Thursday Jun 11, 2026
Episode 154 - Rab C. Nesbitt - Fitba (1991)
The Culture Swally
Celebrating the best of Scottish film and TV shows. Each episode we will take a look at some bizarre and funny news stories from Scotland and review one of our favourite Scottish films and TV shows. So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
Listen on:
Episodes
Episodes
Thursday May 28, 2026
Thursday May 28, 2026
Yeah, that’s right. 2026. We can be current too! On this episode we look at the 2026 BBC drama Mint. Starring Sam Riley, Laura Fraser and Emma Laird, Mint is a darkly comic and unconventional drama about a crime family's inner life, told through the eyes of its daughter, who is searching for love.
In the news we delve into the history of the Original Hampden and then get our best ladders out to attend a festival in Edinburgh, have a rammy in a plant shop and turn yellow from drinking too much Sunny Delight!
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cultureswallypod/
Twitter https://twitter.com/SwallyPod
Or get in touch at cultureswally@gmail.com
Music from Darry 2 Vance: Royalty Free Music from https://darry2vance.com
Thursday May 14, 2026
Thursday May 14, 2026
We’re not sure who is Dancin’ here, but it’s a Man and his name is Trevor. Yes, this week on the podcast we are looking at the 2003 film Man Dancin’ also known as Kerrigan’s Passion in some places. After serving a jail term, tough Jimmy Kerrigan returns to his derelict Glasgow quarter, wanting a better, legal life for himself and his loved-ones. Starring Alex Fearns, James Cosmo, Ron Donnachie and Kenneth Cranham, this is a passion project you don’t want to miss.
In the news, we join Wile E. Coyote doing some painting at the Clyde Tunnel, buy some t-shirts for a kid’s football team, catch a man having sex with a wheelie bin and discuss the end of the much loved, River City.
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cultureswallypod/
Twitter https://twitter.com/SwallyPod
Or get in touch at cultureswally@gmail.com
Music from Darry 2 Vance: Royalty Free Music from https://darry2vance.com
Thursday Apr 30, 2026
Thursday Apr 30, 2026
Expect lots of bad language in this episode as Nicky and Greg look at the 2025 smash hit, I Swear. Starring Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake and Peter Mullan and directed by Kirk Jones, the film is based on the true life story of John Davidson, a Scottish man with severe Tourette syndrome and his battles in life.
In the news we try and dodge some Angel Delight after it gets thrown at us, attend a screening of the latest Mario film with a musical instrument, visit one of Glasgow’s roughest pubs and get what we asked for and meet an American model who is baffled by some of our food.
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cultureswallypod/
Twitter https://twitter.com/SwallyPod
Or get in touch at cultureswally@gmail.com
Music from Darry 2 Vance: Royalty Free Music from https://darry2vance.com
Thursday Apr 16, 2026
Thursday Apr 16, 2026
It can’t possibly be 30 years since 1996 can it? Can it? On this episode we look back at the 1996 classic Trainspotting, but we’re not so much discussing the film, but the impact it had on the both of us, on society, on music, on film, and how that legacy lives on 30 years later.
In the news, we travel to Orkney to load up on free bananas and then try to fly from Aberdeen to Glasgow, before travelling back to 1996 to remember when there was one team in Tallinn and meet a man born during the Big Snow in Dumfries.
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cultureswallypod/
Twitter https://twitter.com/SwallyPod
Or get in touch at cultureswally@gmail.com
Music from Darry 2 Vance: Royalty Free Music from https://darry2vance.com
Thursday Apr 02, 2026
Thursday Apr 02, 2026
We’re getting up to no good whilst our husbands are away on this episode of the podcast as we look at the 1981 Play For Today, The Good Time Girls. Starring Phyllis Logan, Anne Kristen, Alexander Morton and Derek Anders, it tells the tale of Nancy and Ella who are two bored housewives starved of affection when their husbands are away on the oil rigs.
In the news we visit the pop up Irn Bru tattoo parlour for some fresh ink, get a coats case adjourned by celebrating a non Scottish saint, get hyper drinking seven coffees in seven countries and get ejected from Dens Park for celebrating a goal!
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cultureswallypod/
Twitter https://twitter.com/SwallyPod
Or get in touch at cultureswally@gmail.com
Music from Darry 2 Vance: Royalty Free Music from https://darry2vance.com
Thursday Mar 19, 2026
Thursday Mar 19, 2026
Ah the 90’s were mental weren’t they? Yes, on this episode we are looking at the short lived, six part drama from Channel 4, Psychos. Starring Douglas Henshall, Neve McIntosh and Alastair Mackenzie among a whole host of Swally favourites, it’s a challenging drama set in the psychiatric ward of a Glasgow hospital and not for the faint hearted.
In the news we discuss Brewdog making an arse of things, find out about plans for an annual Dolly Day in Scotland, hear about Gentle Johnny the famous safecracker and Nicky gets duped by a McDonalds advert masquerading as a story.
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cultureswallypod/
Twitter https://twitter.com/SwallyPod
Or get in touch at cultureswally@gmail.com
Music from Darry 2 Vance: Royalty Free Music from https://darry2vance.com
Thursday Mar 05, 2026
Thursday Mar 05, 2026
We’re getting our Jurassic Park on in this episode as we look at the first series of the 2024 smash hit Dinosaur! Starring Ashley Storrie as Nina, who’s world is shaken when her sister Evie, also her best friend, hastily decides to get engaged, threatening to upend the dynamics of their close relationship. Also starring Kat Ronney, David Carlyle, Greg Hemphill, Sally Howitt and Lorn Macdonald, the series gathered a lot of attention and praise for Storrie’s representation of Nina who is autistic.
In the news we try to track down the family of a POW goalkeeper from Auschwitz, check out Nigel Farage’s latest haircuts, look at the new coin to celebrate Dennis The Menace and join the fine people of Moray for a wee skinny dip on the beach, before shooting some ropes in a ice barrel.
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cultureswallypod/
Twitter https://twitter.com/SwallyPod
Or get in touch at cultureswally@gmail.com
Music from Darry 2 Vance: Royalty Free Music from https://darry2vance.com
Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Get your cowboy boots on and do some moseying as we’re looking at the wonderful John Byrne penned show from 1990, Your Cheatin’ Heart. Starring the incredible Tilda Swinton and a host of Swally favourites in John Gordon Sinclair, Tom Watson, Ken Stott, Tom Watson, Katy Murphy, Tom Watson, Eddi Reader, Tom Watson, Peter Mullan and Tom Watson (see what we did there?)…it tells the tale of Country and Western music, drug deals gone wrong, bad fish suppers and prison breaks, all set in Glasgow and Aberdeen.
In the news we take a trip on a ScotRail train, but end up joining the British Union of Fascists, meet a duck covered in milk on the subway, take a pee off the Wallace Monument and contemplate running away together to run a bookshop in Scotland.
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cultureswallypod/
Twitter https://twitter.com/SwallyPod
Or get in touch at cultureswally@gmail.com
Music from Darry 2 Vance: Royalty Free Music from https://darry2vance.com
The Culture Swally
Celebrating the best of Scottish film and TV shows. Each episode we will take a look at some bizarre and funny news stories from Scotland and review one of our favourite Scottish films and TV shows. So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!