S01 E06 - The Rise & Rise of Michael Rimmer (w/ Tom Salinsky)
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Episode six of Britcom Goes to the Movies marks the halfway point of the series and this week we’re going all the back to 1970. Having said that the themes and satire from The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer are all too prescient in 2023. Guy and Rob are joined to talk all things Peter Cook, David Frost and of course The Rise & Rise of Michael Rimmer by writer, producer and host of the Best Pick Podcast Tom Salinsky. Tom’s insights and political context for this episode were invaluable and he also wrote and hosted our quiz. Among other things, we talk about That Was The Week That Was, Goodbye Again, Frost/Nixon, and a sprinkling of Monty Python. We wouldn’t always urge listeners to watch the film we’re talking about (Lesbian Vampire Killers we’re looking at you) but The Rise & Rise of Michael Rimmer is worth everyone’s time, if not for anything other than Arthur Lowe. Could this biting satire challenge the top of our table, tune in and find out. Ned Sherrin introduces TW3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e4R2038tfU Goodbye again – full episodehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfnrTdecoVc David Frost on his Nixon Interviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fpYu36q_tQ Arthur Lowe narrating the Mr Men https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2D1fDiSP_Y The Rise & Rise of Michael Rimmer – Full Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT_prfYb6DE The Cadbury’s Flake advert on which the Scorpio Humbugs commercial is based https://youtu.be/DqTPVvam1uY?si=cd9-uUyhmxPgpUN_ Harold Wilson and pipe exhibition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Ssw_WQ-y4 Monty Python – The Silly Party hold Leicester https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVI5ZOT5QEM
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