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Hello there, it's that time again where I step in for Simon Mayo, it is Ben Bailey

Smith here. We're still in the midst of these strange times, what with one thing or another.

So it's your usual pod with some other strange little bits, actually the most strange little

bit here is that we have a very special new contributor alongside me this week who I've

never worked with before. So pretty excited to introduce in the Kermode Hot seat, well

her own hot seat because she's at home, I'm at home, Anna Boggertskaya. Hello Anna.

Hi Ben, I'm also really excited to have been dubbed strange little bit. I might add that

to my Twitter bio. Where is that name from? That is actually Russian, but because I like

confusing people, I'm actually Spanish and I sound vaguely American, which makes absolutely

no sense. That's fine. I mean, I've done the show, do you know, Clarice Lockery? Yeah.

She also has a range of, well her accent sort of meanders all over the place, that's

very hard to work out where she's from. But that's fine, it adds a bit of exoticism to

a show presented by someone called Ben Smith. So you know, you've already winning in my

eyes. So listen, some people may know you, I mean we have so many film buffs who listen

to the show, some people may not and for those that don't are amazing ship shape, superb

production team, have thrown together a list of movie speed dating questions, right?

So we can get to know you and what you're all about. You ready for this? I'm excited,

I'm excited. Hit me. Okay, here we go. Question number one, and this is a burning question

of our age, something my teenage daughter goes absolutely mental over. You maybe not,

let's see, Timothy Shalamey, yes or no? Absolutely, yes. Absolutely, yes. Is it the cheekbones?

I, I, is it more than that? No, I just want him to be happy. I want him to do well. It's

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