War Movie Theatre | for Fans of Classic War Films and Cinema History

Love classic war movies? So do we. From Troy to World War II to Vietnam to Aliens, we analyse which war films work and what they say about us. Banned from watching old war movies by their families, writers Robert Hutton and Duncan Weldon meet in their secret basement to discuss why the navy don't simply sail round the other side of Navarone, and why everyone is too old in Saving Private Ryan . Each week, a different film, sometimes brought along by a guest. From Powell and Pressburger's Colonel Blimp to Starship Troopers to Where Eagles Dare to A Bridge Too Far , we've got you covered. What will win the Broadsword Radio Prize For The Most Implausible Moment? Who will take the Cooler King Award For Most Gratuitous American? And what gets the coveted Dam Busters Dog Prize For Most Problematic Moment? The podcast formerly known as A Pod Too Far. Hosted o

War Movie Theatre | for Fans of Classic War Films and Cinema History is a tv podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 110 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #9

  The Way Ahead - with Mark Wallace and George Cochrane

  Aug 26, 20261h 10mS7

  In a war movie so classic that it informed much of what came after it, David Niven is given the job of turning raw recruits into fighting men. Released in 1944, The Way Ahead is like a Rosetta stone for understanding much of what came afterwards in British film and TV, from Dad's Army to, arguably, Are You Being Served? It was written by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov, and directed by Carol Reed, a dream team that turns this army propaganda film into something special. Joining Rob to discuss it are Mark Wallace of the Total Politics Group and culture journalist George Cochrane. Next week, it's our mailbag episode. Coming in September, a mailbag episode! Send questions and suggestions to warmovietheatre@gmail.com . Merch! Our film list: https://warmovietheatre.com Visit us at facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre or on Bluesky and Twitter or at our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #8

  Went The Day Well - Again! - With Jonathan Boff

  Aug 19, 20261h 11mS7

  Fan Service Month continues with a second look at a 1942 British film that was largely ignored at the time but has since come to be regarded as a stone cold classic. The inspiration for The Eagle Has Landed , it sees English villagers fight off Nazis disguised as British soldiers. Can there be anything more fun that watching Thora Hird pick up a rifle? We're joined by Prof Jonathan Boff of Birmingham University, to talk about what the film reveals about Britain, then and now. Next week: The Way Ahead . Coming in September, a mailbag episode! Send questions and suggestions to warmovietheatre@gmail.com . Merch! Our film list: https://warmovietheatre.com Visit us at facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre or on Bluesky and Twitter or at our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #7

  Mrs Miniver

  Aug 12, 20261 hourS7

  Fan Service Month continues with the film that Winston Churchill said was worth its weight in battleships, Mrs Miniver was intended by director William Wyler to be propaganda, but good. Incredibly popular on release, it told America about the British home front from the point of view of Greer Garson's upper middle-class housewife. But the real Mrs Miniver's life was far more complicated, and Garson herself made a surprise bid for the Dam Buster's Dog Prize For Most Problematic Moment. Next week: Went The Day Well? - Again! Coming in September, a mailbag episode! Send questions and suggestions to warmovietheatre@gmail.com . Merch! Our film list: https://warmovietheatre.com Visit us at facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre or on Bluesky and Twitter or at our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #6

  Carve Her Name With Pride

  Aug 5, 20261h 6mS7

  As classic a war movie as classic war movies get! For what people are already calling "Fan Service Month", Rob and Duncan are parachuting into occupied France to help the resistance, in this much-loved retelling of the true story of Violette Szabo, who won a posthumous George Cross for her courage. The poem from the film became famous, but the real author was kept secret for decades. Will we be sobbing by the end? Next week: Mrs Miniver . Coming in September, a mailbag episode! Send questions and suggestions to warmovietheatre@gmail.com . Merch! Our film list: https://warmovietheatre.com Visit us at facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre or on Bluesky and Twitter or at our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #5

  Heartbreak Ridge

  Jul 29, 20261h 2mS7

  As Happy Birthday America Month draws to a close, Rob and Duncan take on the job of instilling discipline in a podcast that's got sloppy as they watch Clint Eastwood directing and starring in Heartbreak Ridge . The year was 1986, Reagan was in the White House, and audiences were ready to see their military kick some butt. They were rewarded with the stirring tale of the Marine Corp's against-the-odds invasion of - have we got this right? - Grenada. Has a bigger movie ever been made about a smaller war? Did the Marines hope to get a Top Gun recruitment effect? Had they misunderstood their appeal to young men? Next week, Fan Service Month kicks off with Carve Her Name With Pride . Coming in September, a mailbag episode! Send questions and suggestions to warmovietheatre@gmail.com . Merch! Our film list: https://warmovietheatre.com Visit us at facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre or on Bluesky and Twitter or at our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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