The Reel FEEdBack Podcast

Dec 18 2024 117 ep. 60 mins
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Join host Kevin Dawson as he talks with figures from the worlds of music, TV and film about their path into the industry and their stories and process within it.
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Adam Tandy - Producer (Inside No9/ Thick of It/ League of Gentlemen)

Dec 18 2024 62 mins  
Before the age of 10, Adam had sat behind Alfred Hitchcock on the set of Frenzy. His future was set around that time. Now, he is an award-winning producer of comedy classic such as The Thick of it, Inside No9, The League of Gentlemen and I'm Alan Partridge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lewis Fletcher - Singer/ Drummer (Wax Head)

Dec 02 2024 32 mins  
Manchester band Wax Head deliver brash, angry, 'I wanna break stuff' garage punk. Frontman/drummer Lewis chats about his dual role in the band, playing along to Nirvana, angry sound engineers and encouraging 'friendly violence' at their live shows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harry Fanshawe/ Miles Ward - Lifter

Nov 22 2024 42 mins  
Harry (vocals/ guitar) and Miles (bass/ producer) talk about the band's new album Clasping Hands With The Moribund, demoing during lockdown, live sound engineers and turning duo songwriting into a 7 or 8 piece finished track. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bob Holroyd - Electronic Ambient Composer

Nov 06 2024 45 mins  
Bob’s music career started writing for television and after travelling to Asia and Africa, he was inspired by tribal music and ethnic sounds which birthed African Drug, the track remixed by Coldcut and other DJs which put his name on the club underground scene. ​He talks about his love/hate relationdhip with live performance, how an electronic ambient composer writes

James Cox Returns - Singer (Crows)

Oct 12 2024 43 mins  
James talks about the difference in pressure of releasing album 3 to album 2, his struggle with mental health and having therapy, songwriting tips from friend and Wolf Alice drummer Joel Amey, Air BnB Monopoly and working with producer Andy Savours on new album Reason Enough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Smith Returns - Singer (Maximo Park)

Sep 27 2024 38 mins  
The first returning guest on the podcast, Paul comes back to talk about the cracking new Maximo Park album Stream of Life, how where he is in life has informed it's content, recording in America, set list disagreements, Maggie Thatcher and working with Low's Mimi Parker.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James De Frond - Writer/ Director (King Gary/ Murder in Successville)

Sep 06 2024 61 mins  
Starting as runner at Talkback before climbing the production ladder to become researcher and sketch writer on Bo Selecta, James De Frond now directs his childhood friend and famous comic Tom Davis on projects they write together. Credits like BBC's King Gary, the BAFTA-winning Murder in Successville and Channel 4's The Curse have ensured James is a writer/ director with serio

Sam & Bertie Speirs - Filmmakers (Midnight Taxi)

Jul 26 2024 45 mins  
With industry backgrounds in film in the US and the UK, married filmmakers Sam and Bertie talk firstly about their work on Sharknado, Eternals, Spiderman: Far From Home and Cats, as well as short films about zombies and Splinter Cell, before breaking down new debut feature Midnight Taxi; how they got it funded, their process writing, directing and distributing the finished film, an

Ali Plumb - Film Critic/ Interviewer (Radio 1/BBC)

Jul 09 2024 53 mins  
Ali talks about how work experience on the same floor as Empire magazine led to where he is today, namely interviewing A-List Hollywood royalty like Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt, and critiquing film. He details his process of how he makes his interviews different for both viewer and guest; how he goes from 20 minutes with Tarantino straight to a chat with the afor

Steve Stamp - Writer/ Actor (People Just Do Nothing, Peacock)

Jun 21 2024 64 mins  
Steve Stamp lays out his journey of Kurupt FM's humble webisode beginnings to being picked by the BBC for 5 series. He details how he approached the writing, being scared when he had to actually act, and how it felt collecting his BAFTA. He also covers working on the excellent The Curse with comedy powerhouse Tom Davis and 'sweetheart' Michael Smiley, and which actor would shout at