SPOILER: Reviewing movies, books & TV shows in their entirety

May 22 2020 56 ep. 52 mins 347
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Discussing movies, books and TV shows in their entirety – twists, endings and all – without fear of spoilers. British Podcast Awards & Audio Production Awards nominated.
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The SPOILER Awards - Lockdown Special (Episode 56)

May 22 2020 63 mins  
“Hello and welcome to the first ever Spoiler awards”In this special lockdown edition of Spoiler, an isolated and delusional Andy fantasises that he is the host of a large scale awards ceremony, The Spoilers, celebrating the cream of the talent involved in the films, TV shows and novels we’ve discussed in our previous fifty-five episodes. Created in conjunction with a feature

Pride (2014, Ben Schnetzer, Dominic West, Andrew Scott): SPOILER Episode 55

Jan 10 2020 57 mins  
“When you're in a battle against an enemy so much bigger, so much stronger than you, to find out you had a friend you never knew existed, that's the best feeling in the world.”Fans of fun, come on in! In our series 8 finale, the Spoiler team are watching Matthew Warchus’s biographical comedy-drama ‘Pride’ and there’s not a doubt in anyone’s mind that the whole team ar

Dark Season 1 (2017, Netflix Original Series): SPOILER Episode 54

Dec 05 2019 62 mins  
“What if everything that came from the past was influenced by the future.”This week we’re heading to Winden for the time-travelling Netflix drama ‘Dark’ and not everyone is overly impressed with this cult phenomenon. While Rachael is a dedicated fan immersed in the twists and turns of the show’s convoluted family tree, Andy is completely baffled, bored and ultimately be

Top Gun (1985, Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer): SPOILER Episode 53

Nov 07 2019 58 mins  
“You don't have time to think up there. If you think, you're dead.”This week we’re watching Tony Scott’s action drama ‘Top Gun’ and, while the whole team is in agreement that Tom Cruise is a classic movie star, not everyone thinks this is a classic movie. Surprisingly, it's Andy who enjoyed it the most, leaving Rachael and Paul agog at his enthusiasm. Rachael recalls he

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1902): SPOILER Episode 52

Oct 03 2019 51 mins  
“Mr Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!”This week we’re reading Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mystery ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ and in a strange twist of events Rachael arrives underprepared while Paul has conducted extensive research! Rachael confesses that she left it until the last minute to read the book but attributes her mixed re

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee): SPOILER Episode 51

Sep 05 2019 59 mins  
“It goes on forever, six bloody minutes!”This week we’re watching Bryan Singer and Dexter Fletcher’s Queen biopic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. Not every member of the Spoiler team is a Queen fan and not everyone is a fan of this film either. While Rachael knows she’s being manipulated by the film but is happy to enjoy the experience, Andy unleashes a tirade against bad writin

Singin' in the Rain (1952, Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor): SPOILER Episode 50

Aug 01 2019 58 mins  
“The sun’s in my heart and I’m ready for love”The Spoiler team are back for series 8 and what better way to celebrate our 50th episode than by finally acknowledging the elephant in the recording studio that’s been hanging over Paul since series 1; Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly’s definitive film musical ‘Singin’ in the Rain’. It’s no secret that Andy and Rachael b

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008, Dir: Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett): SPOILER Episode 49

Nov 22 2018 57 mins  
“We seem to have reached the age where life stops giving us things and starts taking them away.”It’s the end of series 7 and the Spoiler team have finally got round to a Steven Spielberg film. So which classic have we gone for? ‘Jaws’? ‘Jurassic Park’? ‘Schindler’s List’ perhaps? No, we’ve opted for probably the most reviled film in this great director’s can

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (2015): SPOILER Episode 48

Nov 08 2018 59 mins  
“Is it not better some things remain hidden from our minds?”This week, against Paul’s express wishes, the Spoiler team have accepted a listener request and are reading Kazuo Ishiguro’s philosophical fantasy novel ‘The Buried Giant’. This dense meditation on collective memory pretty much splits the team three ways, with professed fantasy fan Rachael wishing for more fant

I, Daniel Blake (2016, Dir: Ken Loach, Dave Johns, Hayley Squires): SPOILER Episode 47

Oct 25 2018 79 mins  
“Wasting my time, employers' time, your time. And all it does is humiliate me, grind me down. Or is that the point?”This week, in a very special bumper episode of Spoiler, we’re watching Ken Loach’s 2016 drama ‘I, Daniel Blake’ and the team are all in agreement that it is one of the most important films of its era. With strong opinions coming from all sides, emotions ru