
Hosted by BFI programmer Anna Bogutskaya and the BFI’s digital editor, Henry Barnes, The Bigger Picture covers the best in screen culture, from film to TV to gaming.
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| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 80 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Category | TV & Film | ||||

Kirk Douglas died this week. In this special episode of the British Film Institute's flagship podcast the BFI's Digital editor, Henry Barnes, pays tribute by introducing clips from an archive interview with the star, which was recorded at the Nationa... more
The 2010s saw huge changes in the way films were watched and talked about. In the final episode of this series of The Bigger Picture (and the final episode of this decade) Anna, Hen and Pete explore the trends in film and telly - including #MeToo, st... more
Greta Gerwig's take on Little Women, Louis May Alcott's classic novel, starts fast and speeds up from there. We talk about how Gerwig's antic adaptation barely pauses for breath, but still makes room in its period setting for a very modern take on wo... more
Heartless, irrational, unstoppable - zombies and the sea are natural soul(less) mates and Mati Diop's debut film pairs them beautifully. Atlantics, which took home the first feature award at this year's London Film Festival, is a love story between a... more
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Great discussion BUT please in the show notes list every film referenced - sometimes they are in the ep synopsis but for example a film festival debrief doesn’t list all the films referenced- a simple list would be so appreciated!
I love this podcast - original informative, interesting and thought provoking - keep up the good work. The format is great as well as are the presenters, thanks for the entertainment!
...Henry should sing more!
You really shouldn’t talk about the final scene in a film without giving sufficient notice about spoilers.
I enjoy this podcast, but the last two episodes have spoiled the ending of current cinema releases. It would be nice if there was a heads up about this at the start of the episode. I listen to podcasts when driving, and can’t really skip forward when I don’t want hear something.
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