Episodes
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Published 08/24/18
Ben talks to Ali about *that* catchphrase from Argo and which of his films is his fave. From Good Will Hunting and Dogma, to blockbusters like Armageddon and Batman v Superman, to directing Argo and The Town, Ben talks about the stories behind his very best films.
Published 04/25/18
Jennifer Lawrence talks to Ali Plumb about her biggest roles, from Katniss in The Hunger Games and Mystique in X-Men to her Oscar winning performance in Silver Linings Playbook.
Published 04/10/18
Legendary director Steven Spielberg talks through his greatest sci-fi movies, from Jurassic Park, E.T. and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind to his latest film, Ready Player One.
Published 03/29/18
Gary Oldman's career has been colossal, from playing Sid Vicious in 1988, through Bram Stoker's Dracula, Léon: The Professional and Harry Potter films to his latest role as Sir Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. Ali chats to him about some of his most memorable moments.
Published 01/31/18
Inception, The Dark Knight trilogy, Interstellar, Memento, The Prestige, Dunkirk: Christopher Nolan has become one of Hollywood's most visionary directors. Here he chats to Ali about the making of all these films, on working with Heath Ledger and Harry Styles, constantly putting a bag over Cillian Murphy's head and taking a ride in a Spitfire.
Published 01/31/18
Chris talks about starting in Home and Away, where he keeps his hammers, and how Dancing with the Stars almost lost him the role of Thor.
Published 01/02/18
John Boyega & Daisy Ridley discuss the reality of becoming Finn & Rey. From their favourite mementos to seeing their faces on lollipops, they reveal the joy & weirdness of becoming part of the Star Wars phenomena
Published 12/26/17
Ali meets the 'best human ever' to talk about his bromances with Colin Firth and Hugh Jackman, preparing for topless scenes, playing Elton John, and what to call his fans.
Published 12/20/17
Mark discusses the Hulk roar, wrestling in auditions, what it's like to have 'Hulk, smash!' shouted at him and bullying Tom Hiddleston
Published 12/19/17
We are back! In this episode, Emma talks to Ali about starring in Superbad, the secrets behind Easy A, playing a real person in Battle of the Sexes and watching La La Land 9 times.
Published 11/27/17
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.
Published 09/01/17
Charlize tells Ali the stories behind movies such as Mad Max: Fury Road and her Oscar-winning performance in Monster.
Published 08/09/17
Tom Holland tells Ali Plumb how he went from playing Billy Elliot in the stage show to becoming Marvel's biggest Superhero. He also talks about meeting Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, his newfound friendship with Zendaya and dealing with fame at such a young age.
Published 07/04/17
Tom Cruise chats to Ali Plumb about his greatest stunts from movies like Mission: Impossible, Edge Of Tomorrow and his latest, The Mummy.
Published 06/08/17
James McAvoy chats to Ali about some of his favourite films, including Filth, Starter For Ten, Atonement & filming Wanted with Angelina Jolie
Published 05/31/17
Emily dishes the dirt on Meryl Streep in the The Devil Wears Prada, plus tells stories from the set of Edge of Tomorrow, Into The Woods and The Girl On The Train.
Published 05/24/17
Hugh discusses his favourite moments from The Prestige, Les Misérables and all of his X-Men films. Plus, being told off by his wife for doing stunts and embarrassing himself in front of Olivia Newton-John and David Bowie.
Published 05/17/17
He's starred in over 150 movies - Samuel L. Jackson talks to Ali about some of his most iconic, including Pulp Fiction, Kong: Skull Island and a little franchise called Star Wars.
Published 05/10/17
Orlando Bloom, star of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and Pirates of the Caribbean, chats to Ali about Midsummer Murders, toilet selfies, and his fave movie memento.
Published 05/03/17
Mean Girls, The Notebook, Doctor Strange - Rachel spills the beans to Ali about the stories behind the movies. Includes bad behaviour from Christopher Walken and how Barack Obama declared himself a fan.
Published 04/26/17
Saving Private Ryan, Jason Bourne, Good Will Hunting - Matt Damon talks to Radio 1's Ali Plumb about the stories behind his biggest films. Find why John Malkovich told him he was a terrible actor in Rounders and how we nearly didn't get more Jason Bourne.
Published 04/19/17