Josephine in Ridley Scott’s latest, Napoleon, finally out in cinemas this weekend, and, well, what do you know, with the strikes lifted she was able to join Ali for a conversation all about it which you’ll be able to listen to on this here podcast. Plus! Ali offers up a quick recap of some of the biggest releases in cinemas this weekend, including Disney’s 100th birthday animation, Wish.

Have you heard? The SAG AFTRA actors strikes are over, which means there be actors in these here podcasts: namely Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer and Josh Andrés Rivera, the stars of the new Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Joining them is their director, Panem veteran Francis Lawrence, as they talk about returning to The Capitol and what makes their take different to what we've seen before with that Jennifer Lawrence character.

So this is an unusual episode of Radio 1's Screen Time - sort of - in so far as there are not one but TWO interviews to enjoy, namely Saltburn's Emerald Fennell and The Marvels' Nia DaCosta. Plus, as a bonus, we've also got a brief review of Nic Cage's Dream Scenario in the middle, making this one heck of a cinematic sandwich.

Friend of the show and Independent film critic Clarisse Loughrey joins newcomer Dan Layton and good 'ol Ali Plumb this week for a triple-headed review-a-palooza tackling all of the big releases of that past few weeks, including Scorsese's latest, and, well, Trolls 3 - not forgetting 91-minute fight club high school comedy Bottoms, David Fincher's Michael Fassbender assassin thriller The Killer and more than a few more...

With Ali only just back from his trip to the USA, we've been digging through the back catalogue for a throwback interview special, and look who popped up! Twice! Some handsome chap known as Tom Hiddleston, and with Loki back on Disney+ for a second series, it made perfect sense to put together the TWO 'Becoming... Loki' interviews he's done over the years, once as Infinity War came out (2018) and another when Loki came to town first time around (2021). So join Ali has we go back through the sacred timeline and see what Tom has to say about the Marvel villain he's played for well over a decade now (!)

Ali is still in California, no doubt trying to visit as many filming locations as possible, you know what he's like - and in that particular US state, there are more than a few filming locations worth visiting, that's for sure - but fret not, there's still a podcast for you this week in the form of this Ali Plumb's Film Club. BBC podcasting compadre Greg Jenner stopped by recently to speak to fellow backflipping-whilst-singing fan Ali as they discuss what could well be the greatest movie musical of all time. Disagree? Let us know!

After last week's gaming special, here's a bonus interview for anyone who's just as excited as Ali about the imminent arrival of Insomniac Games' new Spider-Man outing. Bryan Intihar and Jon Paquette, two of the creative team behind the series that's also given us the original Spider-Man game in 2018 and the Miles Morales follow-up in 2020, spoke to Radio 1's in-house nerd before he jetted off on holiday. And on that note! As well as this bonus podcast, we'll also have an Ali Plumb's Film Club to tide us over next week, don't you worry!

Yes, Screen Time is primarily a film 'n' TV podcast but Ali really does love his gaming, and let's be honest, chances are you do too. So joining him for a rambling journey around the best and biggest games of 2023 - so far - are gaming journalists (and friends of the podcast) Aoife Wilson and Steffan Powell to talk about the likes of Baldur's Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo 4 and much, much, much more. Needless to say, plenty of conversation also featuring what's still to look forward to this unbelievably stacked year, including Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2 and... let's include Assassin's Creed Mirage as well, shall we?

Gareth Edwards - the director who gave us Godzilla and Rogue One - has a new film out in cinemas this weekend and its name is The Creator. Amazingly, it's not based on any intellectual property you might know, making it (can you imagine?) a blockbuster sci-fi that could be described as, well, original. Incredible. Truly. Hear him talk to Ali about his near future world of AI, "simulants", robot wars (kinda), Rain Man, the magic of CGI, John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney and much much more on this special BBC Radio 1 interview podcast.

Dumb Money is in cinemas this week, telling the real-life story of the incredible GameSpot short squeeze of early 2021, centring around cat-obsessed, investing-obsessed real-life YouTuber RoaringKitty (aka Keith Gill, played in the film by Paul Dano). Yes, it's a film about the stock market, and you might be thinking that if you're not interested in that world then it's not for you... but maybe think again. As you'll hear in this interview with its director, Craig Gillespie, it's a fascinating, fast-paced, thrilling insight into a pocket of recent history that honestly very nearly defies belief. Also! As well as Paul Dano, it's also features the likes of Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley, Anthony Ramos, Nick Offerman, Sebastian Stan and many other brilliant names - Barbie's America Ferrera, let's not forget! - so by all means, be intrigued, go on.

There's a whole lot going on in this week's podcast. In a good way! Ali and his new best friend - he likes to think, anyway - Vivian Oparah (Rye Lane, Class, Then You Run) chat about their new favourite film, the heartbreaking Korean romance Past Lives, as well as Vivian herself, before opening up the film club to talk about the wonders of Jordan Peele, concentrating on 2019's Us but touching on Nope and, of course, Get Out.

As it's somehow September and summer blockbuster season winds up for another year, Ali invited fellow film critic Clarisse Loughrey into the Radio 1 studios to try to do justice to the biggest movies of the past few months - including Barbie, Oppenheimer, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 and maybe a few more. Warning: there are some spoilery mentions here, particularly when it comes to The Flash, but generally you should be okay.

Yes, you're absolutely right: Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse hit cinemas early June, but with summer wrapping up - how is it September already? - and the animated Spider-Sequel now on digital download, Ali and Ace thought it would be a good time to sit down for about an hour's worth of spoilerific, high geeky arachno-chat. A lot is discussed, but fair warning: A 'n' A don't get into the 'different versions of the films released' side of things, but loads of other stuff is, don't you worry!

Ali's ol' buddy ol' pal Nikesh Patel - who just so happens to be a very successful actor, off of Amazon's horror sci-fi The Devil's Hour and the BBC's Rose Matafeo rom-com series Starstruck - stopped by the BBC Radio 1 Screen Time studio to catch up recently, and here's the podcast to prove it. So as well as talking about how Starstruck is back on our screens on the 28th August, Nikesh also was generous enough to join an 'Ali Plumb's Film Club', where the pair chatted about recent feature length Groundhog Day-ish comedy Palm Springs. You know the one, with Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti. It's ace. You'll love it.

Earlier this month Cillian Murphy appeared on Radio 1's Screen Time talking about Oppenheimer, his latest with the one and only Christopher Nolan, an epic biopic that is still doing incredibly well in cinemas across the world. But that conversation was part of a bigger Movies That Made Me chat from mid-July, and this here podcast is the second half of that, a hop skip and a jump through Cillian's big screen work (with a little on Peaky Blinders), touching on the likes of Sunshine, 28 Days Later, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception and more.

You might know him best as Jim Hopper from Stranger Things, but this weekend David Harbour is petrolhead Jack Salter in Gran Turismo, one of those films where the plot is nigh-on unbelievable but somehow based on a true story. You know, the sort of tale where a die-hard gamer (guess which one Jann Mardenborough liked to play...) becomes an actual professional racer. As you do. But as this is a 'Story So Far' interview, David kindly talks through his whole career (more or less), from Law And Order to Black Widow and back again, with a very cheeky Ali gently taking the mick all along the way.

Zoe Saldaña is an incredible actress and one we've long wanted to speak to for a 'Movies That Made Me' here at Radio 1's Screen Time - that said, the reason she was in town early in July talking to Ali was for a TV show, Taylor Sheridan and Paramount+'s action thriller Special Ops: Lioness, one so cinematic that it slots right in next to the likes of the Star Trek series, her MCU entries as Gamora, not forgetting the Avatars, Pirates Of The Caribbean and so on and so on. She's truly awe-inspiring and a fantastic interviewee so please sit back, relax and bask in the glory of the one and only Zoe Saldaña.

Speaking with Ali in back early July, David Tennant and Michael Sheen were on fine, fine form talking about the second series of Amazon Prime Video's heavenly / devilish show Good Omens - based on the book by Neil Gaiman and the late, great Sir Terry Pratchett - indulging in a nerdy request for some autographs and generally being upstanding and accommodating in a way they truly excel. Warning: contains dad jokes. Because of course it does.

Christopher Nolan's epic biopic Oppenheimer is finally in cinemas, a three-hour treat-yourself-to-IMAX thriller featuring an absolutely incredible cast, including Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Rami Malek and two of our guests on this here podcast, Robert Downey Jr. and The Man Who Would Be Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy. Christopher Nolan also makes a brief appearance, and Ali sort of embarrasses himself in front of him with a QI-like fact that could well blow your mind.

Hey Barbie! Hey Ken! Margot Robbie (Barbie herself) and Ryan Gosling (just Ken) speak to Ali Plumb about Greta Gerwig's Barbie, touching on such hot button topics as the Barbie slide, the Barbie wave, Barbie memes, Ken's rollerskates, Ken's tricky-to-say fashion pieces and Ken's totally unimportant t-shirts. Oh, and those times Margot and Ryan dressed up as a cigarette and a hamster (respectively). And that's not forgetting Greta herself, as well as America Ferrera, Simu Liu and Issa Rae, who are all on fine, fine form.

Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Cary Elwes, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby... the cast of the latest Mission: Impossible is actually truly ridiculously charming, and this podcast proves that and then some. So imagine you're balancing on top of a high speed train (with joy!) and enjoy this thrill ride of an episode (kind of).

The Witcher has returned to Netflix for a third series, but in two parts: one already up (from June 29) and the second still to come (July 27). What's more, this is the final season with Henry Cavill as Geralt Of Rivia, the White Wolf himself, as Liam Hemsworth is on his way for the next installment. Not going anywhere, however, are the three lovely people on Screen Time this week, namely Freya Allen, Joey Batey and Anya Chalotra, who enjoy a thoroughly anarchic chat with Ali about all sorts of fantastical nonsense, just the way you like it.

Black Mirror, everyone's favourite dystopian sci-fi anthology series from the twisted mind - in a good way! - of Charlie Brooker, has come back after a lengthy break with a new series, four episodes of small screen panic attacks that are seemingly designed to be discussed at length in the pub. Here, trying admirably not to give too many spoilers away, we have Charlie himself, alongside co-executive producer Jessica Rhoades, as well as some of our stars, including Kate Mara, Josh Hartnett, Salma Hayek and Annie Murphy.

Beloved writer-director Wes Anderson needs no introduction - he of The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Rushmore fame - though Ali has a good bash at it, nervously and excitedly enthusing over the auteur filmmaker as he sets up his interview in honour of Wes's latest, Asteroid City (in cinemas now, as it goes), a play-cum-sci-fi about a small town in the middle of the desert centred around a meteorite that's fascinated scientists for some time. You know, that classic story. Expect cinematic book recommendations, discussions of Bryan Cranston's eating habits and a little bit on which part of which film Wes is himself proudest of.

Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, the fifth Indy adventure, finally hits cinemas on June 30, with the final archeological outing seeing The Man In The Hat - one Harrison Ford - hanging up his, um, hat. Joining him for one last crack of the whip (and this interview special) are his costars Phoebe Waller Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen and more - including director James Mangold and a rather emotional Ali Plumb.

Ali is away on his hols so we bring you another chance to hear the classic Andrew Garfield Movies That Made Me interview from early 2022. 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.

Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Daniel Kaluuya, Jake Johnson, Phil Lord and Chris Miller swung onto a Zoom to chat to Ali recently, as the follow-up to 2018's Oscar winner Into The Spider-Verse finally thwips into cinemas. Expect conversation concerning baby noises, getting voice recognised and Skins' Posh Kenneth.

Been a minute since we last had a spoiler special on this here podcast but Guardians 3 seems like the perfect excuse for Ali and Ace to get back in the studio to talk in nerdy detail about their favourite (and least favourite, sure) moments from the latest big screen Marvel outing. So if you haven't seen James Gunn's trilogy capper, maybe don't press play on this one, but if you have... well, fill your jet boots - if you've remembered them.

Have you heard? Video game adaptations are back, and they are making big money. Well, Super Mario Bros. certainly is, and The Last Of Us is a critical darling, which means many more gaming do-overs will be on the way. To celebrate - and this is pretty tangential, sure, but any excuse to talk about Edgar Wright - Ali invited the wonderful and wise gaming expert Aoife Wilson onto the podcast to do an Ali Plumb's Film Club on a movie heavily inspired by gaming in all its glory: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.

For just under ten years, the ragtag Marvel heroes known as the Guardians Of The Galaxy have been a part of our superheroic / cinematic lives, and with the third film in the series now in theatres, Ali caught up with writer-director James Gunn and his cast - including Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt, Pom Klementieff and Karen Gillan - to ask that big ol' question: what's the secret of their intergalactic success?

After a Zoom chat with the gang a few weeks ago, Ted Lasso himself - the one and only Jason Sudeikis - stopped by London town to speak to Ali for a 'Becoming... Ted Lasso' interview special. Warning: contains moderate series 1-2 spoilers from the show as well as, um, a hug. An audio hug. As you do.

Joe and Anthony Russo are the directors of some of the biggest Marvel movies (and so biggest Movies full stop) of all time, including Captain America The Winter Soldier, Avengers Infinity War, Captain America Civil War, and the BIG one - the biggest film of all time (for a time) - Avengers Endgame. TV-wise they've also worked on Arrested Development, Community and much more, including their new Amazon Prime mega blockbuster spy series Citadel, which brought them to London recent to talk to our Ali about skis, exploding trains and director cameos.

Hot off the success of The Last Of Us, professional cinematographer / director of photography Eben Bolter joins Ali this week to talk about one of the most beautiful (and most influential) sci-fis ever made, Blade Runner. Impossible to do justice in under an hour - or given any length of time at all, really - this film of films goes under the microscope as they pair try, enthusiastically, to work out just what makes it so very, very special.

This is an interview special in honour of the extremely talented, utterly charming and truly delightful Melanie Lynskey. Currently she’s in Yellowjackets, the Paramount+ show about a high school soccer (that is to say, football) team who, in the '90s, survive a horrific plane crash that leaves them stranded in the Canadian wilderness, struggling to survive, stay warm, stay sane, and, um, stay fed. It's... not a comedy. Melanie, however, is an utter joy, and here's the interview to prove it.

British animation institution Aardman is celebrating 30 years since Wallace And Gromit gem The Wrong Trousers, so what better way to celebrate the home of Morph, Shaun The Sheep and The Pirate Captain than to... invite comedian Abi Clarke onto the show to talk about Chicken Run, eh? To be fair, the sequel is out on Netflix later on this yeah, so it kinda makes sense. And it's Chicken Run! It's a classic of classics! So any excuse, really...

Los Angeles-based film critic Grae Drake joins Ali for a spoilerific chat about Steven Spielberg's future-predicting sci-fi classic Minority Report, starring some guy called Tom Cruise. He'll be back on the big screen later this year for another Impossible Mission, but for now let's celebrate one of the best entries in either Cruise's or Spielberg's back catalogue (yep, we went there).

HBO, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann absolutely knocked it out of the park with The Last Of Us, we can all agree - nine episodes of some of the best TV we've seen in quite some time - but that isn't going to stop Ali and friend of the show Ash Crossan from doing a spoiler special Screen Time podcast about. They may both love the games and love the show, but when it comes to spoiler specials, if there are nits, they will be picked - even if they're pretty darn hard to find. So if you've watched the first series, welcome, this is just the spoilery discussion podcast for you!

John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are the brilliant people who gave us Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman comedy hit Game Night a few years ago, and now they're back with the charming action adventure fantasy heist movie Dungeons And Dragons: Honour Among Thieves, taking stars like Chris Pine, Hugh Grant, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page and more on the ride of their lives. Here, all of the above speak to Ali about riding horses, the perils of sweaty armour and, um, hugging.

Florence Pugh is just extraordinarily talented. Whether it's Midsommar, Little Women, Fighting With My Family or her latest - A Good Person, in cinemas now, fact fans - she's just an outstanding acting take, and we can look forward to even more of her over the next few years in the likes of Marvel's Thunderbolts, Oppenheimer and Dune Part 2. This is the audio version of her Movies That Made Me interview with Ali, which you can watch on BBC iPlayer in all its glory closer to its Sky Cinema release on April 28th. Write that down in your copybooks... now.

Radio 1 veteran - and the man who literally wrote the book on Keanu Reeves - one James King, esq, speaks to Ali this week about the man also known as John Wick in honour of the fourth chapter of the action franchise hitting cinemas this weekend. And after all the Keanu love, right at the end we have a few minutes with Mr. Reeves himself, as well as his director Chad Stahelski and co-stars Rina Sawayama and Ian McShane.

This Sunday it's time for a throwback interview from late last year, one with Daniel Craig himself. In lieu of a 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' spoiler special - darn those technical gremlins - we're reaching back a few months to give you Ali's chat with the artist formerly known as James Bond, touching on how he got the role, what it means to him and where that accent of accents comes from (in a classic 'Becoming...' interview way).

Zachary Levi, then: aka Tangled's Flynn Rider, aka Thor's underseen best mate Fandral, aka Chuck's Chuck, aka Shazam (aka Billy Batson). With the Shazam! sequel in cinemas now - that's Shazam! Fury Of The Gods - Ali spoke to the fast-talking, quick-witted actor about how he got the role (after originally turning down the chance!), playing Mario Kart on set and how you go about dashing to the loo when you're wearing such a form-fitting superhero get-up.

At long last, Ted Lasso returns to our screens on March 15th for a third series on Apple TV+. It has felt like an eternity for die-hard fans of the show who've fallen in love with the world of Richmond AFC since it first appeared in our lives in August 2020 - so to help tide you over just a few more days, here are Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Nick Mohammed, Brendan Hunt and Toheeb Jimoh talking about the phenomenon of Ted, shortbread biscuits, "the signal" and much, much more.

Scream 6 - or Scream VI (or ScreaVI) - has arrived in cinemas, and with it... a lot of questions. It's the latest in the meta horror slasher ghostfaced series we all know and love, a treasure trove of twists and references and big plot points - so we all have some queries we'd love to have answered. But also... kinda not. Welcome to: the spoiler zone. In a nutshell, here are some short and sweet interviews with the cast of Scream 6 where Ali tries to ask them moderately interesting questions without anyone giving any spoilers away. It's quite the highwire act, but if anyone can do it, it's Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Dermot Mulroney, Jenna Ortega, Hayden Panettiere and the directors, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.

Pedro Pascal is, as they say, so hot right now. In the past he's been in the likes of Game Of Thrones, Narcos, The Good Wife, Wonder Woman 1984, Kingsman: The Golden Circle (and many many more) but these days he could well be the biggest TV star out there, thanks in no small part to The Mandalorian, a tiny Yoda-like creature called Grogu and, well, that zombie show. You know the one. Here, Pedro speaks to Ali about how he got the role, what it means to him, and how to best pronounce the word "wizard".

Playing the son of Apollo Creed, Adonis "Donny" Creed, is hard enough a task just by itself, but to also direct and produce the latest Creed film? That's a lot - but fortunately Michael B. Jordan is up to the task(s) required putting Creed 3 together, as this interview undoubtedly proves. Hear him discuss with Ali how much the role means to him, the physical training required, and what it's like to give directions when you have boxing gloves on and mouthguard in.

Creed III is on the way, so it's a great time to revisit the classic of classics that is the original Rocky. Joining Ali to talk about The Italian Stallion is My Dad Wrote A Porno's Jamie Morton, whose dad wrote the immortal Belinda Blinked, um, "books". His dad's nom de plume? Rocky Flintstone. We don't throw this stuff together, you know. So here's an Ali Plumb's Film Club that digs into the super inspirational 1976 sports film in a highly spoilerific fashion, so if you haven't seen it, go treat yourself and come back to us soon, ya hear?

It's been a BIG week for our Ali, what with the BAFTAs and all this movie and TV news that keeps hitting the press. Oh, and all the interviews! Including with Jamie Demetriou, aka Stath from Stath Lets Flats, and now the star and creator of a new Netflix comedy special, A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou. So here's a Friday episode that keeps you up to date with what's worth knowing in terms of big blockbuster headlines, as well as reminding you of the brilliance of our Jamie (not too hard a task, to be fair).

Fellow Paul Rudd fans, good news: some primo, top quality, high grade Paul Rudd nonsense is about to hit your eardrums. Also along for the ride are his castmates from the third Ant-Man outing, including Evangeline Lilly, Katherine Newton, Jonathan Majors and Michael Douglas - plus their director, Peyton Reed (lest we forget). Talking about breaking, CGI chicanery, fan interactions and plenty of other teeny tiny bits and pieces, quite a lot it covered in this Giant-Man-sized interview special, so please do enjoy.

Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, then: a live-action-cum-stop-motion hybrid animated comedy-drama that couldn't be "indier" if it tried, telling the story of a tiny adorable shell (called Marcel, you guessed it) who lives, Borrowers-style, with his grandmother in an empty house. Oh, and he wears little shoes. Honestly, you have to see it to believe it, but it truly is one of the best films you'll see this year. Here then is the voice of Marcel (and co-creator) Jenny Slate, talking about the meaning of this instant cult classic now that it's finally hit UK cinemas.

Daryl McCormack is having a very good moment right now: nominated for two Baftas, recently seen in a critically-acclaimed Apple TV+ show Bad Sisters, and happily talking about his new best friendship with Emma Thompson, his co-star in sexual discovery comedy-drama Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. Charming and chatty and just generally a tip-top human being, Daryl nattered away with Ali over magic of the internet earlier this week, and here is the double pizza-fuelled result. That'll make just a touch more sense once you've listened, by the way. Hopefully.

You have made an excellent decision today, pressing play on this particular podcast episode. Ke Huy Quan was for the longest time known as Short Round or Data (thanks to Temple Of Doom and The Goonies) but now he is Waymond, the multiverse-hopping hero (alongside Michelle Yeoh's Evelyns, of course), in Everything Everywhere All At Once. He is a DELIGHT here talking to Ali, charming him beyond belief and even getting close to tears on a couple of occasions. So press play, enjoy and share with one and all, we dare you.

Joe Cornish - podcasting legend of Adam And Joe fame, and director extraordinaire behind Attack The Block and The Kid Who Would Be King - is back with Lockwood & Co, a TV show about gifted teenage paranormal investigators that currently happens to be the number one most watched show on Netflix in a number of countries, thanks for asking. In this episode of Radio 1's Screen Time, Joe tells Ali about finding his excellent cast (Ruby Stokes as Lucy Carlyle, Cameron Chapman as Anthony Lockwood, Ali Hadji-Heshmati as George Kari), his memories of '70s super spookery The Ghost Hunters and what ever happened to his once-announced-now-disappeared 'Snow Crash' sci-fi film project.

The incredibly talented and incredibly charming Russell T Davies (Queer As Folk, A Very English Scandal, Years And Years and It's A Sin) spoke to Ali this week in honour of his new ITV (and ITVX) drama Nolly, all about Noele Gordon, the '70s and early '80s soap superstar who played the indomitable Meg Richardson in Crossroads, and how her seemingly unstoppable small screen success suddenly... stopped. Oh, and it should be mentioned: Helena Bonham Carter plays Noele. Yep, it's a good 'un. And with RTD (as no-one calls him) also the man behind the 2005 revival of Doctor Who - and soon to return to the beloved franchise - that topic may up as well, if only just a little bit.

Darren Aronofsky and Brendan Fraser talk to Ali this week about their critically-acclaimed drama The Whale, as well as The Mummy bumper stickers, screentesting, Stephen Sommers' incredible directorial tips and much, much more. Forgive Ali for being particularly smitten with Brendan on this one, he's a big fan.

The Fabelmans finally arrives on British shores this weekend, with Steven Spielberg's latest enjoying the awards nominations as a not-so-little boost to remind you that yes, yes indeed, Spielberg has made another motion picture, and this one is about... him. That's right, this is a semi-autobiographical film starring the likes of Michelle Williams (who you'll hear from on this podcast), Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch and newcomer Gabriel LaBelle (again, also on this podcast!). Here you hear from Michelle and Gabe (as he prefers to be called) about the honour of bringing Spielberg's young life to, um, life.

There's a lot of big telly coming your way in 2023, so friend of the show - and all-round TV expert - Scott Bryan dropped by the Radio 1 studios to chat to Ali about what to look forward to, from Nolly to The Last Of Us to Loki to The Mandalorian to... The list goes on and on. As you'll hear!

Damien Chazelle is just 37 years old but he's already given us Whiplash, La La Land, First Man and now his 1920s Hollywood epic, Babylon. He's an outrageous talent. There, it's been said. Here he talks to Ali about his story so far, with some of his stars - including one Ms. Margot Robbie - chipping in here and there.

The Last Of Us TV show is finally with us, on HBO in the US and here in the UK through Sky Atlantic / NOW. At long, long last - so to speak - The Last Of Us is here. At last. In 2013 the first game came out on PS3 - remember that? - and now, a decade later, Naughty Dog's critically-adored post-apocalyptic zombie heartbreaker has finally been adapted for the small screen, and by Chernobyl's Craig Mazin no less, so that's how you know it'll be a laugh riot. Ahem. Talking to TLOU superfan Ali we have Craig himself, as well as our Joel and Ellie, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, not forgetting game co-creator Neil Druckmann and, well, quite a few others as it goes.

There are "unbelievable stories", then there's the tale they're telling with Welcome To Chippendales, the latest Hulu drama to make its way over to the UK and land on Disney+ (alongside Welcome To Wrexham and, um, the Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie), inspired by a book that says a lot just in the title: 'Deadly Dance: The Chippendales Murders'. Best to say not too much more, eh? But! Kumail Nanjiani and Murray Bartlett play the two key figures in the incredible tale of how the all-male dancing revue took over the world, and how good ol' power does so love to corrupt.

Gillian Anderson needs no introduction, but with this being the introduction part of the podcast, an introduction is what she shall have. An Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild (the list goes on and on, and quite rightly) award winner, Anderson is a veteran of the X-Files series - but of course - as well as, more recently, The Crown and Sex Education, not forgetting Bleak House, American Gods, Great Expectations and much, much more. Here she talks to a very chilly Ali over Zoom in honour of her latest, the Netflix detective mystery thriller The Pale Blue Eye. No spoilers here, we promise!

2023 is here! And with it, Radio 1's Screen Time interview specials for you to listen to, you lucky, lucky things. First up is Blake Harrison, most recently seen in the second series of I Hate Suzie on Sky, but also in the likes of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (a must watch if you're a David Cross fan), The Great, A Very English Scandal and some thing called - checks notes - The Inbetweeners, where of course he played the legendary Neil. Here Blake talks to Ali about all of the above and more, even coming up with a whole new word in the process...

What is Ali's film of the year? You may be able to guess but just to maintain an air of mystery, let's say it's A BIG SURPRISE (it's not). Then there are the big movies of next year to look forward to - so many blockbusters it's almost unbelievable - plus a cheeky 'last interview of the year' with the stars of Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, namely Naomi Ackie and Stanley Tucci. And if you're reading this podcast description, let us just say... MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The cast of the new Witcher prequel series - four episodes hitting Netflix on Christmas Day, as you do - chat with Ali about baths, staffs, warhammers, regular hammers, shooting in Iceland, shooting in caves, the glory that is Michelle Yeoh as well as that pesky "Conjunction of the Spheres". Fair warning: Ali's a bit poorly, so he's even more eccentric than normal. Yeah... that's saying something, for sure.

Brian Tyree Henry is one of those actors, you know? Always good in everything he appears in, whether it's Atlanta, Boardwalk Empire, How To Get Away with Murder, This Is Us, If Beale Street Could Talk or even Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. He's just got that special X factor that lifts his characters up, and frankly, Ali may be a bit obsessed. Brian's getting rave reviews for his work in his latest effort, Causeway, and was kind enough to tell us all about it here...

2009's Avatar is - at the time of writing - the biggest film of all time. Ever. And now, 13 years later, its sequel is finally hitting cinemas, going by the name of Avatar: The Way Of Water. In this audio version of the BBC iPlayer programme, Ali speaks to the cast of the films - as well as producer Jon Landau and director (amongst many other things) James Cameron - to ask after the secret of the series' enormous success.

One of the very best things on Apple TV+ is Slow Horses, and one of the very best actors in Slow Horses is Jack Lowden - of Mary Queen Of Scots, Fighting With My Family and War And Peace fame - here playing alongside the legendary Gary Oldman in this thoroughly entertaining spy thriller series based on the books by Mick Herron. In this particular conversation, you'll hear Jack talking to Ali about meeting Sir Alex Ferguson, taking selfies with Mr. Oldman and what he's currently binging on TV. Pretty sure you're not going to guess what, to be honest...

With December chugging ever onwards and January and February just around the corner, what are the awards-worthy films we'll need to pretend we've seen in the new year? Friend of the show and Rotten Tomatoes' in-house awards expert Jacqueline Coley had a good old chat with Ali about the nature of modern film criticism as well as who's in the running for The Academy Awards 2023. The Whale, Tar, The Fabelmans, The Banshees of Inisherin, Women Talking... looks like we've got a lot of (very enjoyable) homework to do. You know, in a good way!

Odds are if you listen to Radio 1's Screen Time - and if you're reading this, there's a decent chance you do - you're aware of the super soaraway podcast success that is No Such Thing As A Fish, where four QI elves get together to throw semi-incredible facts at each other. One of their number is Dan Schreiber, a friend of the show here at Screen Time, and he was kind enough to stop by Radio 1 recently to indulge in a fact-slinging match with Ali about troubled movie productions, inspired in part by some killer stories in his new book, The Theory Of Everything Else. So expect extreme geekery and a surprising reassessment of 2005's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Kaya Scodelario stops by - through the magic of the internet, that is - the podcast this week to talk about her new Christmas movie called, um, This Is Christmas. It's very Christmassy. Elsewhere on the podcast, the first half is all about the amazing avalanche of movie and TV news that's been occurring of late, with trailers for Indiana Jones 5, Guardians 3 and more all arriving, plus bits and pieces on The Last Of Us adaptation, His Dark Materials and much more.

Ali is joined by comedian and friend of the show Jordan Gray for an extended, spoilerific, conversation all about one of the finest super hero movies ever, X2: X-Men United.

Ali chats with Willow star Warwick Davis as well as creator Jonathan Kasdan and vaious other other cast members.

Will Ferrell? In a Christmas film? Inconceivable! The artist sometimes known as Buddy the elf teams up with Ryan Reynolds for Apple TV+'s festive musical outing, Spirited, a toe-tapping take on the classic Christmas Carol story. Here you'll hear from Will himself as well as his co-star Octavia Spencer, not forgetting their director Sean Anders. Ho ho ho and so forth.

The Menu hits cinemas this weekend, a thriller-horror-psychological... food film, you might say? As in, a film about food. Ralph Fiennes plays an all-powerful chef who invites a select group of foodies to a night they'll never forget at his remote island restaurant. Here stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult tell us all about it - as well as Mad Max Fury Road and much, much more...

Connor Swindells may be best known for his performance as Adam Groff in Sex Education, but his new role as SAS founder David Stirling in the BBC's SAS Rogue Heroes may take over that prized position. Here's a chat with the charming so-and-so that touches on what to expect from Sex Ed series 4 and how to best survive a desert shoot in the baking heat when sand gets absolutely everywhere. Top tip: turn the air con off. Seriously. Now you know.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is finally here: the 30th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the long-awaited follow-up to the box office-busting worldwide cultural phenomenon that was the first Black Panther, which came out back in 2018. This is an interview special in honour of the film - featuring writer-director Ryan Coogler as well as some of his cast, including Winston Duke, Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o and more - touches on the passing of the late, great Chadwick Boseman as well as what it was like to be caught up in the maelstrom of Black Panther mania when the first film came out.

A short and sweet conversation with Aimee Lou Wood - of Sex Education fame, sure, but she was in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, let's not forget, and lots of theatre too - for you this Sunday, as we celebrate her first lead role in a motion picture: Living. A remake of the Japanese classic Ikiru, it stars Bill Nighy as a bureaucrat with a terminal illness, and Aimee as his work colleague that starts to bring him out of his shell. It's a real winner this one, well worth seeking out, as Aimee herself will tell you...

The cast for the Enola Holmes movies on Netflix, well, it's a little bit ridiculous. Eleven herself, Millie Bobby Brown, might have been enough, but you've also got Henry Cavill (as Sherlock, no less), Helena Bonham Carter, David Thewlis and Sam Claflin (in the first film, at least). Speaking from New York last week - just after that big Superman news dropped - both Millie and Henry were on great form, getting very geeky about reality TV shows and fantasy novels. Wonder if you can guess who was getting geeky about what...

House Of The Dragon has wrapped up its first series and now all us Game Of Thrones fans are left waiting well over a year for the next episode to land in - gulp - 2024. To help assuage the pain, Ali has teamed up with friend of the podcast Steffan Powell (formerly of Radio 1's Newsbeat, now the BBC's Gaming Reporter) for a bit of low-on-expertise-but-high-on-enthusiasm spoilerific chat about the GoT prequel. You know, just the way we like it here at Radio 1's Screen Time, eh?

Ali is back, back, back and now he's now longer feeling unwell, hooray! To celebrate, here's a cheeky little Friday episode of Radio 1's Screen Time, featuring a short but sweet news section before a delightful conversation with Bros stars Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane. If you've not heard much about Billy "Billy On The Street" Eichner's gay rom-com, well, things are about to change as Ali is a FAN and this gloriously giddy interview very much proves it.

Baz Luhrmann is the visionary, legendary, incomparable director behind Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Australia, The Great Gatsby and this year's Elvis, starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks. Ali was lucky enough to talk to Baz face to face for a good half hour, touching on everything from 'Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)' to his favourite shots in his own films. So if you love films - and let's be honest, it's a pretty safe bet you do if you're reading this - don't think twice: press play and regret nothing.

Ali is joined by comedian, writer and super friend of the show Kiri Pritchard-McLean to talk about their mutual love for Australian psychological horror, The Babadook.

The most incredible cast - truly - has been assembled for Amsterdam, featuring Chris Rock, Zoe Saldana, Mike Myers, John David Washington, Anya Taylor Joy, Taylor Goshdarn Swift and many more... including our interviewees today, Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and Rami Malek. Here you'll hear about glass eyes, early plastic surgery and singing with one of the biggest popstars in the world.

Ali and friend of the show Clarrise Loughrey chat in depth about Don't Worry Darling, one of the most talked about movies before it was even released. Warning: The latter part of this podcast contains spoilers, so why not pop down to your local cinema and see the movie before listening.

It may have come out in 2004, but Sam Raimi's second Spider-outing with Tobey Maguire remains one of the very best superhero films ever made, and with Spider-Man: No Way Home being a year old soon enough - as well as reappearing in some cinemas with bonus scenes - now felt like a good time to take a trip to Ali Plumb's Film Club to talk about the movie in spoilerific detail. Joining him for a trip down web-slinging memory lane is comedy rising star Jordan Gray, who's recently been taking Edinburgh festival by storm (as they say), and is no stranger when it comes to comic book movies, not by a long chalk...

An actual, genuine, totally real romantic comedy motion picture is in cinemas right now and its name is Ticket To Paradise. It feels like it's been a while, and frankly, for fans of the genre, the return of all that 'Will they, won't they?' is just wonderful to see. The fact that both George Clooney and Julia Roberts are in it is the icing on the cake, two absurdly charming human beings slumming it with our Ali as they talk about shooting in Australia, 'Bat-nipples' (you'll see) and why Ocean's 13 is one of George's favourite movies. And that's not all, as they say, with co-stars Kaitlyn Dever, Billie Lourd and Lucas Bravo also along for the jet-setting ride.

September 21st finally sees the Rogue One prequel, Andor, premiere its first three episodes on Disney+, telling the story of how the oh-so-sneaky thief Cassian Andor ended up becoming a spy working for the Rebel Alliance. Directed and written by the one and only Tony Gilroy, it looks to be a somewhat more 'grown up' adventure in a galaxy far, far away, and talking all about that on this particular Screen Time interview special we have Mr. Gilroy himself, as well as our lead, Diego Luna, plus Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, Genevieve O'Reilly and Adria Arjona. It's a bumper one this week, we know!

There's been an absolute tonne of movie and TV news lately, so much so that Ali got back into a room - face to face, can you imagine it?! - with good ol' Ace to talk it all through. Fair warning: there is an absolute avalanche of information coming your way about Marvel releases, Rick And Morty and maybe even a bit of Knives Out 2. Elsewhere, we've got interviews with the folk behind Clerks 3 - namely Kevin Smith, Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson and Jason Mewes, so there's a whole tonne of fun to be had with this episode, let us assure you...

Typically, Radio 1's Screen Time spoiler specials talk about finales, or at a stretch, final seasons (or series!) of shows. But... when it comes to Better Call Saul, Ali and Matt - a fellow superfan - decided to try to tackle the whole goshdarn lot. Yes, there's an emphasis on the most recent episodes, but they hop, skip and jump around the whole Breaking Bad Universe (is that a thing? Let's say it is) so consider the spoiler siren thoroughly sounded.

After years and years of nodunnits - Does that work? Probably not, let's move on - it seems as if there are more and more comedy crime capers coming out, with See How They Run the latest whodunnit to hit cinemas. This one has an incredible cast, including Saoirse Ronan and Sam Rockwell (who you'll hear from today), as well as Adrien Brody, Ruth Wilson, Reece Shearsmith, David Oyelowo, Charlie Cooper, Tim Key and more. Plus! It's directed by This Country veteran Tom George, it's set in the 1950s and looks absolutely gorgeous. Ronan and Rockwell are both on fine form in these interviews, so listen up, and be sure to keep an ear out for clues - and lassos, amazingly.

If you've not seen the latest in the Predator franchise, we highly recommend watching Prey - on Disney+ in the UK, Hulu in the US - before you listen to this particular Radio 1's Screen Time spoiler special, where Ali gets to speak to the director of the film itself, one Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Boys), dissecting the movie in spoilerific detail with the man who actually made those spoilerific decisions. Things get geeky quickly - in the best possible way - with such topics as 'the best movie taglines ever', odd musical instruments and, you know, Prey itself, cropping up. And again, we can't be any clearer about this: SPOILERS FOR PREY ARE CONTAINED HEREIN.

Good news, Lord Of The Rings fans! The Rings Of Power is / are finally here, with Amazon Prime Video's megabudget adaptation of the events of the Second Age of Middle-earth now streaming - well, the first episodes, anyway. As a LOTR fan who has even travelled to New Zealand to 'climb Mount Doom' (aka 'walk the Tongariro Crossing'), Ali was ready and able and very much willing to speak to some of the cast of this new Hobbity adventure, including our new Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and our new Elrond (Robert Aramayo) and, as they say, many more. So, with every attempt made to avoid spoilers, here's a moderately silly conversation with close to a dozen Tolkienistas, recording just days ago in London - note Lindon, to be clear.

It's been a little while since we last met up for Ali Plumb's Film Club, but boy are we back with a bang this week as Ali teams up with fellow online film aficionado Dan Murrell (of Honest Trailers and Schmoedown fame) to talk about The Godfather. Yeah, we're not messing around, no sir. As ever, spoiler alert for anyone who hasn't had the pleasure of watching Francis Ford Coppola's classic, but if you just want to hear two movie geeks shooting the breeze, there's also a good few minutes of that at the beginning as well. Spoiler alert: it really is very geeky indeed.

Friend of the show and all-round great guy Josh Horowitz stops by BBC Radio 1's Screen Time this week to talk about his first impressions of House Of The Dragon, why we're seeing two BIG film releases being delayed and what we should get excited about at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. But wait, there's more! Games Of Thrones, Fast And The Furious and Maze Runner veteran Nathalie Emmanuel also has a quick chat with Ali about her new horror thriller The Invitation, because as ever, we're generous like that.

Game Of Thrones is back on Sky Atlantic / Now. Okay, okay, it's back in prequel form (just to be clear), and with it come such names as Matt Smith, Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Emma D'Arcy, Emily Carey and many more. Speaking to everyone they'd let him shove a microphone in front of, Ali tries to avoid spoilers - as ever - when talking about a show that begs to be spoiled in almost every way. Sure, it's set 200 years before the events of the original Game Of Thrones and we kinda know what will eventually happen in House Of The Dragon, but HOW? Well, you won't find out here. Is that something to boast about? Ah well, too late now.

Tatiana Maslany is the Emmy-winning actress who is perhaps best known for her work as numerous clones in the excellent sci-fi series Orphan Black - but now, it's safe to say - her portrayal of Disney+'s latest Marvel hero She-Hulk (aka Jennifer Walters) will propel her to even higher heights. Joining her on this She-Hulk Screen Time interview special are her director, Kat Coiro, and the writer-creator behind it all, Jessica Gao, one of whom happens to have written one of the best Ricky & Morty episodes ever. Which one, you wonder? Well... here's a hint: it's the one who's a writer.

The Sandman is a much-loved series of graphic novels written by Neil Gaiman (see also: Stardust, American Gods, Coraline and Good Omens with Sir Terry Pratchett) and it's finally - after two decades lurking in Development Hell - been turned into a TV show, now on Netflix. Tom Sturridge stars as the titular character, all cheekbones and black robes, who embodies the concept of storytelling and dreaming in a world that also features Death, Despair, Desire and many other anthropomorphic personifications known as 'The Endless'. It's a fascinating dark fantasy drama and it was Ali's great pleasure to talk to Morpheus himself (as he's also known) over Zoom just before the show's big BFI premiere that evening - hear their chat here, and do your best not to nod off...

Nope is, at long last, finally in UK cinemas after already being released in the US and elsewhere three or so weeks ago. On any other Friday, that would be the biggest news going but after the shocking revelation that the Discovery and Warners merger has resulted in a 90% complete film, Batgirl, being thrown in the bin, Ace and Ali had to get together to discuss that that first. So! It's a podcast of two parts: Batgirl first, then a brief Nope chat that leads into an interview with the incredibly talented writer-director that is Jordan Peele. As is often said, we spoil you, we know...

Thirteen Lives is the latest from Ron Howard - our legendary guest on this particular Screen Time episode - a movie that tells the tale of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, with Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell as British cave divers Richard Stanton and John Volanthen respectively. Look forward to listening to Howard remark upon Ali's much-loved Rush t-shirt, as well as underlining just how tricky it is to recreate and shoot complicated cave dives, especially when the actors themselves want to do the actual diving.

Bullet Train is in cinemas this weekend, an action comedy kinda-sorta violent cartoon that stars our guests for this particular interview special podcast - Brad Pitt, Brian Tyree Henry and Aaron Taylor Johnson - and is directed by David Leitch (Deadpool 2, Hobbs & Shaw, John Wick).

Ali catches up with interviewer extraordinaire and deadpan delight Amelia Dimoldenberg - of Chicken Shop Dates fame (and much more) - as they talk shop, sharing stories of speaking to famous people and somehow getting away with it. Oh, and talk about The Devil Wears Prada, can't forget that, as the Ali Plumb's Film Club choice for this week. All right, everyone. Gird your loins!

A tonne of big news stories landed last weekend, fresh from San Diego Comic-Con, so here's Ali - never knowingly on time - with his thoughts just a week later. Since then we now know who's directing the new Avengers outing - Shang-Chi's Destin Daniel Cretton - and loads more headlines will have arrived BUT ANYWAY, not to worry, we've also got interviews with Dylan O'Brien and Zoey Deutch about their new film, Not Okay, a dark comedy that'll make you think differently about social media. No but really, it will.

Who doesn't love Emily Blunt? She's one of those utterly charming, truly gifted human beings who's been in a wide variety of big screen releases, including Sicario, Mary Poppins Returns, Jungle Cruise, The Devil Wears Prada, Edge Of Tomorrow, Looper, A Quiet Place and much much more. In this throwback episode of the podcast, we dig into the vaults just one more time to unearth a 2016 - can it really be from 2016? - Movies That Made Me conversation that first hit the airwaves around the release of The Girl On The Train. How time flies, eh?

Ali is talking to himself - as he sometimes likes to do - in BBC Radio 1 towers about two of the biggest movie releases out this weekend, namely The Grey Man (on Netflix) and Where The Crawdads Sing (in cinemas), before cuing up someone he seems to have a massively geeky crush on: the legendary etymology angel that is Susie "Dictionary Corner" Dent. Yes, two of the nerdiest people you know talk about the origin of words - movie words! - in the second half of this entirely unique episode of BBC Radio 1's Screen Time. Here's hoping Ali can cameo on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown soon, eh?

Another one from the interview back catalogue this Sunday, and it's a gem: the forever charming Steve Carell talking about some of his biggest big screen hits over the years, from Anchorman to The 40 Year Old Virgin. If you'd like more Steve Carell in your life, don't forget that the new Minions movie is in cinemas now, but honestly, that's by the by - you want him chatting from way back in 2018, when the world was young, don't you? Of course you do.

Thor: Love And Thunder is in cinemas right now, the 29th feature-length entry in the Marvel Cinematic Unvierse, so Ace and Ali have got together to try to work out why the critical response has been so, well, mixed. As ever, if you've not watched the movie already, back away from this here podcast, but if you've seen Thor and The Mighty Thor and Korg and King Valkyrie and Gorr (and the rest of the gang) do their thing, play on and regret nothing.

Split into two parts and boasting some huge episode runtimes, the fourth season of Stranger Things delivered even more scares, even more heart, even more everything than ever before. Now it's landed on Netflix in its entirety, Ali and Screen Time's unofficial horror correspondent Louise Blain step up to their respective microphones to try to come to terms with what they've witnessed, with free rein on the spoilers - you have been warned!

The 29th big screen entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe swings into multiplexes this weekend with Thor Love And Thunder, aka Thor 4, aka Th4. Ali was lucky enough to speak to Chris Hemsworth a few months back, and now he's had a chance to chat with The Mighty Thor herself, Natalie Portman, as well as her costar Tessa Thompson and the madcap director behind it all, Taika Waititi.

Chris Hemsworth is always a good laugh, but things can get a little tricky when you haven't seen the film, the trailer, the poster... Pretty much anything to do with the film you're meant to be talking about. So please enjoy this "interviewing on hard mode" chat between Ali and Chris, ostensibly about Thor Love And Thunder, but... Well, you'll see.

That Ali Plumb guy is off on holiday so it's fine to delve into the archives and dust off a classic. The man chosen is the glorious human being that is Jeff Goldblum, star of The Fly, Jurassic Park and a couple of Independence Days to boot. So while Ali's off to Edinburgh, enjoy one of the most charming people on the planet. And Jeff, of course.

Director Scott Derrickson - of The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Doctor Strange and The Day The Earth Stood Still fame - reunites with his Sinister star Ethan Hawke for a new supernatural '70s horror-thriller based on the short story The Black Phone by Joe Hill. Both Scott and Ethan are brilliant talkers - as Ali sometimes likes to say - so here are a couple of interviews that dig a little bit deeper than your average 'What mementos have you taken from from set?' fare, promise. Expect discussions of schoolyard fighting, chainlink fences and bottle rockets.

Baz Luhrmann, the man behind Strictly Ballroom, Australia, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby returns with Elvis, his hip-shaking biopic of The King Of Rock 'N' Roll that sees relative newcomer Austin Butler transform into the man, the myth, the legend that was Elvis Aaron Presley. On this episode of Screen Time you'll hear the likes of Luhrmann and Butler talk about how they brought his Memphis mansion Graceland to life, as well as how they shot so many eye-catching, toe-tapping performances on camera. Joining Ali to do the film justice is friend of the show Clarisse Loughrey, someone who really knows her Luhrmanns.

Ali recently watched comedy-drama Big Boys on Channel 4 and found himself thinking "How can I get more people to watch Big Boys so I can talk to more people about Big Boys?" Yes, the name is a play on 'Big boys don't cry', so you're right to expect a show that tackles grief and depression, as well as coming out, finding yourself at uni, making friends and surviving university generally. If you've not seen it, see it, but maybe before you do, listen to a bit of this podcast special dedicated to it, just to whet your appetite.

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 the madness.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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 lines they've not said in years.

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, we know...

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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" is very much the right word.

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 way you (hopefully) like it...

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.

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 will tell. For now, please do enjoy this Story So Far interview and don't forget to tell everyone you know about it.

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.

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.

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 this time period, our heartiest apologies.

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 1 iPlayer as and when you fancy!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 iPlayer last year, now in audio form for your podcast pleasure.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It seems like forever ago that Robert Battinson - sorry, Pattinson, these things happen - was announced as our new Caped Crusader. And now, years later, at long last, R-Batz is here. On this special 'Becoming...' interview, The Artist Formerly Known As Edward Cullen talked to Ali about how he got the gig in the first place, putting on the suit for the first time and what he got told off for on set. Repeatedly. You'll see...

Peaky Blinders is back on BBC One for its sixth and final season, and what a pleasure it was to speak to the star of the much-loved, critically acclaimed gangster drama, one Cillian Murphy. Ali chatted to Tommy Shelby himself back in December - just before he started the whole Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer process - touching on how he got the role in the first place, how to tackle the accent, the look, the walk, as well as what the whole decade-long experience means to him.

A Friday episode of three parts this week: an intro from Ali, flagging up what's in cinemas, what interviews we have to look forward to and certain comfort food films we might want to check out. Then there's a news section, featuring friends of the show Jake Hamilton and Ash Crossan chatting about what's what in the world of movies and TV, including recent Oscars decisions, that Doctor Strange 2 trailer and more. Then! Then, then, then we have a spoilerific chat about The Book Of Boba Fett and get very geeky about the latest Star Wars Disney+ show. It's a bumper one this ep and no mistake.

Many will know Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister from that there Game Of Thrones but now you can soon see him as Cyrano in, um, Cyrano, at long last in cinemas. In this ‘Story So Far’ interview we leap about his career, from The Station Agent to Avengers: Infinity War, and it is a delight, though we say so ourselves.

If you've not already heard of Mary Elizabeth Kelly, prepare to discover one of your new favourite people on the internet. An exceptional impressionist and a big-time Mean Girls fan, she dropped by Ali Plumb's Film Club to talk about - you guessed it - Mean Girls. Oh, and being an impressionist. You may have seen that coming, sure, but just wanted to be clear up front, you know.

After breaking box office records with Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tom Holland is back with another high-budget big screen adventure in the form of Uncharted, the long-awaited cinematic adaptation of the much-loved Naughty Dog / Playstation gaming series. Our Tom is a young Nathan Drake, the treasure-hunting hero of the franchise, while Mark Wahlberg is his moustachioed mentor Sully. Listen to Mister Holland esq talk to Ali about getting the role, what it means to him and which part of the costume kept smacking him in the face.

The 2022 Oscar nominations are here, and Ali is more than willing to rattle through some of the headlines for you, despite a nuisance headcold (sorry about the voice modulation, by the by). Then there's the host of the super smash hit YouTube interview show Hot Ones, that there Sean Evans, who stops by to answer Ali's seemingly infinite questions about his internet-breaking series, as well as touching on Christopher Nolan's beloved Batman outing The Dark Knight for another Ali Plumb's Film Club. There's a whole lotta podcast in the podcast and no mistake.

Andrew Garfield has been giving the world some pretty darn amazing performances of late, notably in his new movie, The Eyes Of Tammy Faye (where he plays televangelist Jim Bakker), and also musical Tick Tick... Boom on Netflix. And then there's, well, how shall we put this? He's also in another motion picture that you may well have seen but it's probably best we don't mention its name - at least not in the description - though it does come up within the conversation you're about to hear, so forewarned is (sort of) forearmed. Long story short though, Andrew Garfield is a hero and here's an interview with him, please enjoy.

Emma Sidi, star of Starstruck (soon to hit BBC3 on February 7th), stops by to talk about the show as well as Tick, Tick... Boom, Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Andrew Garfield as Rent writer Jon Larson' musical that hit Netflix late last year. Plus, Ali tries (and fails) to wrap his head around the new Bafta nominations and just how they work these days, and then there's a review of Jackass Forever and an 'acknowledgement' of the existence of Moonfall.

A sequel to the toe-tapping, pop song-stuffed animated animal movie Sing that came out a few years ago is finally here, with Taron Egerton and company sipping their honey tea after belting out yet more catchier-than-catchier radio hits. Speaking to Ali about their favourite karaoke songs and much more are Scarlett Johansson, Matthew McConaughey, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll and the writer-director behind it all, the wonderful Garth Jennings.

Some of Ali's favourite creative types in that there Hollywood have hopped on Zoom to talk about their latest Apple TV show, The Afterparty, a murder mystery comedy with some incredible names on board, including Tiffany Haddish, Dave Franco, Jamie Demetriou and more. But! Even more impressive than that there's Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (friends of the show) behind the camera and Ali's brother from another mother (he likes to think), one Ben Schwartz, doing singing and a-dancing in his own amazing musically-themed episode.

Sir Kenneth Branagh's heartwarming semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story Belfast is in cinemas this weekend, and so is this Belfast interview special, featuring stars Dame Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan and Caitríona Balfe - not forgetting our writer director producer Sir Kenneth - talking about their uplifting (and somehow also heartbreaking) film set in 1969 Belfast just as The Troubles began.

Some big movie and TV (and gaming, to be fair) news has dropped of late so we thought it high time to get Ali back on the microphone to explain what's what in the world of blockbusters et al. Joining him is Scream expert Louise Blain, who is happy to talk about what's been happening in Hollywood lately - but is even happier discussing in spoilerific detail how she feels about the new Scream movie.

You asked for it, you got it. Finally, at long long last, Ali and Ace reunite to geek out about Spider-Man: No Way Home in spoilerific detail. If you've not seen the latest Spider-adventure, do not press play on this podcast. Seriously, we're not kidding here: we get into spoiler territory and QUICK. So if you're looking for a safe space to really get into the nitty gritty of it all, you've come to the right place. And bless Ali for trying to find things that he didn't like about the movie, eh?

Ali is back and so is friend of the podcast Ash Crossan, joining forces once again, this time to talk through some of the biggest upcoming releases of 2022, including the likes of Jurassic World Dominion, Doctor Strange 2 and much, much more. Also as a bonus, there's a tiny bit of Keegan-Michael Key talking about Hotel Transylvania: Transformania right at the very end, and at the very beginning, you can hear Ali desperately try to review Scream (aka 5cream) without giving away any spoilers.

Ali is enjoying a well-earned break, so here’s another chance to hear a classic Screen Time interview. James Cameron, the visionary director behind Titanic and Avatar, talks Ali Plumb through his remarkable career, from The Terminator and Aliens to new movie Alita: Battle Angel.

The King's Man has arrived, the kinda-sorta prequel / origin tale to the previous to Kingsman movies of 2014 and 2017. This time we've gone back to the days of World War One, with new characters along for the ride in the form of Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson and Djimon Hounsou - and what do you know, they're all on this here interview special, as well as director Matthew Vaughn, talking about cane swords, slow-motion reloading and gobbling down several slices of bakewell tart. This will make sense in context. Hopefully.

Keanu Reeves is Neo, 'The One', the hero of The Matrix. Sure, he's also John Wick, Johnny Mnemonic, John Constantine and a whole host of other characters with the first name "John" - but to many he is and forever shall be Neo. With that in mind, it was a great honour for our Ali to speak to the great man about the legacy of the films, his favourite moments and, well, The Lego Movie. You'll see.

The Witcher is back on Netflix for a second series - and to celebrate, Ali was lucky enough to talk to the likes of Anya Chalotra, Joey Batey, Freya Allan and newcomer Kim Bodnia about the success of the first series (and the books and the games, lest we forget). Oh, and some Henry Cavill fella goes into beautifully nerdy detail about the role of Geralt Of Rivia, The Witcher himself, touching on everything from the voice to the sword skills to the wig to the... almost everything, really!

One of Ali's favourite Christmas movies of recent years - and maybe, just maybe, *ever* - is Klaus, the animated triumph from SPA Studios available to watch all-year round on that there Netflix. After recommending the movie to all and sundry, Ali finally got in touch with the film's writer-director Sergio Pablos to see if he'd be willing to talk about how he made the film, the casting, the animation, the fan reaction each and every year and much much more. And you know what? He said yes, and here is the wonderful result. Merry Christmas one and all, and remember: a true selfless act always sparks another.

It's very nearly the end of 2021, so it's time for a good ol' fashioned Radio 1's Screen Time review-a-palooza, where Ali is joined by friend of the podcast Clarisse Loughrey to talk through some of the biggest releases coming out this month and early 2022, including a tiny independent motion picture called Spider-Man: No Way Home. Look forward to our thoughts on Don't Look Up, West Side Story, The King's Man and more - and again - we do our level best to avoid Spider-Man spoilers, but if you're nervous... maybe watch the film and come back? Just a thought.

Edgar Wright! The writer-director-producer who needs no introduction, sure, but just in case: he's the man behind the Three Colours Cornetto trilogy, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Baby Driver and now Last Night In Soho, his latest, starring the likes of Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomasin McKenzie. This is an audio version of his Movies That Made Me interview, so we go deep on everything from his dream pub quiz team to his incredibly impressive Blu-ray collection. Warning: things are going to get geeky (in a great way).

Time for a long-awaited, often-delayed news round-up with little ol' Ali talking to his little ol' self about what's new in the world of big blockbuster movies (and TV shows, let's not forget). Plus, as a little bonus for you in advance of Spider-Man No Way Home's Dec 15th release in the UK, there's also an extra interview treat for you in the form of Tom Holland and Zendaya enduring spoiler-free questions about a film that is very very difficult to talk about.

Adam Driver, then: an acting god walking amongst us. He's worked with everyone from Spielberg to Eastwood and back again, most recently pulling off a Ridley Scott double-bill in the form of The Last Duel and House Of Gucci. Here Adam speaks to Ali about his 'Story So Far', how many Kylo Ren masks he has at home and what it's like working with the Coen Brothers.

An unusual Friday edition of Radio 1's Screen Time as friend of the show (and stand up comedian extraordinaire) Alasdair Beckett-King stops by to talk to Ali at length about what makes a good Christmas movie - and what makes a good Christmas special of a sitcom. Bold statements are made, names are misremembered and stories are conflated - just the way you like it.

Netflix's The Power of the Dog is the latest from the critically-acclaimed filmmaker Jane Campion, and as such it's really quite a big deal indeed. Helping matters is its excellent cast, including the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jesse Plemons, the first three of which you'll hear from today on this interview special podcast episode. They talk about Campion's legacy, shooting in New Zealand and how the pandemic made things just a tiny bit trickier, to say the least.

Ali Plumb's Film Club returns with an earlier-than-expected trip to the festive film cupboard as friend of the show Ash Crossan joins Ali to talk about National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Before we dig into Chevy Chase falling off ladders and the like, Encanto and House Of Gucci also get reviewed - more or less - and the perils of 4-minute interviews over Zoom are discussed.

The upcoming TV show Hawkeye finally gives everyone's favourite MCU marksman his time to shine - though as Jeremy Renner will tell you, he's been shining perfectly fine for the past decade, thank you very much. Joining him on his new Disney+ adventure is the prodigiously talented Hailee Steinfeld, playing one Kate Bishop - an extremely important character in the Hawkeye comics - as well as Vera Farmiga, Alaqua Cox and more. On this here podcast you'll hear from both of Hailee and Jeremy about how they got their roles, the new 'Rogers: The Musical' seen in the show and the fine art of firing a bow (and looking cool) on camera.

Now we're in the second half of November - nope, we can't get our heads around it either - it's time to bring back Press X To Continue's Steffan Powell for a 'State Of The Nation' when it comes to the world of gaming. With many of us only finally able to spend any sort of quality time in front of our consoles come December, loads of big games are on their way, and we're here to talk through (almost) all of them. Plus, a brief review of Ghostbusters Afterlife, as well as a round-up of the biggest movie and TV news headlines.

Kaitlyn Dever and Will Poulter star in the Disney+ show Dopesick - which is about the opioid crisis and not all that, well, fun. It's good! But it ain't all that chucklesome. The thing is, these two are just a joy to talk to, so somehow Ali tried to find a balance between the nitty gritty and the 'Can talk about Booksmart?' side of things. See if he manages it by pressing play... Now.

It's been a while but it's time for another movie and TV news round up from Ali, touching on everything from what Leo is up to next to what on earth is going on with Black Panther 2. Plus! As a Christmassy bonus, a chat with the stars of Home Sweet Home Alone, Aisling Bea and Rob Delaney. Happy month before Christmas folks!

Eternals is the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - the 26th, no less - and it's a BIG ONE. We're talking thousands of years passing, the creation of worlds, the destruction of worlds, Angelina Jolie as an elite warrior who can form any weapon out of cosmic energy... There's a huge amount at stake with this one! And a killer cast, including Kit Harington and Gemma Chan, both of which you'll hear from today, as well as our Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao, not forgetting Don Lee and Ms. Jolie herself.

There are so many films to watch in UK cinemas right now: Dune, No Time To Die, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, The French Dispatch, The Many Saints Of Newark, Last Night In Soho, Eternals, Spencer... the list goes on and on. On this review special, friend of the podcast and all-round hero Clarisse Loughrey stops by to help Ali try to tackle as many of them as possible. Look forward to waffly summaries and graceless spoiler avoidance, as we so often like to do around these parts.

Edgar Wright is back with Last Night in Soho, a psychological horror time-travelling thriller drama - our term - teaming up with friend of the podcast Krysty Wilson-Cairns on writing duties. Both are here to tell you all about how they turned the clock back in central London, as are two of the stars, the wonderful Anya Taylor-Joy and Matt Smith. This is a tricky film to talk about without giving too much away, so wish us all luck...

It's Halloween! Or, perhaps, by the time you read this... it was Halloween! So that explains why friend of the podcast and die-hard Scream aficionado Louise Blain stops by for a special 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' all about the original Scream, 26 years after it first hit cinemas. Expect discussions and descriptions of a variety of unpleasant Screamy activities - in a fun way! But also in a "just so you know" way, just so you know.

Dune is finally in cinemas and that is a very, very, very big deal indeed. Here's the wonderful and ever-charming Rebecca Ferguson (Lady Jessica in the film) to talk all about it - more or less - with Ali, as you, dear listener, specifically requested. Oh, and as well as talking Dune, there's also some chat about getting on the tube with Tom Cruise, her favourite family games to play and much, much more. Also! If you're keen on more Dune in your life, check out the Denis interview on BBC iPlayer.

Succession series 3 - or should we say 'season 3', as it's a US show, even if it's written by a mainly British writing staff? Anyway... - is finally here in the UK on Sky / Now and Ali is very excited about that indeed. Here he is, geeking out about one of his favourite TV shows on air today with three of its stars: Sarak Snook, Brian Cox and Matthew Macfadyen. Warning - and this is a BIG WARNING - these conversations contain plenty of strong language, just like the show itself. Also, spoilers for series / seasons 1 and 2. Now you know!

Halloween Kills is the twelfth installment in the Halloween franchise. That's right, twelfth. It's only the sixth - we think - to include the legend that is Jamie Lee Curtis, and it's also the follow-up to 2018's Halloween, the box office winner that reset the timeline and ignored the previous sequels. On this particular interview special, you'll hear from the queen of scream queens as she explains just how unglamorous it is to shoot a low-budget horror and what she has/had planned for the Halloween Kills red carpet...

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is finally in UK cinemas - two weeks after it first dropped over in the US - so now feels like the perfect time to unveil our 'Becoming... Venom' interview with Tom Hardy. Ali and Tom dig deep on what makes the character(s) tick, touching on the voice, the look, the attitude, the everything. It also contains some terrible Venom impressions from Ali, for which he can only apologise.

With so, so, so, so many of your fine folk asking so, so, so, so nicely, Ali and Neil have got together once again to talk No Time To Die - only this time WITH SPOILERS. That's right: the No Time To Die Spoiler special is here, and it's earlier than anyone could have expected. So if you're looking for a safe space to hear fellow nerds really dig into what goes down in No Time To Die, you've come to the right place. Just make sure you've seen the film already. Seriously. We're not kidding. At all.

With No Time To Die pretty much the only big movie in town - sorry The Addams Family 2, you know it's true - Ali is joined by the always wonderful Lucy Ford to talk about some of the biggest and best TV shows we're all watching right now. Okay, fine: Squid Game. A lot of this podcast (the second half, more or less) is about Squid Game. No spoilers though, we're totally aware we're not all totally up to date here, but as well as your usual weekly dose of movie and TV news we will be coming to terms with the HUGE success of the straight-outta-leftfield Korean Battle Royale-style game show drama.

In addition to speaking to Daniel Craig for our 'Becoming... Bond' piece, Ali also got to speak to the likes of Lashana Lynch, Rami Malek and director Cary Fukunaga as well, the lucky so and so. And here as a bonus No Time To Die interview special, you can hear from all three of them about how they put the film together. As this was recorded so long ago, no risk of spoilers here!

No Time To Die is finally here, in cinemas, ready to be watched by you. The trouble is, here's a motion picture that's so stuffed full of twists and turns it's practically impossible to review it properly without giving too much away. To make things just a little bit easier for Ali, friend of the podcast and Bond expert Neil Alcock has returned to chew the fat on No Time To Die - and even talk about who should play James Bond next...

The always wonderful Ace is back to talk to Ali about the latest movie and TV news, from who won what at the Emmys and what an earth is going on with this new animated Super Mario movie. As ever, things stay geeky and blockbustery - it's what we do around here - as Ace and Ali talk more about Shang-Chi now that, um, well, Ace has actually seen it. Often helps with film discussions, eh?

It's finally here: Ali talking to the one and only Daniel Craig about his time playing James Bond: 15 years of his life, from Casino Royale in 2006 to No Time To Die, his final outing as the superslick superspy, at long last out in cinemas here in the UK on September 30th, and in ‘theaters’ over in the US on October 8th. P.S. At times Daniel uses some adult language so if that sort of strong stuff might offend, maybe step away from the podcast.

Sex Education is back, and with it the opportunity for Ali to talk to some of his favourite people: the cast of Sex Education. Yep, it's as simple as that. The two brave souls willing to let Ali 'King Of Bad Pronunciation' Plumb mangle their names are Ncuti Gatwa (who plays Eric) and Chinenye Ezeudu (who plays Viv). Both are on brilliant form as they talk green screens, Americanisms and what 'new friends' say when they meet them for the first time.

Ali is joined by TV expert - and co-host of BBC 5 Live's 'Must Watch' podcast - Scott Bryan to talk through the best telly of 2021 so far, as well as what we have to look forward to for the rest of the year.

Karen Gillan needs no introduction, and yet... here we are, just in case. The performing artist formerly known as Amy Pond has appeared in the likes of the MCU (as Nebula), Jumanji (as Ruby Roundhouse) and that little tiny weeny sci-fi show Doctor Who. She's back in our lives on September 17th when her new fight-filled action-thriller (called Gunpowder Milkshake by the way) hits NOW / Sky Cinema in the UK. Here, as an early special treat for you special podcast listeners, is Karen's 'Story So Far' interview, a week before it hits BBC iPlayer. Enjoy!

So much movie news, so little time: a new Bond trailer, a new Red Notice trailer, a new Ron's Gone Wrong trailer - so many trailers! - not forgetting the big one, The Matrix Resurrections. Plus, news that isn't to do with trailers, including a fresh batch of release date changes, Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air updates and much more. Oh, and Ali and Ace's new on air timings! Whip out your calendars, basically.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings finally hits cinemas - and only cinemas - this weekend, the 25th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe giving us a brand-new star in the form of Simu Liu. You'll hear from him here in this 'Becoming... Shang-Chi' interview special, made even more so by the addition of his director, Destin Daniel Cretton, as well as his co-star, Fala Chen.

You guys asked for it, you guys deserve it. Yes, after many, many polite requests for a return to reviews on this here podcast, Ali is back with a monster-sized review-a-palooza of all the biggest movies out this year so far. Shang-Chi is in cinemas this weekend as well, so there's a review of that as well at the end, but ultimately this is Ali and friend of the show Clarisse Loughrey digging through the summer's most sizeable releases and telling you fine folk what we thought about them.

It's the new Three Amigos! Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin, that is, who join forces for a new Disney+ / Star murder-mystery true-crime podcast show - you know the type - called Only Murders In The Building. They also, very generously, agreed to talk to Ali about making the show (amongst other things) in this anarchic and all-too-brief chat in which you may well be able to hear Ali actively losing his mind with happiness.

No Ali Plumb's Film Club this week - yep, we went there - as Ace stops by to get extra nerdy in this super geeky newsy edition of Radio 1's Screen Time that's almost entirely about the new record-breaking trailer for Spider-Man No Way Home. 355.5 million views in just 24 hours. Mind-boggling really. Ali's film club will return next week, but for now, listen to this - but maybe only after you've seen said trailer, eh?

Henry Golding - star of A Simple Favor, Crazy Rich Asians and Last Christmas - is now an action hero thanks to his starring role in Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. Here he talks to Ali about his sword skills, ninja skills, nunchuck skills and all sorts of other skills - as well as how to best backflip off a moving truck and fight someone in very wet weather - and comes across, as you'd expect, like an absolute dreamboat.

Ali is kinda-sorta still on holiday this week, but that doesn't mean you're going without a new 'Ali Plumb's Film Club', now does it? Stepping up is Jon Croker - screenwriter, raconteur and bon vivant - who you may remember from the Film Club on Raiders Of The Lost Ark, talking all sorts of nonsense about Martin Scorsese's gangster classic Goodfellas.

Jodie Comer stars alongside Ryan Reynolds in the new sci-fi action adventure Free Guy, and as she was in town talking about it, Ali jumped at the opportunity to actually speak to her, actually face to face. Actually. Look forward to some thoroughly silly nonsense about her favourite go-to dance moves and advert jungles she'll never forget - as well as, you know, her career. We promise that actually comes up as well.

Shaun Of The Dead! In Ali Plumb's Film Club! Finally! Desert Island Discworld host Al Kennedy stops by to point out that Ali's got red on him in this close-to-one-hour love letter to Edgar Wright's cult classic.

Stillwater is the latest from director Tom McCarthy, the man behind the likes of The Station Agent, Win Win and the Oscar Best Picture winner Spotlight. It stars Matt Damon - who you'll hear from, don't you worry - as well as Camille Cottin (of Call My Agent fame) and Abigail Breslin (who you know and love from Zombieland and Little Miss Sunshine). On this particular interview special you'll hear from all of them, talking about shooting in the south of France and being upstaged by a total newcomer. Hey, it happens.

This week's Ali Plumb's Film Club is all about a modern action classic, Casino Royale. Yes, the 2006 one, not the David Niven one. Phew. Joining Ali to grill Bond is massive 007 superfan Neil Alcock, a man who really knows his Ms and Qs. Also as a little treat for you die-hard Screen Time fans is a return of the news section - remember that? - where Ali tries to briefly explain some seriously complicated studio legal wrangling. Sounds fun, right? Oh. Well... it is. Promise.

Ali speaks to friend of the podcast Kim Taylor Foster, who has literally written the book about The Matrix, all about the game-changing film franchise. Also, he has a hilarious interview with Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson and Jack Whitehall, who all star in the new Jungle Cruise movie.

The Suicide Squad comes a whole five years after the original Suicide Squad, bringing a couple of veterans along for the ride, and a whole host of newbies too. Here in this particular Screen Time interview special, you'll hear from Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, David Dastmalchian, Joel Kinnaman and our writer/director James Gunn.

M. Night Shyamalan is the writer-director behind the likes of The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Glass, Signs, The Village, Split, The Visit and now the efficiently-named "Old", a horror-thriller that almost defies description. A group of holidaymakers are taken to a mysterious private beach where they soon start to notice that they're aging at an alarming rate: children become teenagers, then young adults, over the matter of hours. Horrifying, right? You bet. Listen here to Ali talking to the man himself about where the idea came from and the practicalities of shooting on a beach in the Dominican Republic for days on end...

Seen Black Widow? Well, boy is this the podcast recorded expressly with you in mind. Ali teams up with friend of the podcast Clarisse Loughrey to talk about the 24th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in spoilerific detail. Seriously, the spoiler siren has been well and truly sounded. So look forward to about an hour's worth of in-depth catsuit-related geekery as the pair discuss Russian accents, plot twists and, um, pigs. Again, you really should see the film and then all that will make a tonne more sense...

Vanessa Kirby is the star of Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw, The Crown, the Oscar-nominated Pieces Of A Woman and now The World To Come (out July 23rd), a period drama / romance set in 19th century rural New York state where two women (Kirby and Katherine Waterston) fall for each other in a world full of hardships and obligations. In this interview, Kirby talks about shooting in Transylvania, having Jason Statham's number on her phone and the fine art of acting when you've seriously hurt your ankle. As the saying goes: you suffer for your art, and in this case, it's really really true.

At long last, the follow-up to the 2013 Dreamworks animation The Croods is finally in UK cinemas. Fans of the original hoped for a sequel much sooner, but with a pandemic and studio changes getting in the way, it's been a quite a while indeed. Speaking to its stars - Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone and Kelly Marie Tran - back in November 2020, Ali asks about the fine art of voice acting, pretending to be punched over and over (and over), working with the legend that is Nic Cage and their comfort food movies and TV shows. It turns out The Artist Also Known As Deadpool is also a Great British Bake Off fan. Now you know!

Swooping into Ali Plumb's Film Club, smashing a skylight as he does so, is 1989's Batman: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Tim Burton and a lot of facial prosthetics, just the way you like it. Comedian and member of double act 'The Pin', one Ben Ashenden, is the man with the Bat-plan this week, stopping by to lovingly take the mick out of the movie that gave us 'Batmania'. And as a special bonus treat, we've also got Zendaya talking about her role as Lola Bunny in Space Jam: A New Legacy - and why not?

As well as a bumper-sized trip to Ali Plumb's Film Club this week - where Starstruck's very own Emma Sidi stops by to talk about her love of 2014's The Lego Movie - we've also got Monsters At Work (and Monsters, Inc., of course) stars John Goodman and Billy Crystal round to talk about their new show, as well as their co-stars Ben Feldman and Mindy Kaling. And that's not forgetting the news section and a reminder of all that's worth watching in the cinemas these days.

Black Widow - at long, long last - is finally here, both in cinemas and on Disney+ Premier Access, which means we've also finally got a 'Becoming... Black Widow' interview to enjoy. So look forward to Scarlett Johansson herself opening up about how she got the role, what the character Natasha Romanoff means to her, mementos she's kept and much more. And as a bonus we've also got her Black Widow co-star O. T. Fagbenle also talking about his role, plus director Cate Shortland to boot! So what are you waiting for? Get busy listening, go on.

Out in cinemas - finally! - this weekend, Freaky is a body-swap horror comedy starring Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn and it is a lot of fun - as is this interview, where the two stars talk about their favourite 'kills', flicking back imaginary hair and an-all important secret handshake. Note: just to be extra, extra clear, this is a conversation about a gory horror comedy, so please note... it's got some red on it.

Sci-fi actioner The Tomorrow War has landed on Amazon Prime Video and - what are the chances!? - the stars of said film have been doing press around the movie, which has resulted in this here podcast episode. An incredible coincidence, we can all agree. Look forward to Chris Pratt and his crew - including Yvonne Strahovski, J. K. Simmons, Jasmine Mathews, Sam Richardson and Edwin Hodge - talking about battling aliens, the 'soccer' world cup and the perils of taking your top off for the benefit of time travel.

Ali Plumb's Film Club choice this week is MOANA. Yes, MOANA. Worthy of the capital letters, and no mistake. The excellent and wonderful comedian Janine Harouni stopped by to talk about one of her favourite films ever, adding to a bumper(ish) episode that features the fabled return of the long-lost news section.

Entering the 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' hall of fame this week is The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Time Out's film editor Phil de Semlyen is here to talk about all things Wes Anderson in spoilerific detail. Warning: this podcast / conversation is incredibly gushy about Mr. Anderson so, well, now you know. We really enjoy his particular brand of preciousness, especially when it's delivered by one Ralph Fiennes, what can we say? (A lot, as it turns out...)

Over the last 20 years, the Fast And The Furious series has become one of the most successful film franchises in the history of Hollywood. Now with the latest in the series, Fast & Furious 9, finally arriving in cinemas, we’ve caught up with some familiar faces, some old friends returning to the fold and a brand new member of the family, John Cena, who plays Dom's long lost brother. So as well as John, look forward to hearing from Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Jordana Brewster, director Justin Lin and the main man himself, Vin Diesel.

Good news, animation fans! Today you’ll hear from Luca's writer-director Enrico Casarosa and producer Andrea Warren - plus Pixar Creative Art Director Deanna Marsigliese - as they talk about Pixar's latest (now on Disney+, by the way), Luca, a tale of two best friends going on summery adventures on the Italian riviera. Oh, and did you know they happen to be sea monsters, disguising themselves as humans? Well... guess what? They are. True story. Ish.

This particular Screen Time interview special is all about The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard - the sequel to the 2017 odd couple Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson action comedy thriller The Hitman’s Bodyguard - with this follow-up featuring much more Salma Hayek, just the way you like it. Press play to hear Reynolds and Hayek talk about 'the perfect British accent', slapping each other, Morgan Freeman's laugh and much more, not forgetting the man behind all the madness, director Patrick Hughes, whose on-set giggling will one day become legend.

On this particular Friday edition of the podcast we have ONE THING - yep, just one thing, Ali's on holiday you see - 'Ali Plumb’s Film Club', where Empire magazine deputy editor and ‘80s comedy expert Nick de Semlyen generously stops by to talk Ghostbusters in spoilerific (and occasionally sweary, it should be said, but you know Ghostbusters) detail.

Loki is back! Tom Hiddleston's God Of Mischief has returned to our lives after the tumultuous events of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame thanks to a new Disney+ show called - would you believe it? - Loki, and Ali spoke to the star himself for a very special face-to-face conversation about how it all came about. Warning: this interview is burdened with glorious, geeky purpose. Now you know.

Nobody

Nobody is a revenge action thriller about a seemingly innocuous, pleasant, wouldn’t hurt a fly family guy - Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad’s very own Bob Odenkirk, also known for his amazing comedy work with the likes of David Cross on Mr Show - who’s dragged into a battle with a brutal drug lord after his home is invaded. On this particular Sunday interview special Bob talks about how he was inspired to make the movie - in cinemas now, by the by - after enduring his own home invasion, plus the realisation of just how much of a reach he had internationally with the ongoing soaraway success of Better Call Saul.

The Father is the heartbreaking drama about an aging man (Sir Anthony Hopkins) who must deal with his progressing dementia as he is aided (and seemingly hindered, from his increasingly unreliable perspective) by his daughter Anne, played by the ever-wonderful Olivia Colman. On this particular interview special of Screen Time, writer-director Florian Zeller, alongside his star Colman, talk to Ali about how they put the film together, and how it feels to work with such an incredible human being as - their words, not ours - "Tony".

On this particular Friday edition of the podcast we have TWO THINGS: Ali Plumb’s Film Club, where screenwriter and personal excellent friend Jon Croker drops by to talk Raiders Of The Lost Ark on its 40th - that’s right 40th - anniversary. Then there's three short and sweet interviews with the team behind the new Disney + Marvel show, Loki. After our lengthy - and spoilerific - Raiders chat you’ll hear from creator and writer Michael Waldron, director Kate Herron and one of the show’s stars, Gugu Mbatha Raw.

The utterly delightful Emily Blunt returns as a guest on BBC Radio 1's Screen Time to talk about her latest film, the long-awaited horror-thriller A Quiet Place Part 2, finally now in UK cinemas. Expect a joyfully anarchic tone generally as Ali and Emily talk leg injuries, how to be come best friends with Cillian Murphy and car stunts with Tom Cruise.

With The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring soon to celebrate its 20th birthday, LOTR superfan and friend of the podcast Clarisse Loughrey stops by to wax lyrical with Ali about the sheer unadulterated excellence of Peter Jackson's fantasy trilogy. So there's that to look forward to - as well as a tonne of iconic quotes to enjoy - as well as a shorter-than-usual news section and a reminder of what's still to come in June...

Emma Stone and Emma Thompson spoke to Ali over that there internet recently to talk about their latest, Disney's Cruella, a live-action tale of the origin story of the 101 Dalmatians villain. Also along for the ride are director Craig Gillespie and co-stars Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Jon McCrae. All were on fine form, even when Ali managed to stick his foot in it in a gloriously unfortunate way.

A bonus interview special for you this weekend - that's right, you've been good, you deserve it - in the form of this The Mitchells vs. the Machines chat with its director Mike Rianda as well as its producers, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. All three are on excellent form as they discuss their critically-acclaimed animation now that so many of us have had a chance to watch it and fall in love with it. Expect discussions that involve 'Shining socks' and small wooden moose figurines. As you do.

Ali talks all things Shrek and of course; all the latest news from the world of cinema...

Director-writer-producer-director-of-photography Zack Snyder is back with another zombie movie - just 17 years after Dawn Of The Dead - in the form of Netflix's Army Of The Dead, which sees Dave Bautista heading up a group of mercenaries as they attempt a Las Vegas casino vault heist... while thousands of zombies swarm around the building. In this interview special you'll hear from both Snyder and Bautista, as well as some of the supporting cast, namely Nora Arnezeder, Ana de la Reguera, Ella Purnell, Tig Notaro, Matthias Schweighöfer and Omari Hardwick. It's a bumper episode, and no mistake!

Cinemas are back open in England, Scotland and Wales so Ali is very, very excited indeed. So look forward to a 'What you can watch!' round-up, as well as the biggest news headlines (at the time of recording, mind) as well as the ongoing adventures of Ali Plumb's Film Club, with this week's geekier than geeky choice being Star Trek First Contact, with comedian Alasdair Beckett-King dropping by to help everyone live long and prosper.

Mark Millar is the comics writer behind such work as Wanted, Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Superman: Red Son, Civil War, Old Man Logan and much more, including Jupiter's Legacy, the Netflix superhero series currently doing very well, thank you very much, in the streamer's top ten lists. Here he talks to Ali about producing his own show and much, much more.

Friend of the podcast Louise Blain is back for the spooky 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' choice this week, The Conjuring. Listen as we try not to talk about Assassin's Creed too much (she's a big fan) and instead chat about the finest horror films of the 21st century - in our opinion, any way - as well as the ongoing success of the Conjuring franchise. All that plus the usual mix of movie news and nonsense as we celebrate going back to cinemas (in England, Scotland and Wales, at any rate) on Monday May 17th.

Lily James needs no real introduction, what with her appearing in the likes of massive hits like Downton Abbey, Cinderella and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, but just in case: it's the Lily James you know from Baby Driver. And The Darkest Hour. And hey, maybe, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And with her new BBC One period comedy drama The Pursuit Of Love on the way - highly recommended, by the by - she'll be 'The Pursuit Of Love's Lily James' soon enough. Here she speaks to Ali about her 'Story So Far', touching on all of the above and, as they say, much much more.

A League Of Their Own is the movie pick for 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' this week, chosen by guest Cathy Cullen from the Cinemile podcast. So there's that to look forward to, as well as the usual does of movie and TV news - but this Friday edition we also have some TV recommendations for you now that Line Of Duty has wrapped up, as well as a segment at the very end about the best 'underseen / underappreciated' sports movies of all time. A bumper podcast and no mistake!

Michael B Jordan is only just in his 30s but has accomplished so much already, from his work in The Wire close to 20 years ago to his new Tom Clancy Amazon Prime movie, Without Remorse, and everything in-between: Friday Night Lights, Black Panther, The Creeds, Chronicle... the list goes on and on. He was even People magazine's Sexiest Man In The World in 2020, so, you know, he's good-looking too - in case you weren't already aware of that fact. Here he talks to Ali about his 'Story So Far' and neatly manages to dodge some potentially spoilerish Black Panther 2 questions. Well played sir, well played.

Two friends of the podcast join us this week: Clarisse Loughrey to talk the Oscars and general movie news as well as Ace to talk The Falcon And The Winter Soldier in spoilerific TV version of 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' - yes, it's not a film, but hey, let's be generous - in this bumper Friday edition.

Marvel / Disney+ MCU TV show spin-off The Falcon And The Winter Soldier has now aired its sixth and final episode, so here's Ali's interview with one of its stars, Anthony Mackie, for a 'Becoming... The Falcon' special. Look forward to The Man Also Known As Sam Wilson recounting his favourite moments in the movies so far, talking about costume challenges and opening up about the joy of taking the mick out of his co-star Sebastian Stan.

As requested by you, dear Radio 1's Screen Time listener, it's time to talk about the John Hughes (and Steve Martin and John Candy) odd couple road trip Thanksgiving comedy classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles for this week's 'Ali Plumb's Film Club'. Joining us to do so is Sam Clements, who hosts the '90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest' podcast which celebrates all moves under that magic 90-minute mark - only this time, here on this podcast, he gets to talk about one that's just over, at 92 minutes or so. This is basically some sort of therapy for him, more or less. So look forward to that, plus your weekly dose of movies and TV new headlines and a whole load of waffle, just the way you like it.

The writer-director (Emerald Fennell) and star (Carey Mulligan) of the long-awaited black comedy thriller Promising Young Woman talk to Ali about their astonishing new film, touching on Britney influences, mood boards and the extraordinary reaction the film has been getting.

Regular Screen Time contributor Steffan Powell stops by to talk about the Ocean's films - all four of them, more or less! - and give us his thoughts on the new Knives Out follow-ups (what with him being a big murder mystery fan and all). Expect Ali and Steffan to say the word "slick" a lot as they talk about everyone's favourite heist comedy capers, as well as a mild rant about the disappointment that was Ocean's 12. Ah, the memories.

Everyone's favourite amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne - or is that David Webb? We forget - comes under the 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' spotlight this week as Helen O'Hara drops by to talk about The Bourne Identity (and some of the other Bournes as well, to be fair). All that plus the news headlines, some bonus Bourne facts and a whole tonne of mispronounced words makes up what is soon to be considered a classic in the 'Radio 1's Screen Time Podcasts That Were Released in April 2021' canon.

Our Ali resists flat-out asking Andy Samberg to be his 'new best friend' during this Story So Far interview in honour of his new time-loopy romantic comedy-drama Palm Springs, now - at long last! - available on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, nearly a year after those lucky Americans got to see it first in 2020. Expect nerdy SNL chat, nerdy Hot Rod chat, nerdy Popstar chat, nerdy Palm Springs chat and just a whole lot of general nerdy chat to be honest.

So there's this monster, right, called Godzilla. And then there's this other monster, right, called Kong. One's an atomic lizard-type-thing, the other's a giant ape. And in this movie, yeah, well, they fight. Like really fight. That's probably all you need to know before you watch it, but just in case here's some of the cast (Alexander Skarsgård, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Julian Dennison) and the director (Adam Wingard) to explain more in very entertaining detail.

It's a Friday edition of Radio 1's Screen Time, but not as we know it: yes, it's a super secret sushy spoiler special in honour of Disney+'s WandaVision, as requested by so many, many, many of you fine folk. As you may have guessed, if you haven't seen the show, maybe give this particular episode a miss and check out one of our recent interview specials, but if you're up to date, then press play and regret nothing.

Eddie Izzard stars in World War II spy-thriller-drama Six Minutes To Midnight, as well as co-writing it (no big deal). Legend of stand-up, unstoppable marathoner and self-confessed history buff, Izzard is on fine form here, despite seemingly not realising how much of a nerdy Eddie fan Ali is. Seriously, it's a wonder he didn't explode with excitement.

Tom And Jerry return in - would you believe it - Tom And Jerry, bringing along with them the likes of Chloe Grace Moretz, Michael Pena and Ken Jeong. All three speak to Ali for this interview special, as well as director Tim Story, though we were unable to get either Tom or Jerry to talk to us for this podcast, though let it be known that we tried.

One Nicholas Grimshaw esquire joins Radio 1's Screen Time this week to talk about his favourite film ever, Bridesmaids - a film he loves so much he's even got a tattoo of it. Yep. No kidding. Plus, Henry Lloyd-Hughes drops by to talk about The Irregulars, the new Netflix Sherlocky show where our Henry plays - you guessed it - Holmes himself.

If you're an animation fan in any way, you'll be delighted to discover that the producer of Soul, Dana Murray, and the director of Soul, Pete Docter, are back for a return visit to Radio 1's Screen Time. Look forward to a semi-spoilery conversation about Graham Norton's voice acting superpowers, the big third act plot move and Pixar's ever-expanding back catalogue of Easter Eggs.

In this super-sized Friday edition of Radio 1's Screen Time podcast, you'll hear interviews with both the director and writer behind the new Disney+ Marvel TV series Falcon And The Winter Soldier, as well as Zack Snyder, the man behind, um, Zack Snyder's Justice League. No big deal. That's all in addition to a great Ali Plumb's Film Club with friend of the podcast Josh Horowitz where we talk about Fight Club, a film that's honestly really quite hard to talk about (without breaking the rules, that is).

Cherry is the latest from AppleTV+ and, well, the directors behind the biggest film of all time - that's Avengers: Endgame, by the way - Joe and Anthony Russo, giving The Artist Also Known As Spider-Man (aka Tom Holland) the opportunity to really stretch his acting muscles alongside the equally excellent Ciara Bravo in this drug addiction, bank robbery, army veteran drama based on the semi-autobiographical book of the same name. And by the way, please do get in touch if you can find a longer sentence in a podcast description. Ahem.

Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto. Three big names - three Oscar winners, no less - spoke to Ali recently to talk about their new movie, The Little Things, a '90s-set serial killer thriller directed and written by John Lee Hancock (who also appears on the podcast, to be clear).

A mega-bonus-bumper Friday podcast for you this week, with a brief news section but an extra-long Ali Plumb's Film Club in honour of Easy A, one of the very best teen films the 21st century has to offer. Thanks again to friend of the podcast Lucy Ford for stopping by to talk about her love of Stanley Tucci and Emma Stone - and to Adam Brody, our bonus podcast interview which you can find towards the end of the episode, where he talks about his upcoming movie The Kid Detective. Told you it was a big one!

Eddie Murphy - THE Eddie Murphy - spoke to Ali recently about his new movie, Coming 2 America, the much anticipated sequel to his beloved 1988 comedy about Crown Prince Akeem (Murphy himself) traveling to New York to find his one true love. Now, decades later, the follow-up has landed on Amazon Prime Video, and we can all return to Zamunda just one more time. Oh, and just to be clear: this interview contains strong language (as you may have guessed) so forewarned is forearmed.

On this week's Friday podcast, we've got a bumper edition of 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' where friend of the show and all-round excellent person stops by to talk about Best Picture winner Gladiator, the historically fluid swords and sandals story that left millions of people trying to impersonate Russell Crowe's gravelly voice for, well, quite some time. To this day, even. We've also got a short and sweet news section, as well as a tiny clip of Russell himself from his Movies That Made Me from back in the day, just to spice things up (and show off, let's be honest).

A new Disney animation is here, the first since - checks notes - Frozen 2 in November 2019, and the first one partly made in animators' homes and not actually entirely in the House Of Mouse. Here, Ali talks to its stars, Kelly Marie Tran and Awkwafina, as well as its directors, Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, and its two writers, Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim and producer Osnat Shurer. Almost the whole gang, basically!

Daniel Radcliffe has a new film out, the tense prison break thriller Escape From Pretoria, and he got on the line with Ali to talk all about it recently now it's out on Amazon Prime Video. If you're not already in the know, he plays Tim Jenkins, the real-life South African political prisoner who managed to break out of jail in 1979 using - wait for it - wooden keys. Yep. So to hear The Artist Formerly Known As The Boy Who Lived talking about South African accents, acting alongside the man you yourself are playing, as well as what he's kept as movie mementos over the years, press play and regret nothing.

After Radio 1's Movies Week - where Greg James set Ali the task of watching as many films as possible in a week - Ali is back and normal podcast service can finally resume. Hooray and so forth. You've got the news section, where the likes of Tom Holland, Zack Snyder and Emma Stone crop up, as well as good ol' Ali Plumb's Film Club, which sees Mollie King stopping by to talk about her love of Valentine's Day favourite Notting Hill in exquisite detail. And okay, sure, there's a bit of waffle about the movie marathon too if you're into that sort of thing, but no obligation, honestly, it's right at the very end and everything.

As Radio 1's Movie Week concludes Ali gives you another chance to hear not One but THREE massive Hollywood stars. Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt all talk about the making of Tarantino's modern masterpiece, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.

Ali chooses his favourite interviews from the archives for Radio 1’s Movie week and today’s is legendary director Quentin Tarantino. Here he chats to Ali about his iconic films, from Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill to new movie Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.

As part of Radio 1's Movie Week we bring some classic Ali Plumb Interviews. Today, Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner chats about her career so far, including best lines in GOT, Dark Phoenix and James McAvoy's neck!

As Ali sups on gruel whilst watching Oliver as part of his Marathon Movie Challenge he chooses some of his favourite movie interviews from the past. Today it’s the star of Skins, Slumdog Millionaire, Lion, Dev Patel. Find out how he reacts at weddings when DJs press play on ‘Jai Ho’, who people mistake him for and what it’s actually like to be a Hollywood star (not that he’s comfortable with that phrase, mind).

Poor Ali is right in the thick of it, trying to complete Greg James's challenge to watch and A to Z of movies. While he's doing that he thought you might want to hear the wonderful Emilia Clarke. Here she talks about her movie Last Christmas, plus Game of Thrones and Star Wars.

Radio 1's Movie Week continues and as Ali continues his mega movie challenge set by Greg James he's decided to pick out his favourite interviews from the past. Today's is the one and only Tom Cruise.Tom tells Ali Plumb the stories behind some of his biggest movies - including Top Gun, Jerry Maguire, Tropic Thunder & American Made. He also reveals the movies that have inspired him and all the details of his most amazing stunts.

It's Radio 1 's Movie Week and to celebrate, Ali has chosen some of his favourite interviews from the archives. Here he chats to Jennifer Lawrence about her biggest roles, from Katniss in The Hunger Games and Mystique in X-Men to her Oscar winning performance in Silver Linings Playbook.

With WandaVision still revealing more and more of its sitcom-superhero mystery week by week on Disney+, he's the second part of Ali's interviews with its stars, namely Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda herself), Kathryn Hahn (Agnes) and Teyonah Parris (Monica Rambeau). No spoilers contained herein, just to be clear - though there is so much to talk about, in this particular podcast we try to keep things surface level. Just wait until all of the episodes land though and then, trust us, there's a spoiler special on the way!

On this week's Friday episode of Radio 1's Screen Time, there's a bursting bag of news to dig through, with details on the Super Bowl trailer drops, the Last Of Us TV adaptation and much more. And after much fanfare, Ali finally awakens The Mummy - the 1999 edition, to be clear - with friend of the podcast and all-round excellent person Rose Matafeo stopping back to talk about her love of Brendan Fraser. So make sure you've seen it recently and get ready for some spoilerific discussion of one of the most enjoyable Sunday afternoon family-friendly-ish horror comedy adventures ever - not something said lightly...

If you're a TV buff, Russell T Davies will need no introduction, being as he is the man behind Queer as Folk, Casanova, the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, Cucumber, Years and Years and now his universally lauded HIV/AIDS drama It's A Sin. A five-part Channel 4 miniseries set between 1981 and 1991, it's a heartbreaking semi-autobiographical story that deserves every award going, and here Ali does his best not to cry halfway through the actual interview.

This week's 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' choice is Self-proclaimed superfan Dan Schreiber - of QI, No Such Thing As A Fish and Museum of Curiosity fame - returns to Radio 1's Screen Time to sling karate facts at Ali, as well as professing his enduring love for Elizabeth Shue. He's only human, after all.

You know Dave Franco as an actor from appearing in the likes of The Disaster Artist, the Now You See Me movies and much, much more but now he's writing and directing his own films, kicking things off with The Rental, now available in the UK on Amazon Prime Video, a horror thriller about two couples who go on holiday to a rented home and get that uncomfortable feeling they are being watched. Press play to hear Franco talking about putting it all together, his love of Paddington 2 and much much more.

Friend of the podcast and MTV movie veteran Josh Horowitz returns for a '90s action movie special of 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' centring around Friday night classic Air Force One. Expect plenty of chit chat about improvised weaponry, film title suffixes (more fun than it sounds) and the best movie presidents. Oh, and 'Die Hard clones', which are 100% a thing. And all this is on top of the news section, which features Harry Potter, John Boyega in a Formula 1 car and King Kong fighting Godzilla, just the way you like it.

Rose Matafeo is one of those excellently excellent actor-comedian-writer-performers that is going to be HUGE so, so soon - in part no doubt to her starring role in the new New Zealand pregnancy rom-com (not a genre but hey) called Baby Done, where her dry humour and amazing screen presence just beam off your TV. Here she talks to Ali about New Zealand comedy vs. UK comedy, the strangest scenes to shoot and all of her amazing lockdown crafting creations. You're going to love this one, promise.

A twofer for Ali Plumb's Film Club this week: Hook and Jumanji, with Matt Edmondson joining Ali for a '90s Robin Williams special. Plus a decent chunk of movie news to discuss, including all those unavoidable movie release delays, lots of Marvel bits and bobs, plus a few of your very best answers to the question "What's the weirdest way your parents have ever reviewed a film?" It's great fun, promise.

WandaVision, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first foray into the world of movie-stars-in-their-own-Disney+-TV-show, stars Paul Bettany as Vision and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff, and it's finally - finally! - here. In this Sunday interview special of Screen Time we have Paul and his director, Matt Shakman, talking about the origins of the show as well as the character of Vision himself in all his purple, cowled, flying, phasing, superintelligent glory.

Confession time: Ali Plumb's Film Club is, for one week only, a TV club. About a TV show that's based on a film series, sure - that's The Mandalorian, in case you were wondering - but it's worth admitting the discrepancy early doors. We've also got the news section, discussing tonnes of MCU news, as well as release date changes and what is going on (ish) over in New Zealand for that Lord Of The Rings show.

Dickinson, the historical comedy-drama based around the life and times of the beloved 19th century American poet, returns for a second season on AppleTV+, and with it - of course - Hailee Steinfeld, its star. In this interview you'll hear about some of the more surreal moments from the show - dancing with bees and so on - as Ali and Hailee discuss a comedy-drama that is truly like no other. Oh, and they ever find time to explain exactly who Emily Dickinson is, just in case you missed that lesson in English class.

Radio 1's Screen Time is back back back for 2021 and you'll be pleased to hear that Ali Plumb's Film Club is going nowhere, no sir or madam. This week friend of the podcast Arielle Free returns to talk about Pixar's latest, Soul, and as it's about, well, the meaning of existence, there's SO MUCH TO SAY - so this film club could well be a record-breaking length. Then there's a very brief news section, as well as a whole bunch of different movie and TV recommendations on top of the answer to the question you've only now started wondering: what film franchise would take the longest to watch, if you watched all the movies back-to-back? Yep. The research was done, and it was exhausting.

Jenna Coleman is best known for her work on Emmerdale, Doctor Who and Victoria but she's soon to be seen in something distinctly different: BBC One's serial killer true-crime drama The Serpent, where she plays the seemingly complicit other half to the infamous 'Bikini Killer' Charles Sobhraj (played by A Prophet's Tahar Rahim) in the 1970s. In this audio version of her Story So Far interview, she talks about shooting in Thailand, mastering the Quebecois accent and what mementos she managed to sneak home from inside the TARDIS...

After two seasons on YouTube, Karate Kid TV follow-up Cobra Kai was snapped up by Netflix and now, at long last, a third instalment is here. It tells the continuing stories of one-time teenage rivals Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and well as a host of their young students, including Miguel Diaz (Xolo Maridueña), Samantha LaRusso (Mary Mouser) and Hawk himself, played by Jacob Bertrand. They all spoke to Ali through the magic of the internet to talk about the show's sudden huge success and what it's like to have strangers in the street wanting to show off their karate moves.

Ali has his feet up watching a Christmas Movie (who woulda guessed!) So no news or reviews this week. However look out for some great interview special podcasts coming up in the next week, including the cast of Cobra Kai and the brilliant Jenna Coleman talking about her role in the upcoming BBC drama The Serpent.

This year, we've had two Pixar movies. One was Onward, which came out in cinemas back in March and the second is Soul, which is forgoing cinemas and instead opting for a Disney+ release on Christmas day. Talking us through how they made this incredible music-cum-meaning-of-life movie about a middle school band teacher (Jamie Foxx), his unfortunate accident and trip to "the great before" (where he meets lsot soul Tina Fey) are producer Dana Murray, director Pete Docter (Up, Inside Out) and the fantastic Mr. Foxx himself.