Threads, Thatcher and Sheffield with Catherine Taylor

Marcus Lund (Gaz in Threads)

Giss’un! This week we hear from Marcus Lund, who played Gaz in Threads. In the closing scenes of the film, two boys called Gaz and Spike appear in the desolate farm building where Jane is hiding and demand she gives them her dead rabbit.   Marcus talks about what it was like behind the scenes of Threads, the film’s destruction of memory and how to find the beauty in life. Read more about what Marcus is up to now: Custodia Borealis [https://custodiaborealis.wixsite.com/custodia-borealis] Crowdfunder to To establish a Magic & Occult Museum in the North [Crowdfunder to To establish a Magic & Occult Museum in the North] Custodia Borealis on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/custodiaborealis/] Folk, Myth and Magick on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/375082855074075/about/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The shag, marry or kill of Threads with Dr Vicky McMahon!

The Threads podcast is back and it’s the Shag, Marry, or Kill episode! Everyone's favourite Dr Vicky McMahon returns and we each choose a Threads character to shag, to marry and to kill.  Who would you choose? ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Mick Jackson interview (Threads director)

I'm Chas Newkey-Burden and when I set out on this podcast odyssey six months ago, my biggest dream was to interview Mick Jackson, the director of Threads. Well, sometimes dreams come true. The other day I spent an hour chatting to Mick about Threads, his life and much more besides. Enjoy! Follow me on Insta: @AllThatChas ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Nicholas Meyer (director of The Day After)

The Day After is an American television film depicting the effects of a nuclear war on a small-town community in Kansas. It was broadcast in 1983. In this episode, I speak with the film's director. As well as directing several movies, Nicholas Meyer is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and an author. He talks about Thanksgiving meals with Oppenheimer, stormy times behind the scenes, and why the day after might have saved the world.  Follow me on Instagram: @AllThatChas ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Threads, Thatcher and Sheffield with Catherine Taylor

In this episode, I speak with Catherine Taylor, who was an extra in Threads. She’s written about her experiences on the set in her memoir The Stirrings – Coming of Age in Northern Time. It’s a story about a young woman’s experiences, and about the place and time that shaped her: the north of England in the 1970s and 80s. We chat about the film, its lasting legacy and why it’s a metaphor for Thatcher’s own attack on northern cities like Sheffield. PS - if you were involved in Threads, please get in touch. I'd love to chat! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.