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Excellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast

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Three friends, Ellen, James and Paul, explore the hows and whens of time travel in the movies.

tv & film film reviews

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01:03:36

025: The Time Traveler's Wife (2009): A Mini...

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2025/01/03

Ellen & Paul discuss the film in comparison to the book, & allude to the TV show. 'cos this idea's been around a wee bit! Do they think Eric Bana & Rachel McAdams make the perfect couple to deal with the oddity of time travel with remarkable ease? Tune in to find out!

09:40

024: It's a Wonderful Knife (2023) - A Mini Excellent...

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2024/12/20

Paul goes solo for a bit of a worried whinge about a spate of Horror/ Comedy/ Time Travel films forming their own little sub-genre.

54:45

023: It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - An Excellent...

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2024/12/13

The trio had to make the trip to Bedford Falls at some point to discuss all things Jimmy Stewart in this Christmas classic.

31:31

022: Timecop (1994) - A Mini Excellent Adventure with...

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2024/11/15

Paul travels back to the height of Jean Claude van Damme's career to chat with special guest, author James Swallow.James is a British author. A BAFTA nominee and a New York Times, Sunday Times and Amazon #1 best-seller, he is the author of several original books and tie-in novels, as well as short fiction, numerous audio dramas and video games. From the 18th onwards through December, he’s releasing MOSCOW RULES, a free 10-part serial novella from his Marc Dane thriller series, available first

57:18

021: Wild Strawberries (1957): An Excellent Adventure

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2024/11/01

The trio explore the meaning & mysteries of Ingmar Bergman's classic old man journey. For all the bittersweet & tragedy of the piece, the chat manages to find the happy & the humorous in what often features upon lists of Greatest Films of All Time.

10:55

020: Back to the Future the Musical: A Mini Excellent...

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2024/10/18

Recorded in November 2022, Ellen & Paul enthuse over the Laurence Olivier Award-winning show at London's Adelphi Theatre.

01:05:15

019: Back to the Future (1985): An Excellent Adventure

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2024/10/04

Of course the gang would get here eventually, but there's just so much to talk about. This is therefore Part One of Ellen, James & Paul discussing the first part of the trilogy. Paul Hosts - with a susprise in format for the others...

35:31

018: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986): A Mini...

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2024/09/20

Paul is joined by Karen McCreedy, author of the Unreachable Skies sci-fi trilogy. Both are keen Star Trek fans - which may just show... For Ellen's benefit: it's the one about whales!

59:07

017: Celine & Julie Go Boating (1974): An Excellent...

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2024/09/06

The trio of time travel chatters put their minds to making some start & end to Jacques Rivette's amazing tale set in the lesser know streets of Paris of the early 70s. Allusions to Alice's wonderland, boiled sweets, cats & murder all swirl into something any fan of David Lynch ought to find great affinity with.

14:23

016: Time Addicts (2023) A Mini Excellent Adventure

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2024/08/16

Ellen & Paul throw around some immediate thoughts, immediately following a joint viewing. It's a mini excellent adventure, but an enthusiastic one: both having been pleasantly surprised by everything about this Australian production.

51:56

015: Timescape (1992): An Excellent Adventure

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2024/08/02

Back to the 1990s - where Paul loves to lurk for Time Travel that splurged onto the scene in the wake of Back to the Future. This stars Jeff Daniels with a young Ariana Richards (Jurassic Park) as his daughter - hosts to a strange busload of tourists... Released on video under the name "Grand Tour: Disaster in Time" - it packs in some great Time Travel twists & a super central couple (!) of performances by Daniels.

34:15

014: Back to the Future Part III (1990) A Mini...

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2024/07/19

In this week’s mini excellent adventure, Ellen Cheshire is joined by special guest Nigel Smith of Nigel Smith Walking Tours. Together, they step back in time to the nostalgic memories of "Back to the Future Part III," the film that ignited Nigel's lifelong passion for movies, cinemas, and classic Westerns. Walk with us as we explore how this cinematic journey set Nigel on a unique path, blending his love for the silver screen with the rich, historical landscapes of London. Book a walking tour..

44:15

013: Petite Maman (2021): An Excellent Adventure

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2024/07/05

The trio nip across The Channel to La Belle France with a box of tissues, to get rather misty eyed with the very, very sweet & wonderful feature film by Céline Sciamma. A complete surprise for Paul & James; this tale of the friendship between 2 small girls tests the chaps, while Ellen nods knowingly.

20:39

012: Jubilee (1978): A Mini Excellent Adventure -...

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2024/06/21

Ellen & Extra Special Guest Joy Cheshire (Mum) watch & discuss this Derek Jarman cult classic & debate the Time Travel framing device. Adam Ant! Toyah! Richard O'Brien! Little Nell! It's back to the Seventies for a dose of Punk!

01:05:26

011: Bill & Ted (& Ellen & James & Paul)'s Excellent...

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2024/06/06

The most non-heinous origin of the Podcast's charm, mini-Golf scores & the name above the door. The Time Travel Trio do their research for a History Report for your listening pleasure. How do you get so many personages of historical significance into one phone booth? What is a Geek? Who stole Ted's Dad's keys? Listen in & find out.* *Listening in not guaranteed to provide answers. We acknowledge that our logo is AI-generated. Currently, we are not making any money from this podcast; in

01:07:55

010: The Terminator (1984) - An Excellent Adventure

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2024/05/03

The chums chat about the franchise world-setter, Schwarzenegger, 80s hair, the FX & the tight script that created the most iconic Arnie character of all Time.

04:45

09: Orion & the Dark (2024): A Mini Excellent Adventure

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2024/04/19

A solo adventure for James, enjoying the penmanship of Chalie Kaufman for this Dreamworks Animation movie, with a Time Travel twist.

07:10

08: Groundhog Day: The Musical - A Mini Excellent...

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2024/04/12

Adventurers Ellen & Paul take in the show in London, giggling at the tomfoolery & gasping at the stage tricks for Phil Connors living his day over & over. Posted in advance of The Olivier Awards, for which it was Nominated for Best Musical Revival.

01:21:27

07: Somewhere in Time (1980) - An Excellent Adventure

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2024/04/04

The Adventurers explore Time Travel by hypnosis - aka staring into Christopher Reeves' eyes while John Barry's romantic score plays. Join them on a trip to the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, where the power of love gets everyone all misty eyed.

34:56

06: 12:01 (1993) - A Mini Excellent Adventure with...

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2024/03/15

A special chat between Host Paul Tonks & guest - author Paul Indigo ("Love Deleted"), about the 1993 TV movie 12:01, starring Jonathan Silverman, Helen Slater, Jeremy Piven & Martin Landau. Recorded on a very relevant day, the chat inevitably turns to the chicken & egg of who can say they had their Time Loop/ Bounce first...? Paul Indigo's website

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