Frenzy - dir. Alfred Hitchcock ★★★
Good One - dir. India Donaldson ★★★
Tammy & the T-Rex - dir. Stewart Raffill ★½
The Smashing Machine - dir. Benny Safdie ★★½
Good Boy - dir. Ben Leonberg ★★★
Roofman - dir. Derek Cianfrance ★★★½
One Battle After Another - dir. Paul Thomas Anderson ★★★★★
Heart Eyes - dir. Josh Ruben ★★
Problemista - dir. Julio Torres ★★★
Thelma - dir. Josh Margolin ★★★½
Dirty Harry - dir. Don Siegel ★★★★
Novocaine - dir. Dan Berk, Robert Olsen ★★½
...also rewatched:
Three Colours: Blue - dir. Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski ★★★½
Three Colours: White - dir. Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski ★★★
Three Colours: Red - dir. Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski ★★★★
...also watched:
Build Your Own Home S2 Eps 1-4 & 6
The Celebrity Traitors UK S1 Eps 1-8
Cheap Irish Homes S6 Eps 5-8
The Daily Show S30 Eps 110-122
Gardeners' World S2025 Eps 26-29
Get Real Dude - dir. Sam Campbell, Joseph Pelling
Gogglebox S26 Eps 5-8
The Great British Bake Off S16 Eps 5-9
Heat Your Home S1 Ep1
Home Rescue: The Big Fix S8 Eps 4-6
Only Connect S21 Eps 12-15
Taskmaster S20 Eps 4-8
University Challenge S2025/26 Eps 13-16
...saw Rory Scovel at the Sugar Club
...saw Patti Smith at the 3Arena
...saw Bray Wanderers beat Kerry FC 5-1 at the Carlisle Grounds, beat UCD 1-0 at the UCD Bowl and 3-2 at the Carlisle Grounds
...listened/watched the following podcasts:
The Dish
Stanley Tucci, a negroni and spaghetti alle vongole
Dame Mary Berry, mulled wine and a chicken, leek and mushroom puff pie
Aisling Bea, a tuna niçoise and a whiskey
Comedian Nish Kumar, gnocchi with roasted red pepper and chilli pesto
Gordon Ramsay, crab linguine with chilli & garlic and a Soave
Miriam Margolyes, sage and rosemary chicken stew and mash potato
Florence Pugh, Christmas with an Italian twist
Saoirse-Monica Jackson, the best lasagne and a rosé
Amol Rajan, coconut fish curry and a piña colada
Claudia Winkleman, roast topside of beef and a Réserve du Mistral
Elizabeth Day, crab and fennel salad and a dirty vodka martini
Siobhán McSweeney, slow-roast lamb shoulder, potatoes dauphinoise and a Rioja
Jordan North & William Hanson, rarebit mac ‘n’ cheese and a Bourgogne Blanc
Kaya Scodelario, tagliatelle with cavolo nero, anchovies & pangrattato, & a Lugano
Marian Keyes, carrot tarte tatin and purple sprouting broccoli
Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver, sausages and mash with onion gravy
Martin Freeman and Tony Schumacher, the best bolognese and a negroni
Dua Lipa, steak tagliata with asparagus & lentils and a pinotage
Joel Dommett, smoky fish tacos and a peach paloma
Nick Mohammed, one-pot spiced roast chicken with saffron rice
Stephen Merchant, smoked mackerel with spinach baked eggs and a rosé
Harry Hill, tomahawk steak with Café de Paris-style butter & a syrah
Shania Twain, aubergine parmigiana and rosé champagne
Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Sticky barbacoa ribs with grilled peaches, slaw and a Zweigelt
Perrie, green tikka masala chicken skewers and a rosé
Anne-Marie Duff, a courgette and pea tart and an Assyrtiko
Danny Dyer and Ryan Sampson, slow-roast shoulder of lamb and an old-fashioned
Josh Homme, grilled mackerel, beetroot and red onion salad and a Pouilly-Fumé
Katherine Ryan, baked trout with chilli & ginger and a martini
Damian Lewis, an autumnal risotto and an Old Fashioned
Richard E. Grant, spaghetti with chilli & parsley mussels and a white wine
Matthew Macfadyen, porchetta with salsa verde & crackling and a Primitivo
Stephen Fry, one-pot cod with peppers, tomatoes & potatoes and a pinot noir
Rob Brydon, rib eye steak with tarragon, parsley & garlic butter and a Barolo
Steve Coogan, potato, cheese & onion pie and a rhubarb & pear crumble
Keeley Hawes, slow-cooked beef rib ragù and a Primitivo
Chris O’Dowd, sticky pulled pork and a pickled salad and a whisky
Sue Perkins, Malaysian prawn laksa curry and an albariño
Stacey Dooley, puttanesca puff tart and a Masi Campofiorin
Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari-Cox, roast trout with soy, orange & chilli and a frozen margarita
Peter Serafinowicz, BLT pasta and a kombucha
Dara Ó Briain, chicken karahi, profiteroles and a primitivo
Natalie Portman, broccoli tabbouleh and a Paloma
Fearne Cotton, roast cauliflower with chicory salad and a fiery lime margarita
Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, tomahawk steak and a Cabernet Sauvignon
Lou Sanders, creamy mushroom & pistachio tagliatelle and a Brunello
Elis James and John Robins
#476 - Explicit Cakes, Sewer Coffee and A Sexual Holiday to Cardigan
#477 - Oasising, The Sero Clan and Trapped in Neasden
#478 - Zones, Curry Pyjamas and Pre-Time Speeches
#479 - Going Cockleless, Lamb In Bed and The Elis James Clerical Universe
#480 - Hot Trees, Exhaustion Tears and Let It Be Birds
#481 - The Mega Bond, £14.67 Savings and Dressed As A Big Kefir
#482 - Zzamph, #VanMems and Potential Curry Gone Mad
#483 - Freezer Cupboards, Adrian's Chipper and Not Feeling Like I'm On Fire
#484 - Juicy Forearms, DBW and Zone 3 in the Bedroom
Football Weekly
Liverpool look limp against Galatasaray and Spurs steal a point at Bodø/Glimt – Football Weekly
A Dier finish for Manchester City in Monaco and a Premier League preview – Football Weekly Extra
Arsenal go top of the Premier League as Liverpool lose again – Football Weekly
Real Madrid pull clear, Højlund in form and Bayern unbeaten – Football Weekly
Comfortable win for England; chaotic comeback for Scotland – Football Weekly
Scotland stumble towards World Cup as England aim to book place – Football Weekly
England qualify and Republic of Ireland keep World Cup dream alive – Football Weekly
Liverpool v Manchester United, Parker v Farke and joy for Cape Verde – Football Weekly
Farewell Ange Postecoglou and Slot slip continues at Anfield – Football Weekly
Arsenal’s perfect start and so many Champions League goals – Football Weekly
Liverpool bounce back in Frankfurt and Chelsea’s teenagers thrash Ajax – Football Weekly
Arsenal’s perfect weekend and Liverpool thrown into crisis – Football Weekly
Brendan Rodgers quits Celtic and an EFL special – Football Weekly
Palace pull off Liverpool hat-trick, plus the Premier League reviewed: Football Weekly
Frank Off The Radio: The Frank Skinner Podcast
Frank Skinner's Radio Days: Nomination
Beautifully Prepared
Best Day
Frank Skinner's Radio Days: TV
Horrible Treasure Hunt
Ebs Burnough
Frank Skinner's Radio Days: Cauliflower
Premeditated Pun
Floating Burns
Frank Skinner's Radio Days: Handshakes
Privet Hedge
Star Giver
Frank Skinner's Radio Days: Cuckoo Clock
Never Not Funny with Jimmy Pardo
Regan Burns
Cristela Alonzo
Frankie Quiñones
Daniel Kibblesmith
Mark Malkoff
The News Quiz
The News Quiz: Ep 4. A Lib Dem Conference and a Seagull Summit
The News Quiz: Ep 5. Less Flags, More Bunting
The News Quiz: Ep 6. Peace Deals and Police Powers
The News Quiz: Ep 7. Forecast for Inflation and Flooding
The News Quiz: Ep 8. Titles, Jewels and 'Chocolate' Bars
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
Greg James
Gillian Anderson
Jen Brister (Tasting Menu)
Ian Smith
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
RHLSTP 581 - Simon Brodkin
RHLSTP 582 - Ania Magliano
RHLSTP 583 - Tom Rosenthal
RHLSTP Book Club 142 - Adam Buxton (Part 1)
RHLSTP Book Club 143 - Adam Buxton (Part 2)
RHLSTP 586 - Andy Parsons
Stick to Football: The Overlap
Sir Kenny Dalglish: Liverpool, Advice for Wirtz & Rangers to Celtic! | Stick to Football EP 96
Roy’s Dream United Manager, Rice vs Caicedo & Arsenal’s Title to Lose? | Stick to Football EP 97
Man United’s Downfall After Fergie & Roy’s Ryder Cup Rage! | Stick to Football EP 98
Amorim Got It Right, Salah Dropped & When Roy Met Marinakis! | Stick to Football EP 99
Paul Scholes: Caring for Son, Inter Milan Move & United Career | Stick to Football EP 100
What Did You Do Yesterday? with Max Rushden & David O'Doherty
S3 EP15: Chris McCausland
WDYDY #40: The Day Before Yesterday
S3 EP16: Jonathan Wilson
WDYDY #41: Five Finger Messages
S3 EP17: Alison Spittle
WDYDY #42: Play The Game
S3 EP18: Ian Smith
WDYDY #43: The A - Z of What Did You Do Yesterday?