Best Andy Rankin Podcasts (2025)

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Shadowfax, Lord of Horses 1:05:04

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That is one of the Mearas! Unless my eyes are cheated by some spell? He is the Lord of all horses: Shadowfax, the world’s greatest hovercraft inspo. Gandalf’s equine BFF discussed for over an hour? Sure, why not - it’s the tenth and last episode of the first series of Not Another Elf! Every week in this podcast, Paul Ridd and Catherine Bray look at…

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Eowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan 1:06:22

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Shieldmaiden of the Mark, White Lady of Rohan, Lady of Ithilien - and certainly not a dry-nurse. In episode nine of in-depth Lord of the Rings character guide Not Another F**king Elf, we're saluting Eowyn, aka Dernhelm, hero of the Battle of Pelennor Fields. Every week in this podcast, Paul Ridd and Catherine Bray look at a character’s place in Tol…

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Merry Brandybuck 50:32

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Pipeweed aficionado, squire to a king, ringleader of a conspiracy... it can only be the one and only Meriadoc Brandybuck. In this week's episode of in-depth Lord of the Rings character guide Not Another F**king Elf, we're going back to the Old Forest to assess Merry's leadership skills, and Paul remembers an old Radio 4 sitcom called Stockport, So …

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Theoden, Lord of the Mark 1:04:13

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I know your face... it's Theoden Horsemaster, King of Rohan, Lord of the Mark. In this week's episode of in-depth Lord of the Rings character guide Not Another F**king Elf, we're asking where the f**k was Gondor when the Westfold fell? Every week in this podcast, Paul Ridd and Catherine Bray look at a character’s place in Tolkien’s mythos, their pl…

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Saruman of Many Colours 1:13:26

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He’s the bad boy of the wizarding world! He’s Darkside Gandalf! He’s Saruman of Many Colours, and he is fabulous. We're summoning the forces of Isengard in this week's episode of in-depth Lord of the Rings character guide Not Another F**king Elf, where every week, Paul Ridd and Catherine Bray look at a character’s place in Tolkien’s mythos, their p…

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Bombadil 1:02:35

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Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo! By water, wood and hill, by the reed and willow! He may not have made it into the films, but he sure made it into our podcast. But what is he? Hobbit saviour Tom Bombadil takes centre stage for this week's episode of in-depth Lord of the Rings character guide Not Another F**king Elf. Every week, Paul Ridd and Cathe…

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Legolas Greenleaf, of the woodland realm 58:58

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They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard! With legendary line deliveries from Orlando Bloom, voicework from C-3PO and the best skincare regime in the game, one of the oldest members of the fellowship takes centre stage in this week's episode. Legolas Greenleaf is our focus for this week's episode of in-depth Lord of the Rings character guide Not Anot…

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Bilbo Baggins, Legend of the Shire 1:10:56

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And after all, why not? Why shouldn't he keep it? This week, Paul and Catherine are looking at Bilbo Baggins, in all his forms, from Orson Bean to Ian Holm. Tolkien's most meta-textual character? Leonard Nimoy's greatest inspiration? All this and more in the latest episode of this in-depth Lord of the Rings character guide podcast. Every week, Paul…

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Boromir, Man of Gondor 55:10

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One does not simply walk into pop culture history. This week, Paul and Catherine are looking at Boromir, man of Gondor, in all his forms, from Michael Graham Cox to Sean Bean. Why is Bigwig from Watership Down the Boromir of Rabbits? Who is the People's Boromir? All this and more in the latest episode of this in-depth Lord of the Rings character gu…

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Gollum 1:01:58

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This episode: who is Gollum? Why do we actually kinda like him? Who played Gollum most effectively: Brother Theodore, Peter Woodthorpe, Andy Serkis - or someone else? And why is Gollum Donald Trump? Not Another F**King Elf is the Lord of the Rings character guide podcast that brings you an hour's deep dive into each of your favourite Lord of the Ri…

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Episode 8 - L'ATALANTE (1934), Directed by: Jean Vigo 52:25

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The first and last feature film by vivacious French director Jean Vigo before his untimely death at the age of twenty-nine, L'Atalante was poorly received upon its release in 1934, but now appears in the top ten of every recent critics' poll of the greatest films ever made. Initially a commercial and critical failure, (one prominent critic called i…

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Episode 7 - ESKIYA (THE BANDIT) (1996), Directed by: Yavuz Turgul 45:53

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An unprecedented success in Turkey upon it's release in 1996, Yavuz Turgul's quasi-mythic crime drama The Bandit is credited with kick-starting the Turkish film industry after domestic fare had failed to gain box office traction for years. Turkish film critic and historian Rekin Teksoy suggested the movie "brought Turkish audiences back into their …

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Episode 6 - IVAN'S CHILDHOOD (1962), Directed by: Andrei Tarkovsky 1:02:48

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Andrei Tarkovsky, still in his late twenties, was quoted as saying that his debut feature would establish whether or not he was capable of being a film director. Upon it's release in 1962, Ivan’s Childhood quickly gained Tarkovsky international recognition, eventually winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Ethereal landscapes, poetic …

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Episode 3 - JOHNNY GUITAR (1954), Directed by: Nicholas Ray 47:13

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In episode 3, Jimmy and Andy watch 1954's "Johnny Guitar", directed by Nicholas Ray (best known for directing "Rebel Without a Cause"). Joan Crawford is butch and dazzling as a gun-toting, strong willed saloonkeeper in this underappreciated classic that Francois Truffaut called a "hallucinatory" western. Roger Ebert felt the film contained a hidden…

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Episode 2 - ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL (1974), Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder 50:57

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On episode 2 we watch Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1974 film "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul", hailed by many as a masterpiece and a touchstone of German New Wave cinema of the 1970s. Check us out: Patreon: http://bit.do/eSgD8 Insta: @desperatelyseekingcinema Twitter: @desperatecinema Facebook: Desperately Seeking Cinema Jimmy: Insta @jimmydbarnes Twitter @…

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Episode 1 - UGESTSU (1953), Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi 41:55

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Andy Rankin and Jimmy Barnes watch Kenji Mizoguchi's 1953 film, "Ugetsu", considered to be one of the greatest Japanese movies of all time, and then immediately discuss. Check us out: Patreon: http://bit.do/eSgD8 Insta: @desperatelyseekingcinema Twitter: @desperatecinema Facebook: Desperately Seeking Cinema Jimmy: Insta @jimmydbarnes Twitter @jimmy…

Andy Rankin Podcasts

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Desperately Seeking Cinema

Andy Rankin & Jimmy Barnes

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Not Another F**king Elf: A Lord of the Rings Character Guide

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Shadowfax, Lord of Horses 1:05:04

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Eowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan 1:06:22

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Merry Brandybuck 50:32

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Theoden, Lord of the Mark 1:04:13

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Saruman of Many Colours 1:13:26

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Bombadil 1:02:35

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Legolas Greenleaf, of the woodland realm 58:58

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Bilbo Baggins, Legend of the Shire 1:10:56

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Boromir, Man of Gondor 55:10

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Gollum 1:01:58

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Episode 8 - L'ATALANTE (1934), Directed by: Jean Vigo 52:25

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Episode 7 - ESKIYA (THE BANDIT) (1996), Directed by: Yavuz Turgul 45:53

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Episode 6 - IVAN'S CHILDHOOD (1962), Directed by: Andrei Tarkovsky 1:02:48

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Episode 3 - JOHNNY GUITAR (1954), Directed by: Nicholas Ray 47:13

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Episode 2 - ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL (1974), Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder 50:57

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Episode 1 - UGESTSU (1953), Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi 41:55