The Culture Swally

Episode 49 - A Sense of Freedom (1981)

This week on The Swally we take a look at the 1981 film A Sense of Freedom. Starring David Hayman, Jake D’Arcy, Alex Norton and Fulton Mackay it tells the tale of notorious Glasgow gangster Jimmy Boyle and his journey through the prison service in Scotland. 
 
In the news we meet a man in a bath who crashed a council meeting, discover the latest must have Scottish serial killer items on Etsy, hear about a granny who fought off a robber and meet a disappointed Harry Styles fan. 
 
A Sense of Freedom is available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNXzG3SwttY
 
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Episode 48 - Get Duked! (2019)

We’re back in the Scottish Highlands this episode as we look at the 2019 film Get Duked! Following Dean, Duncan, Ian and DJ Beatroot who are taken on a school trip to achieve their Duke of Edinburgh Award. But the trip turns into a fight for survival when they become the target of The Duke. Starring Eddie Izzard, James Cosmo and Kate Dickie, Get Duked! was released on Amazon Prime in 2020. 
 
Also on the podcast we find out what you can get it Scotland that you can’t get in England, discuss Cumbernauld Town Centre, meet a one in a million Irn Bru drinker and find out what happened when a Scottish pop star met a wrestler. 
 
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Episode 47 - The Debt Collector (1999)

It’s a Ken Stott love in this week on The Swally as we discuss the 1999 film The Debt Collector. Starring Billy Connolly, Ken Stott and Francesca Annis. 
Loosely based on the character of Jimmy Boyle, The Debt Collector tells the tale of Nickie Dryden,(that’s not how you spell Nicky) released from prison after 18 years and trying to get his life back on track as an artist, but the policeman who put him away isn’t convinced he has changed his ways. 
 
In the news we meet a plane passenger who doesn’t understand the boundaries of personal space, meet a man desperate to make his views known to local sheep and ponder whether seagulls are actually aliens sent from space to watch us. 
 
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Episode 46 - The Book Group (Series One) (2002)

We’re plumping up our cushions, getting our Scottish variety of biscuits and making sure we have plenty of chairs this week on The Swally as we look at the first series of The Book Group from 2002. The series begins with American, Clare, who arriving in Glasgow from Cincinnati decides to start a book group to meet intellectually and like minded friends. However the people she encounters are not quite what she expected. Available on All 4 in the UK for anyone who would like to watch it before listening. 
 
Elsewhere in the episode we discover the latest Irn Bru creation from Scotland, meet the most forgetful family in Fife, hear more about baby names and discuss the worst kebab shop in Glasgow. 
 
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Episode 45 - T2 Trainspotting (2017)

It’s a big one this week as we revisit our old friends Mark, Simon, Franco and Spud as we look the sequel to Trainspotting, T2 Trainspotting. Released in 2017 it catches up with the characters from the original 20 years later. Directed by Danny Boyle and written by John Hodge, can it live up to the original? 
 
In the news we meet a girl with a dream linked to someone we’ve met on the Swally before. We experience some Lama Drama in Dumbarton, we get a Loch Ness Monster update and we discuss the most popular baby names in Scotland in the last year. 
 
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Episode 44 - Our Ladies (2019)

After too much masculinity at the start of the year we’ve decided to get in touch with our feminine side as we look at the 2019 film directed by Michael Canon Jones, ‘Our Ladies’. Based on a novel by Alan Warner, it tells the tale of a group of Catholic schoolgirls from Fort William who get the opportunity to go to Edinburgh for a choir competition. But the girls are more interested in drinking, partying and shagging than winning the competition. 
 
In the news we meet a man who helped the police with their enquiries, discuss a delivery driver who had a novel way of letting people know their parcel had been delivered and meet a haunted doll. We also catch up on the history of Darius Danesh and his Scottish reboot of Desmonds. 
 
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Episode 43 - The Big Man / Crossing The Line (1990)

Our accidental Liam Neeson month continues as we take a look at the 1990 film The Big Man also known as Crossing The Line in the United States.
 
It follows unemployed Scottish miner Danny Scoular as he is forced into the world of bare knuckle boxing to provide for his family. Starring Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley Kilmer, Billy Connolly and our favourite…Pat Roach! 
 
In the news we discover something you can see everyday at Irvine beach, meet a man who attempts to become Scotland’s new hide and seek champion, find an alternative toilet in Falkirk and debate which pants are best for building a nest. Oh and Nicky does his best Timmy Mallet impression. 
 
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Episode 42 - Rob Roy (1995)

We’re back! After a small break The Culture Swally is back and we are talking about the 1995 classic Rob Roy. Starring Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, Brian Cox, John Hurt and Tim Roth, it tells the tale of Rob Roy MacGregor  who is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite. Honour made him a man. Courage made him a hero. History made him a Legend. 
 
In the news we learn about the Scottish words you can’t use on Wordle, discuss the complications of getting the wrong sauce on your kebab, discover the essential items you should take on a camping trip and we meet the new Laird of Glencoe. 
 
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