The Culture Swally

Episode 114 - Shoot For The Sun (1986)

Edinburgh. The 80’s. Heroin. Jimmy Nail. Spot the odd one out! This week on The Swally we are looking the 1986 classic from Peter McDougall, Shoot for the Sun. Starring Jimmy Nail, Brian Cox, Billy McColl and a whole host of Scottish talent. Set in the bleak backdrop of Edinburgh a low level drug dealer strives for making a living and surviving the natural elements of such an environment day to day.
Shoot for the Sun is available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg6GSrn6pxU
In the news we meet a prankster who’s Pennywise impression didn’t go down well with his audience, hear about an acting legend who is returning to Scotland, find out what one Goggleboxer thinks the best thing about Scotland is and discover what us Scots are best at.
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Episode 113 - Damaged (2024)

Samuel L. Jackson? In Edinburgh? In a film with Brian McCardie, Brian Pettifer, John Hannah, Kate Dickie and Elaine C. Smith? That sound like a job for The Culture Swally. This week we are covering the 2024 thriller, Damaged. It follows Chicago-based detective Dan Lawson, who investigates a series of serial killings in Scotland alongside Glen Boyd and his ex partner, Walter Bravo. As the case continues, Lawson discovers a pattern similar to another killing spree he handled five years prior.
 
In the news we meet a baker who has his eclairs stolen, have a look on Google Maps for hijinks, discover which Scottish Hollywood star lamped someone on a train and find out what a disgruntled worker did to let out his frustration at his boss.
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Episode 112 - The Lair of the White Worm (1988)

Happy Halloween! The Swally Spooktacular comes to a close for another year and do we have a treat for you! On this episode we are looking at the 1988 Ken Russell film, The Lair of The White Worm. Starring; Hugh Grant, Peter Capaldi, Stratford Johns and Amanda Donohoe. When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.
In the news we discover the most haunted city in Scotland, hear about popular Scottish ghosts that come out on Halloween, meet a driver in Aberdeen with some suspicious items in his car, find out which animals prisoners tend to and attend the Cosmo Halloween party! 
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Episode 111 - Playhouse (2020)

The Swally Spooktacular continues! On this episode we cover the 2020 film, Playhouse. In a remote Scottish castle, an irreverent writer faces terrifying consequences when his daughter falls prey to an evil curse lurking within the walls.
In the news we got for a naked swim in Moray, hear what Alan Cumming has been stashing in Glasgow, find out how a school janitor will spend his lottery win and meet a school bus driver who was doing something very inappropriate at the wheel.
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Episode 110 - Nothing But The Night (1973)

It’s October! So that means it’s time for The Swally Spooktacular! We are kicking off this year’s Spooktacular with a film from 1973 starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors and Keith Baron, Nothing But The Night. Three trustees of the Van Traylen fund have died during the last few months in deaths looking like suicides. However, after a mysterious bus accident involving three other trustees and thirty orphan kids, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing start investigating.
In the news a practical joke involving some crips goes wrong for one Glasgow man, we find an unexpected item in departures at Glasgow airport, we meet a smuggler who ran away and we also try out the latest water feature in Aberdeen. 
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Episode 109 - American Cousins (2003)

We’re joining the mafia on this episode of The Culture Swally, as we look at the 2003 film, American Cousins. Where two mafia members hide out with their Scottish cousin. They try to help him with a debt collector using violence, but their methods backfire. Their cover story unravels as the cousin recognises them as criminals.
In the news we discover how crafty prisoners have been able to play their Xbox with an ingenious heist, discuss the lager that Noel Gallagher calls the best in the world, debate the most drinkable biscuit and hear about the time The Krankies stayed in a brothel.
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Episode 108 - Two Doors Down (Series One) (2016)

We’re catching up with the residents of Latimer Crescent on this week’s episode as we look at the first series of the classic sitcom Two Doors Down. Starring; Alex Norton, Arabella Weir, Jonathan Watson, Don Mackichan and Elaine C Smith, the show revolves around a middle class Glasgow suburb and the interactions the neighbours have with each other.
In the news we find out what happened when 80’s comedian Bobby Davro wore the wrong colour jacket to a Scottish gig, celebrate the relaunch of a long lost Scottish soft drink, hear about the latest incarnation of a beloved Scottish sitcom, which has found a new format and yes…another Wonka update.
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Episode 107 - My Son (2021)

We’re off to the Highlands with James McAvoy, Claire Foy and Gary Lewis on this episode of The Swally as we look at the 2021 film, My Son. In the film, Edmond Murray (McAvoy) searches for answers deep in the Highlands after receiving a frantic call from his ex-wife that their seven-year-old son went missing from a campsite.
In the news we ponder the need for toastie insurance, discover who the good people at Reddit have crowned the ‘Greatest Ever Scot’, meet a man who’s Steak and Gravy pie cost him a little more than he bargained for and ponder purchasing a vampire hunter kit, decked out in tartan.
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
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