Two Minutes About Time: Recent Episodes
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Luke Allen and Robert E G Black discuss with guests the 2013 Richard Curtis film About Time, two minutes of the film per episode.
About Time's composer, Nick Laird-Clowes, joins the show in this bonus episode to discuss his experience working on About Time. Recorded and released as part of the 2021 movies-by-minutes convention, MxM@Home2.
Contains a specially recorded version of the About Time theme just for the show!
The show comes to an end with an interview with Richard Curtis, with a special appearance by Emma Freud, and then we say our goodbyes.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Former guests Curtis Bloes, Helen Mae Austin, and Reece Ord join us as we watch the whole film together one more time. Note: commentary is timed to the Blu-ray and Netflix, not the DVD.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Former guests Katie Proctor, Helen Mae Austin, Johann Joseph, Bryon Lockhart, Curtis Bloes, and Reece Ord join us again to look back at a few randomized minutes of About Time.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Luke goes a little nuts as we discuss the end credits, Luke calls set decorator Liz Griffiths, and we get in shoutouts to Unstable and Groundhog Day Project once again. Also, special thanks to Ben Millington.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Location Manager Steve Mortimore joins us to discuss About Time's filming locations, and we get into the above the line end credits and the cast as the credits roll.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Luke and Robert are interviewed by Mark Elliott on BBC Shropshire to discuss the ending of Two Minutes About Time and to announce a big guest for next week's final episode. From 'Evenings on BBC Shropshire - Recorded on 12/10/2020. Released with permission from Mark Elliott.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Director Aisling Walsh joins us to discuss Elizabeth Is Missing, having one day left on Earth, Richard Curtis writing women, morning rituals, a montage of strangers, Tom Hollander, Dylan Thomas, An Inspector Calls, and creativity during lockdown.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Eddie O'Keeffe joins us one more time to discuss Jeff's problems, Tim's extraordinary ordinary life, Mary's jarring moment, Unstable, Ireland, accents, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Kingdom Hearts, Paddington, and Cats.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Eddie O'Keeffe (who doesn't like Kit Kat) joins us to discuss Butterfly Effect, the big emotional scene, the beach, Keeping Mum, Bill Nighy, Community, Chevy Chase, making your own mistakes (like choosing not to like Kit Kat), Vicar of Dibley, and erasing Jeff.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Comedian Eddie O'Keeffe joins us to discuss being trapped in a Richard Curtis film, Animal Crossing, Oedipus, Les Miserables, Cats, and the last table tennis match.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Brad Mendenhall is with us one more time to discuss podcast editing, Mary convincing Tim to have another child, the deleted Abbey Road scene, Pete Best, and best man speeches.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Brad Mendenhall joins us again to discuss Bonfire Night, how children are made, casting Rachel McAdams, and being positive.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Brad Mendenhall joins us to discuss normalizing time travel, Bill Nighy, Mary's perspective, and Charles Dickens.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Bryon Lockhart joins us to discuss Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Reverntum...
...and introductions, pronoun mishaps, After Life, what Nick Cave believes in, secret CD tracks, Desmond's impeccable dress, and checking sadness in the mirror. Plus a bonus moment with Set Decorator Liz Griffiths regarding that Nick Cage painting and commonly-used props.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Bryon Lockhart joins us again to discuss convenience store meals, courtroom sets, Rory as a lawyer, the Graham Curries, not stopping the music, Gary Allen's feel good music, and Rachel McAdams, as Mary and Tim lie in bed.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Luke interviews singer songwriter Ron Sexsmith about his song "Gold In Them Hills" and about his own interests in music and film.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Bryon Lockhart joins us to discuss gaining pop culture knowledge from memes, sandwich trays that look like sandwich trays, the Pret A Manger lady, Luke's lessons in theology, Clint Eastwood's entourage, Michael Myer's mother, Mary's poor manuscript storage, Tim vibrating in bed, Time Freak, and a preview of Luke's Ron Sexsmith interview.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Andy Jay joins us again to discuss the dying father, the real mothership, the bad trailer, The Time Traveler's Wife, and living each day as it is.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Andy Jay joins us again to discuss the penny drop moment, being on the... receiving end of time travel, needing a hug, knowing you're going to die, and making the moment about someone else.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Andy Jay joins us to discuss downplaying grief to make it resonate more.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Film teacher Kate Smith joins us one last time to discuss sound and the use of silence, a clear sky on a bad day, the cast, and color schemes.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Film teacher Kate Smith joins us again to discuss self confidence, the romcom audience, the trying-on-outfits scene, and Quicksilver at the therapist, before we get to the chaos in Mary's office.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Luke's former film teacher Kate Smith joins us to discuss camera angles, lighting, the film's color palette, screaming babies, rustic chaos, plus a bad review and Tim as misogynist narrator.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mentalist Derren Brown joins us again to discuss Kit Kat, responsibility, maturity, Jay vs Rory, the perfection of Bill Nighy, and valuing what is.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mentalist Derren Brown joins us again to discuss the chances of any of us existing, learning the lessons of time travel, stoicism, Groundhog Day, and knowing when you can't control the world around you.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mentalist Derren Brown joins us to discuss reacting to extreme situations, remembering different versions of time, explaining the mechanics vs telling a story, and the treatment of women in the film.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Callum Read joins us again, to discuss Jimmy, the butterfly effect, having no plot, not being a romcom, fandom rewatches, Doctor Who, and Bill Nighy.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Filmmaker Callum Read joins us again to discuss the faller, Tim revealing his secret, fixing your own problems, Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas, the TARDIS, and grounding the film in reality (i.e. no time travel).★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Filmmaker Callum Read joins us to discuss needing to watch this film twice; Tiamat, Mother of Dragons,; repercussions of time travel; Kit Kat's relationship with Posy; Richard Curtis' memorable characters; The Time Traveler's Wife. Plus a new segment: negative reviews from letterboxd.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Podcaster Sean German joins us again to discuss Sunscreen, Australia, Kit Kat's car accident, Tim's Oedipal Complex, and New Year's traditions.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Sean German is our guest. Posy is born. Kit Kat is sad. Luke is wrong. Jay is rude. Babies are messy. Time travel is unnecessary. The bear is Horace. Harry is jealous.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Podcaster Sean German joins us to discuss our origin stories, marketing time travel romcoms, getting Harry's autograph, Tim's love life, Spiegel im Spiegel, Tim's fixation on fixing things, and the deleted Abbey Road scene.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Actor Ewen MacIntosh joins us again, this time to discuss generic questions about The Office, NEW UNRELEASED FACTS ABOUT THE OFFICE, Mile High, calling someone kind, loving B.B. King, and crying at films.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Actor Ewen MacIntosh joins us to discuss Harry fuming, Rory standing in for Hugh Grant, Owen Wilson standing in for Woody Allen, Tom Hiddleston standing in for Owen Wilson, Canadian accents, The Office, age ratings, and wedding speeches.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Actor Ewen MacIntosh joins us to discuss, in no particular order, Wes Anderson, Vincent and the Doctor, Bill Nighy, Donnie Darko, Il Mondo, The Office, John Hughes, Rev, Timecrimes, The Tall Guy, Yesterday, Richard Curtis tropes, and avoiding every Richard Curtis film since Notting Hill.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Filmmaker Joe Archer joins us to discuss pants vs trousers, Mary's red wedding dress, intimate lighting, looking forward, simple moments, and upcoming projects.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Filmmaker Joe Archer joins us to discuss repeated jokes, blundering characters, Mary's nihilism, Richard Curtis' style, and the zeitgeist of Englishness, as Tim makes some announcements and Mary starts to get her kit off.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Filmmaker Joe Archer joins us to talk about a quaint British summer in movie form, a painting of Nicolas Cage, and figuring out character relationships from just these few minutes.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Reece Ord joins us again to discuss behind the scenes scheduling, great conversations, Mary=Mary so Superman=Batman?, and Reece's short film 'Connor' as we rush to show relationships.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Reece Ord joins us again to discuss The Time Traveler's Wife, Rachel McAdams' look, proposals in film, one of Robert's favorites line in About Time, location shooting on Hood, and saying 'no' to tea.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Reece Ord joins us to discuss Hood: The Legend Reborn, Rachel McAdams' variety of films, watching About Time twice, running across London while fleeing temptation, and proposing marriage.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Actress Helen Mae Austin joins us again to discuss Charlotte's confidence, the walk homing after dinner, Tarantino's final film, charity shop DVDs, Margot Robbie in a RomCom, going from Harry Potter to Swiss Army Man, narration in film, being too British, and getting started as an actor.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Actress Helen Mae Austin joins us to discuss the joy of being Rory, Richard Curtis' extensive oeuvre, characters brought to life, rewatchability, Unstable, attraction, (not) objectifying Charlotte, and going to meals by yourself.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Actress Helen Mae Austin joins us to discuss the joy of Rory, the National Theatre, obsessing about filming locations (or maybe that's just Robert), time traveling Rachel McAdams (#RachelMcAdamsIsTheDoctor), Groundhog Day, and Charlotte and her "girlfriend" Tina.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Johann Joseph joins us one more time to discuss Mary being pregnant already, Rory not getting a smash cut, Jay and Rory being redundant, and what Tim really wants from time travel.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Johann Joseph joins us again to talk color-coordinated book storage, sex talk with parents, as well as manners and power dynamics as Luke tries to one up the tension of Tim meeting Mary's parents by having computer problems and illogical sound issues.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Podcaster Johann Joseph joins us to discuss the soundtrack, buskers, the subway montage, handheld camerawork, director credits, cliched parental visits, and American violence.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Simon Fisher-Becker joins us one more time to talk about repeat sex, time travel jet lag, post-coital editing, becoming a controversial podcast, contract riders, laughing at yourself, Luke's attention span, and lockdown.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Set Decorator Liz Griffiths and Production Designer John Paul Kelly join us to talk about the Cornwall house, Mary's crazy flat, others sets, other props, and working on a great production.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Actor Simon Fisher-Becker joins us again, to discuss making the first move, modern relationships, American prudery, sex scenes, controversial films, censorship, Christian films, and writing, as Tim and Mary have sex for the first time, and then for the first time.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Actor Simon Fisher-Becker joins us to talk about Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and modern attention spans, as Tim and Mary go to Mary's flat.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Luke and guest Curtis Bloes try their hand at acting, Robert (smartly) stays out if it, as Tim and Mary have some great banter over Greek food.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
“We’ll do it live” or “if Kate Moss is listening, I’m sorry” or “There’s no Kate Mossy things happening in her life” or “Instagram has rules” or “Okay, I got another time traveler on my hands” or “the Rachel McAdams universe” or “It’s like a bootstrap paradox kinda thing” or “I would never go back to me if I was time traveling” or “Why do these guys in the Lake family keep secrets from their wives?” or “You could really save money on holidays” or “Everyone thinks they’re the only one that can time travel” or “I had to go stop someone from killing Hitler again” or “The pentagon just released footage of HBO” or “That’s one version of time travel” or “I don’t’ think we’ve got past the first line, have we?” or “She’s more impressed with the concept of more than one starter” or “I want to fluff your pillows” or “It’s not allowed on my Christian Minecraft server” or “I see now hearing it” or “You take the kid with you” or “Ten minutes is long enough for any tangent” or “It only took us forty-four episodes, but we finally got it” or “My real name is Graham Curry” or “That’s actually Rachel McAdams doing Curtis right now” or “We’ve nailed this, I get this podcasting business” or “Is that a bleepable thing or no?" or "Is this really the best we can do? Yes it is, and it took a lot of work to get it this time” or “That is the best finger guns I have seen in a film” or “It’s like Rachel McAdams has never put on a cardigan before” or “A secret plot to get Rachel McAdams to talk to Luke” or “This was one of the dirtiest restaurants in the world” or “When do you Americans learn?” or “There’s lots of awards I didn’t win” or “I like to come across cool and interesting”, with Curtis Bloes.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Podcaster, photographer, reporter Curtis Bloes joins us to talk about Tim's karmic bet hedging, age ratings, Luke's secret marriage, American vs British sitcoms, problematic London addresses, filming locations, sex scenes from The Room, Joanna's drug use, and party timing (and crashing).★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Alexander Westwood joins us again to talk about Horrible Histories Rupert Bear, Paddington 2, The Simpsons, Spiegel Im Spiegel, and Movie 43.
Also, Tim asking for far too much information about how Rupert and Mary met.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Alexander Westwood joins us again to talk about Joanna as trusting animal, Tim Phil Connoring Mary, the morality of time travel, the Doctor Who Experience, mixed popcorn, strange food combinations, and Cats.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Actor Alexander Westwood joins us to talk about "Vincent and the Doctor", Tim meeting Mary for the second time, and Joanna as a foil for Tim. Also, Alex hasn't seen the film, and Luke has a tangent about high School Musical.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Joshua Griffiths is with us again, still having not seen the film, to discuss Tim and Kit Kat waiting at the Kate Moss exhibit, Mary as a character, and first impressions.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Joshua Griffiths joins us again to talk about clever reveals, Kate Moss, and the Kate Moss Exhibition montage.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Actor Joshua Griffiths joins us, without having seen the film, to talk about forgetting lines, losing phone contacts, and working with Richard Curtis on the set of Yesterday.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Director Piotr Szkopiak joins us one more time to discuss surprises, stage acting, premieres, directing, Shakespeare & Hathaway, The Last Witness, and being nominated for a BAFTA.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Director Piotr Szkopiak joins us again to discuss good movies, bad movies, Richard Griffiths, profanity, age ratings, visual filmmaking, and continuity.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Director Piotr Szkopiak joins us to talk about Tim and Mary's first interactions in the light, and about filmmaking.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Niall McGowan joins us one more time to talk about meet cutes, outdated phones, vandalism, Star Wars, British accents, and much, much more.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Niall McGowan joins us to talk about dodgy Jay, sexiness, token Americans, and method acting for good, among other things.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Niall McGowan joins us to talk about Rory and Harry, and Mary, dark restaurants, Doctor Who, Richard Curtis, and much, much, more.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
James Anderson of Crossroads Minute is with us again as Tim learns about Harry's wife and daughter and Luke learns about Britney Spears.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
James Anderson is with us again as Tim leaves home for London and meets Harry.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Podcaster James Anderson joins Luke and Robert as Tim goes back in time one month to try to hook up with Charlotte again and learns that time travel can't make someone love you.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Luke is interviewed by Mark Elliott on BBC Shropshire to promote Two Minutes About Time and attempt to explain the movies by minutes format. From 'Evenings on BBC Shropshire - Recorded on 18/05/2020. Released with permission from Mark Elliott.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Alice Lauren is with us again to discuss Tim failing to hook up with Charlotte on the last night of summer.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Charlotte is the best at Tennis, and the best at casually flirting in a deleted scene, and Alice Lauren is the best guest we've got on the show this week.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
With guest Alice Lauren, we discuss some deleted scenes and Tim meeting Charlotte.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Guest Katie Proctor returns as we discuss commentary tracks, Roald Dahl, the dad's study, Desmond, Kit Kat, and The Vicar of Dibley.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Guest Katie Proctor is back as we discuss Bill Nighy's acting and Tim tries time travel for the first time.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
With great father-son banter, Tim learns that he can travel in time. And we are joined by special guest Katie Proctor.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Kit Kat wakes Tim strangely and Tim is summoned to his dad's study for a conversation that will change his life.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
The New Year's party comes and goes and we discuss Richard Curtis.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
It's mostly logos, voiceover, and family introductions as About Time gets started.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
coming soon: a movies by minutes podcast about About Time.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★