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  1. Male Friendship

    How have film and TV reflected changing ideas about masculinity and emotional intimacy?

  2. Aliens

    Ellen and Mark on film and TV’s enduring fascination with UFOs and extraterrestrial life.

  3. 24 Hour Movies

    Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at films that confine their action to a single day.

  4. The Swinging Sixties

    Ellen and Mark revisit the decade that transformed Britain's image around the world.

  5. Hospital Dramas

    Ellen and Mark look at television’s long love affair with the medical drama.

  6. Fairy Tales

    Ellen and Mark explore the magical spell fairy tales have cast over cinema history.

  7. Spoofs

    As comedian Mel Brooks turns 100, Ellen and Mark explore the art of the cinematic parody.

  8. Amélie

    Ellen and Mark celebrate 25 years of Amélie with the film's director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

  9. Teachers

    Ellen and Mark head back to class to learn how teachers have been depicted in film and TV.

  10. Nudity

    Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore nudity on screen.

  11. Boxing

    Ellen and Mark explore cinema's most heavyweight genre, 50 years on from Rocky.

  12. Telephones

    Ellen and Mark trace the history of the cinematic call, from stick phones to smartphones.

  13. Fishing

    Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode examine fishing on screen. Guests include Mark Jenkin.

  14. Yorkshire

    Ellen and Mark look at screen depictions of God's Own Country, from Kes to Happy Valley.

  15. New Iranian Cinema

    Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore new Iranian cinema and its global impact.

  16. The Older Woman

    Ellen and Mark look at what changes when the woman is older in a screen romance.

  17. Survival

    Ellen and Mark explore how the challenges of nature have proved rich territory on screen.

  18. Stephen King

    Ellen and Mark look at King adaptations, from The Shawshank Redemption to The Shining.

  19. Courtroom Drama

    Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the tricks and tropes of trials in film and TV.

  20. Jane Austen

    Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore Austen adaptations past and present.

  21. Melodrama

    Ellen and Mark celebrate a once-popular genre of cinema that lives on in unexpected ways.

  22. Frankenstein

    Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the enduring appeal of Frankenstein.

  23. The Naked Civil Servant

    Mark and Ellen celebrate 50 years of the groundbreaking TV drama The Naked Civil Servant.

  24. Translation

    Ellen and Mark read between the lines, and find out what can get lost in translation.

  25. Death

    Ellen and Mark explore how films and TV depict death and dying.

  26. Painters and Painting

    Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at the long relationship between cinema and painting.

  27. Yuppies

    As American Psycho turns 25, Ellen and Mark investigate the world of yuppies on screen.

  28. Twin Peaks

    Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore David Lynch and Mark Frost's cult classic TV show.

  29. Police Procedurals

    Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode investigate police procedurals.

  30. Remakes

    Ellen and Mark delve into remakes and reboots from Breathless to Alien: Earth.

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