The Culture Swally

Episode 52 - Guilt (Series Two) (2021)

Last year on episode 36 of The Culture Swally, we reviewed series one of the superb BBC Scotland series, Guilt, written by the wonderful Neil Forsyth and starring Mark Bonnar, Emun Elliot and Jamie Sives. 
We loved it so much, it was only a matter of time before we caught up with the team and dived into series two! So here it is! 
 
In the news we take a break from the laughs and meet a true genuine hero who saved him friend from downing, then we get back to normal and discuss the increase in price of a pie at Aberdeen, find a couple getting a little too amorous in a pub and meet a thief who likes showing off her stolen goods on social media.  
 
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Episode 51- Rab C. Nesbitt (Series One) (1990)

Last week we discussed the classic, Local Hero and this week, it’s the Local Hero of Govan, Rab C. Nesbitt as we look at series one of the classic Scottish sitcom from 1990. The series centres around our titular hero, a drunken street philosopher who choses being unemployed and a waster as a way of life. Created by Ian Pattison and starring Gregor Fisher, Tony Roper, Elaine C. Smith, this is an episode you don’t want to miss. 
 
But before that we have a Shang-a-lang update for all those who follow the story (and I think it’s the first update since Christmas!) In the news we meet a gentleman who likes to smoke cannabis whilst building bikes, discuss whether Aberdeen FC could resurrect The Walking Dead and meet a Green Day mega fan! 
 
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Episode 50 - Local Hero (1983)

It’s our 50th Episode! Join us for our Golden Jubilee as we celebrate the best the news in Scotland has to offer and we look at a gem from Scottish Pop Culture history! 
 
On this momentous episode we discuss what is widely regarded as one of the best Scottish films of all time, Local Hero. Which tells the tale of a Texan oil executive who is sent to the village of Furness, to purchase the village and surrounding area to turn it into an oil refinery. Starring Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster, Peter Capaldi, Denis Lawson and Jenny Seagrove, this is a classic you don’t want to miss. 
 
In the news meet a newsagent who may be a Norse God, discuss a woman from Glasgow who is very popular with American’s, meet Scotland’s biggest Eurovision fan and of course, we have a story about a man wanking in a van, whilst selling kilts.
 
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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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