In conversation with Ol Parker: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Exotic Marigold Hotel and Grange Hill

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Tv & Film, Film History

4.9 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by writer/director Ol Parker for a chat about his varied career. They go from Grange Hill and an unusual first screenplay commission, through the Exotic Marigold Hotel movies and getting the call for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Plus: a look at a movie that never came together, and a whole lot more. Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstoriespod. You can find the Film Stories website here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Harry. Hello mate. Got any tips for the football?
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0:30.1	Hello, this is Simon Brew.
0:32.1	I'm the editor of Film Stories magazine and a very warm welcome to a special episode of the Film Stories podcast.
0:39.0	Sorry about that. I literally had to fly in from outer space come with me and i show you how deep the rabbit hole goes
0:47.3	and movies movies that had stories that the story just sucks a man this is just the beginning
0:54.0	there are stories we would be honest Stories. That the story just sucks a man. This is just the beginning.
1:00.2	We would be honoured if you would join us.
1:07.3	Hello and a very warm welcome to Film Stories with Simon Brew. I am Simon Brew. As always,
1:15.1	that's absolutely everything you need to know about me. The aim of the podcast though, well, title gives it away. I'm here to talk of the stories of film and I tend to talk about production stories, development stories, behind the scenes, stories, marketing,
1:18.0	so all the bits and bobs really that go to make the films that we know and sometimes love,
1:21.9	just that the films that we know and sometimes love. That said, this is one of an extra special episode of the podcast,
1:29.6	one of the occasional specials where I bring in a guest to talk about their body of work.
1:33.7	And I'm absolutely delighted to be joined with this episode by writer-director, Oll Parker.
1:40.0	Now, O' Parker wrote a director of a film I really love.
1:45.0	Mama Mia, here we go again, that we're going to be talking about.
1:47.4	We're also going to be talking about films such as Imagine Me and You, and Now He's Good, which he also directed.
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