The Culture Swally

Episode 70 - Beautiful Creatures (2000)

Your favourite fortnightly beautiful creatures are discussing some more beautiful creatures, in more ways than one on this episode of The Culture Swally.
In the news we meet a man who has some exotic beautiful creatures he likes to take care of and then we meet a man who has some more sensible beautiful creatures he likes to pamper and make special meals for. We also discuss fights in chip shops and debate what are the 80’s go to classics for Scottish celebrities when dancing with politicians.
After all that we discuss the 2000 film Beautiful Creatures, starring Rachel Weisz, Susan Lynch and Swally favourite Alex Norton! The film follows two women thrown together by their boyfriends' violence and includes blackmail, murder, betrayal, revenge and a suitcase loaded with cash!
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Episode 69 - The Elephants’ Graveyard (1976)

Greg and Nicky are chilling their wine in the burn and eating their sandwiches from the same Mother’s Pride bag as they delve into the Peter McDougall and John Mackenzie classic The Elephants’ Graveyard. Starring John Morrison and Billy Connolly, it tells the tale of Bunny who spends his day hiding in the woods, too frightened to tell his wife he's not really going to work and is actually unemployed. While there he meets Jody, a man with a frighteningly similar outlook on life.
You can watch The Elephants’ Graveyard on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TifOt6j24iI
In the news we meet a French couple wearing inappropriate clothing, have a Loch Ness Monster update, hear about a washing line thief who needed to dress up Raquel or Bianca and bring you the latest news from The Titanic!
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Episode 68 - Lord of Tears (2013)

We’re getting spooky this February as we delve into the 2013 film Lord of Tears also known as The Owlman overseas. The low budget Scottish horror film, directed by Lawrie Brewster, tells the tale of James, a school teacher, plagued by recurring nightmares of a mysterious entity, as he travels to his childhood home because he suspects a link to a dark incident in his past. And it’s available for free on YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy4Us8iItc8
In the news we scare Greg even more with a tale of a haunted doll, visit a garden centre with a very addictive dish, hear about a WWF wrestler who is a massive Scottish football fan and have a fist fight at a Frankie Valli concert.
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Episode 67 - Shetland (Series One) (2013)

We’re jumping on the ferry this week as we look at the first series of the BBC Scotland crime drama Shetland. Starring Douglas Henshall as DI Jimmy Perez, the first series tells the tale of Jimmy investigating the murder of elderly Mima Wilson, who is found dead on her croft!
In the news Greg tries to annoy Nicky by talking about Aberdeen’s losing streak, we meet a man who got more than he gambled for when he bit into his chicken tenders, hear about a Las Vegas legend and discover why they are putting litter trays into schools in Aberdeen.
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Episode 66 - Looking After Jo Jo (1998)

We’re back with a brand new episode of The Culture Swally and we’re kicking off 2023 with a belter! That’s right, we’re looking at the 1998 BBC Scotland TV drama Looking After Jo Jo! Starring Robert Carlyle, the show is set on an Edinburgh council estate in the bleak 1980's and follows rising drug dealer Jo Jo McCann who is hellbent on gaining money and power at all costs.
In the news this week we find out how Nicolas Rossi is getting on in prison, meet a woman who had a blast in her local corner shop, hear about an interesting flood prevention technique, meet a Mexican with a strange scoring system for Scottish foods and Greg and Nicky pick their Scottish Tug of War teams!
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Episode 65 - Best of the News 2022 (2022)

Happy New Year from The Culture Swally! We hope you had a wonderful time over the festive period and had a belter of a Hogmanay! As mentioned on our last episode, we’re having an extra week off to recover from the most wonderful time of the year. But we thought we’d put together a selection of our favourite news stories from 2022!
So if you’ve listened before, kick back, relax and enjoy the best of the news from the previous year. Or, if you’re a new listener, join us as we discover the delights of Irvine beach, meet a man upset about his Halloween decorations, hear about Greg’s pitch for a Hollywood film and meet a newsagent who may secretly be in The Avengers.
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Episode 64 - The Steamie (1988)

Happy Hogmanay from The Culture Swally! As we get ready to celebrate ringing in the new year we thought we’d better get our best pants washed, so we nipped down to the washhouse to have a look at the Hogmanay classic, 1988’s The Steamie. Written by Tony Roper and starring Eileen McCallum, Dorothy Paul, Katy Murphy, Sheila Donald and a young Peter Mullan, the play focuses on the lives of a group of Glasgow women washing their clothes in a public washhouse, aka, The Steamie!
In the Hogmanay news we debate who the most famous baby is, hear what happened when Santa fell out his loft, meet a barber who has issues with the name of his shop and visit the worst Winter Wonderland in Scotland.
You can watch The Steamie on YouTube, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3aCtBq6hrA
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Episode 63 - Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)

It’s our Swally Festive episode this week, which means Nicky and Greg have their Jingle Balls out and are talking about everything Christmas. On this episode we take a look at 2017’s Anna and the Apocalypse, a zombie horror apocalypse musical, set at Christmas….in Scotland.
In the news we meet a mum who is desperate to get her Christmas toy shopping finished, but keeps getting pestered, hear about the biggest Christmas tree in Scotland, discover a teacher who has a nice sideline and laugh about the funniest food items not available in Scotland.
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