The DNA of Netflix hits Bridgerton and Squid Game

Ellen and Mark explore the big and small screen precedents for Netflix's biggest shows.

• 42 mins

Christmas

Ellen and Mark explore festive screen favourites It's A Wonderful Life and Second Coming.

• 42 mins

New Year's Eve on screen

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore New Year's Eve on film and TV.

• 42 mins

David Bowie

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore David Bowie's impact on cinema.

• 42 mins

Nightmare Alley and film noir

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the connections sparked by film noir.

• 42 mins

Boiling Point and the one-take film

Ellen and Mark explore the one-take movie, from Rope to Boiling Point, via WWI epic 1917.

• 42 mins

Sesame Street and kids' TV

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore children's TV, from Sesame Street to YouTube.

• 42 mins

Hoaxes, fakes and pranks

Ellen and Mark explore the art of the screen hoax, from F for Fake to Alternative 3.

• 42 mins

Trains on screen

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode jump on board to explore the role of trains on our screens.

• 42 mins

Easter

Ellen and Mark explore Christianity on screen, from faith films to nunsploitation.

• 42 mins

The Wire and David Simon

Ellen and Mark explore David Simon's The Wire, often called the greatest ever TV drama.

• 42 mins

The Erotic Thriller

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore cinema's steamiest genre.

• 42 mins

Indigenous film

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the history of indigenous people on screen.

• 42 mins

Doris Day

Ellen and Mark celebrate the Hollywood legend in what would have been her centenary year.

• 42 mins

Box Office Bombs

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore big-budget flops, from Ishtar to Cats.

• 42 mins

Elvis

Ellen and Mark discuss the enduring screen presence of Elvis Presley.

• 42 mins

The Harder They Come at 50

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode revisit The Harder They Come on its 50th anniversary.

• 42 mins

Watergate on Screen

Fifty years on from the Watergate scandal, Ellen and Mark explore its legacy on screen.

• 42 mins

Hay Festival 2022

Ellen and Mark are at the 2022 Hay Festival to explore literary adaptations on screen.

• 42 mins

Werner Herzog at 80

Mark and Ellen explore the work, myth and legacy of Werner Herzog as he turns 80.

• 42 mins

Film4

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode celebrate 40 years of Film4.

• 42 mins

Marilyn Monroe

Ellen and Mark examine the enduring star power of the quintessential blonde bombshell.

• 42 mins

Housewives on Screen

Ellen and Mark take a turn into the exclusive gated community of housewives in film & TV.

• 42 mins

Indian Blockbusters

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the global success of contemporary Indian cinema.

• 42 mins

Method Acting

Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones are getting under the skin of method acting.

• 42 mins

25 Years of Titanic

Ellen and Mark revisit the epic blockbuster film Titanic, in its 25th anniversary year.

• 42 mins

Whodunnit?

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode investigate whodunnits and murder mysteries on screen.

• 42 mins

Christmas TV traditions

Ellen and Mark explore the made-for-TV Christmas romcom and the festive ghost story.

• 42 mins

Rashomon

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the legacy of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon.

• 42 mins

Folk Horror

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore folk horror on screen.

• 45 mins