For Screen and Country

Mar 09 2025 331 ep. 84 mins 197
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Brendan and Jason dive into the British Film Institute's Top 100 British Films of All-Time list. What does that mean? Well, they'll be exploring each film's significance, if it deserves its place in history and answering questions and comments from you, the listeners.

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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

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Enemy at the Gates

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The Deer Hunter

Feb 09 2025 92 mins  
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The Sun (2005)

Feb 02 2025 82 mins  
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84 Charlie MoPic

Jan 26 2025 84 mins  
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The Guns of Navarone

Jan 19 2025 110 mins  
Take some of the biggest stars of the day and send them on an adventure to destroy some guns?! Count us in! As a second world war rages, a group of disparate men with unique skills are assembled for one task: to destroy the Nazi naval guns on the Greek island of Navarone and save the lives of 2000 British soldiers. Can they do it? We hope so! Sad movies make us sad. Next week: a f

Three Kings

Jan 12 2025 90 mins  
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Jan 05 2025 82 mins  
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