The God in Film Podcast

Blade Runner – What is Plato’s Cave?

For the 40^th anniversary of its original release, we take a look at ‘Bladerunner’, Ridley Scott’s 1982 film that’s become a touchstone of postmodern cinema. We'll be looking at the fires of orc, Plato's Cave and Roy Batty's last act. We're joined by Andy Godfrey, film critic for Sorted Magazine and the Good News newspaper, who brings some fantastic insights.

 

Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 20:10.

The Passion of The Christ – What are the alternatives to the resurrection?

For our Easter special of ‘God In Film’, we'll be looking at Mel Gibson’s 2004 cinematic masterpiece; ‘The Passion of The Christ’. In our longest ever episode, we're joined by Louisa Jane Smith from the R.E Podcast to talk to us about the historicity of Jesus, we address the issue of racist a** Melly Gibson, and we talk about alternative theories to the resurrection. Phil questions his atheism, and we come down hard on spooky weirdos.

Our Magdalene short film can be found here: https://youtu.be/Y_0j6o9Qsv4

Finding the FACT in the Film begins at: 43:17 (I told you this episode was long!).

Christmas special - A Muppets Christmas Carol – Did Dickens secularise Christmas?

For our 2021 Christmas special, we’ll be looking at ‘A Muppets Christmas Carol’, the definitive version of Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic. We analyse the representations of the Ghosts of Christmas Present & Yet To Come, how Christmas might just have gotten just a teensy bit secularised over the years and why Dickens might be responsible for that! With our fantastic guest Julia Hall to tell us about how the film came to be, this is definitely what you want to be listening to while you’re driving home for Christmas!

 

Finding the Faith in the Film section begins at 21:15.

Fleabag – What does real celibacy look like? (NSFW)

For the final episode of our special series on TV shows, we’ll be looking at Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s seminal comedy, ‘Fleabag’. We’ll be looking at the corrosive effects of ‘purity culture’ on 90s kids and the practicalities of being a celibate virgin on the dating scene well into your thirties. We interview Emma Watkins, a fellow Fleabag superfan and are joined for hosting duties by Claire Gough. Whilst this is a clean podcast, we don't recommend listening to this one with children, or your nan. Apologies for my sound not being great in the latter half of the pod, I gave the good microphone to Claire! 

Finding the Faith in the Film section begins at 17:11.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel – Can you earn your redemption?

For the penultimate episode of our special series on TV shows, Giles & Phil look at Buffy The Vampire Slayer and its spinoff show; Angel. We interview our Buffy expert, Julia Hall and in the Finding the faith in the film section, we’ll be looking at the conspicuous use of miracles, what they mean for the Buffyverse, and why trying to earn your redemption might be a futile endeavour. 

 

Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 22:53.

Bonus Episode: The Media Mag Podcast

This week, Giles & Phil are taking a brake from your regularly scheduled listening to introduce their new show; 'The Media Mag Podcast'. 

In our first episode, we look at 'postmodernism', a topic that has confused many a student (& teacher). We start at the horror of the First World War and end at the genre-defying WandaVision. Theory Drop starts at: 1:43.
We also have 'Two Minute Terminology Time', where Phil has to explain a key piece of film and media jargon in two minutes or less. This week, we're looking at 'chiaroscuro'. Two Minute Terminology Time starts at: 23:06.

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – How to tell if your church is a cult?

This week we explore Deep Space Nine, the best Star Trek series (I said what I said, fight me haters). We speak to Stefan Austin, our Star Trek expert. We look at the language of science and faith and ask; how can you tell if your church is a cult?

Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 17:48.

The Handmaid‘s Tale – How has the church oppressed women?

This week Giles is joined by guest co-hosts Natalie Austin and Claire Gough to look at Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale'. We look at the biblical roots of 'the ceremony', historical inspirations for the show and how the church in the real world has oppressed women. We talk to Reverend Canon, @LizShercliff, director of Studies for Diocese of Chester and author of 'Preaching Women' & 'Out of the Shadows'.

 

Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 16:33. 

 

 

The West Wing – Should you get angry at God?

For this we're looking at Aaron Sorkin's political classic, 'The West Wing'. We'll be looking at section 28, what to do when your faith affects your job, and asking: "Should you get angry at God?"

 

Finding the Faith in the Film section begins at 23:33. 

Broadchurch – What does radical forgiveness look like?

For this episode we look at the award winning ITV crime drama, 'Broadchurch'. We interview Paul Newbould from The Message Trust about his work in prisons with offenders and we ask: 'Is there anything that is unforgivable?' and look at the mechanics of forgiveness. 

 

Finding the faith in the film begins at 15:24