Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Episode 67 - Shetland (Series One) (2013)
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!
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Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
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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Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
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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Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
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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Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
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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Music from Darry 2 Vance: Royalty Free Music from https://darry2vance.com
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
It’s a special episode of The Swally as part of The Scottish Podcast Collaboration Week. We have a special guest on the episode this week, the wonderful Marti from the Mums, Mysteries and Murder podcast joins us for a very special crossover!
On the show we delve into the 2020 ITV drama, Des, focusing on the crimes of Fraserburgh native Dennis Nilsen. Starring David Tennant, Daniel Mays and Jason Watkins, the mini-series follows the arrest of Dennis after human remains are found to be causing a blockage in the drains outside his house.
In the news we meet a Scottish truck driver who intends to boycott a popular high-street coffee chain, hear about a sexy policeman who foiled grand dairy theft in Glasgow and we also discuss our favourite Christmas films where our guest makes a very controversial judgement and some recommendations!
We are so excited to be taking part in the Scottish Collaboration Week with huge thanks to Dawn at the @scottishmurderspodcast!
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
And visit Mum’s Mysteries and Murders, available wherever you get your podcasts!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mums-mysteries-murder/id1578866284
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Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
It's a special bonus episode of The Culture Swally, as we had the pleasure of speaking with Ali from the wonderful Scots Whay Hae! podcast!
As part of the Scottish Podcast Collaboration week, Ali was so generous to have a host if guests on his show to discuss their podcasts and the inspiration behind them. So hear us chat about the creation of The Culture Swally and also discuss our favourite episodes, in addition to Ali giving us some recommendations for future episodes.
In this episode Ali speaks to four of the podcasts involved - Dawn from 'Scottish Murders' (and the driving force behind the collaboration), Nicky and Greg from The Culture Swall, Suzanne from Adventures in Scotland, and Satsu from Chatsunami.
They are fascinating and informative conversations which give you just a taste of the range and diversity of the podcasts currently made in and about Scotland today. To find out more, and all about the other podcasts involved head over to scotswhayhae.com and give all the shows a wee listen.
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
It’s time for another National Treasure on The Swally this week as we look at the 1979 film from Bill Forsyth, ‘That Sinking Feeling’. Following hapless Ronnie, played by Robert Buchanan and his friends including Billy Greenless, John Gordon Sinclair and John Hughes as out of work and out of luck pals. Fed up of their hopeless lives, they decide to pull of the heist of the century.
In the news we meet a genuine wrestler who tries out his special moves on would be attackers, hear about a Dunfermline fan who just couldn’t control himself any longer, hear about and x-rated takeaway and meet a grandmother who really should know better.
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Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
We’re off to Stonemouth on this episode of the Swally as we look at the 2015 adaptation of the Iain Banks novel…Stonemouth! Starring Christian Cooke, Charlotte Spencer, Chris Fulton and Peter Mullen, it tells the tale of Stewart Gilmour, who returns to his childhood home and tries to discover the truth behind his best friend's death.
In the news this week we meet Austin, a Malaysian student and Celtic’s newest fan, we hear about a road-sign that keeps getting pinched, we hear about a woman with a very strange phobia and we meet a gentleman who was very unhappy about his Halloween decorations.
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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!