Episode 2- It's A Wonderful Life
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For the first review of the podcast, I'm joined by film podcast master Scott Phipps to discuss and dissect the perennial Xmas classic (Scott has also previously appeared on my other podcast 'Glass Onion: On John Lennon'). Among other things, we talk about key scenes, the themes of the film, marvel at Jimmy Stewart's characterisation of George Bailey and discuss alternative interpretations of the 'happy ending'. The podcast is on most major podcast platforms and there is a Facebook page 'https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod' and we're also on Twitter '@FilmGold75' Hope you enjoy the show! links Scott's podcasts (The Stinking Pause, Reel Britannia, Rainbow Valley and the Talking Pictures TV Podcast) https://stinkingpause.libsyn.com https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reel-britannia/id1252427836 https://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast https://player.fm/series/talking-pictures-tv-podcast Scott's previous 'audio commentary' of the film https://stinkingpause.libsyn.com/episode-110-its-a-wonderful-life-1946 SNL does It's A Wonderful Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw89o0afb2A the host Antony's other podcast about John Lennon https://soundcloud.com/glassonionjlpod/tracks
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