Episodes

  • Wuthering Heights, Whistle and Retirement Plan
    Feb 13 2026

    This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the acclaimed director of 'The Nun' and 'The Hallow' about his new horror 'Whistle' which sees a group of teenagers encounter an ancient death whistle. John also talks to the director and writer John Kelly about his short film 'Retirement Plan' which has been nominated for an Oscar. Plus, film critic Cara O'Doherty gives us the lowdown on 'Wuthering Heights'.

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    49 mins
  • The Cast of 'How to Get to Heaven from Belfast'
    Feb 6 2026

    This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the cast of the new Lisa McGee comedy drama ‘How to Get to Heaven from Belfast’ on Netflix when he welcomes Roisin Gallagher, Sinead Keenan and Caoilfhionn Dunne. Director Fede Álvarez who made ‘Alien Romulus’ and ‘Evil Dead’ talks to John about his intriguing career and upcoming trip to Belfast for RENDR Festival. Plus, Ken Doran reviews the new Sam Rami film ‘Send Help’.

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    57 mins
  • Jean-Luc Godard, Scary Primates and the unstoppable rise of YouTube
    Jan 30 2026

    This week on Screentime John Fardy looks at the life and films of French auteur Jean-Luc Godard with Dave O'Mahoney of the IFI. John also talks to YouTube producer Molly McDonald about how the BBC and others will be putting some content on YouTube first. Plus, Niamh O'Reilly reviews the new cinema releases including 'Primate' and 'Is This Thing On'.

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    56 mins
  • John Bishop on chicken jokes, movies and Toffees Vs Reds
    Jan 23 2026

    This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to comedian John Bishop about having his life turned into a movie and having Will Arnett play him in 'Is This Thing On'. John talks to Grainne Humphreys from DIFF about this week's Oscar nominations. Plus, Chris Wasser has reviews of all the week's new cinema releases including 'The History of Sound' with Paul Mescal.

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    45 mins
  • Ben Affleck takes 'The Rip' and 'Good Will Hunting'
    Jan 16 2026

    This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Ben Affleck about his new cop thriller 'The Rip' on Netflix as well as his thoughts on 'Good Will Hunting'. John is also joined by co-stars Kyle Chandler and Sasha Calle. John talks to Oscar-Winning Composer Steven Price about soundtracking David Attenborough's 'Ocean' and bringing its live performance to Dublin. Plus, Ken Doran reviews the new Brendan Frazer movie 'Rental Family'.

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    49 mins
  • Pierce Brosnan on 'Giant', leaving home and being opposite Mrs. Doubtfire
    Jan 9 2026

    This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the one and only Pierce Brosnan about playing boxing coach Brendan Ingle in the new film 'Giant'. John also talks to actor Amir El-Masry who plays the legendary boxer Prince Naseem Hamed in the film. Chris Wasser reviews the film everyone is talking about 'Hamnet'. Plus, as the week's new TV reviewed.

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    45 mins
  • Steve Coogan on playing Mick, Toni Collette on 'Goodbye June' and Tom Kenny on SpongeBob
    Dec 19 2025

    This week on a bump Screentime John Fardy talks to Eanna Hardwicke and Steven Coogan about their respective roles playing Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy in 'Saipan'. John also talks to Timothy Spall, Toni Collete and Andrea Riseborough about the new Christmas Drama on Netflix 'Goodbye June'. John also talks to the voices behind SpongeBob and Patrick, Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke about 'The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants'. Plus, Chris Wasser reviews 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'.

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    49 mins
  • Glenn Close and Mila Kunis on 'Wake-Up Dead Man' and Jerry Bruckheimer on 'F1: The Movie'
    Dec 12 2025

    This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the cast of 'Wake-Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' including Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Cailee Spaeny and Daryl McCormack. John also talks to legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer as 'F1: The Movie' comes to Apple TV. Plus, Ken Doran reviews 'Ella McCay'.

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    49 mins