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Pop ScreenAuthor: The Geek Show
Pop Screen is The Geek Show's new podcast tackling movies starring, about or by pop stars - and that's all genres, from rock to hip-hop, jazz to disco. Each week Graham and one of his stable of trusty co-hosts picks a pop movie and examines its history, its film-making and its music in-depth. It's an irreverent ride through an oft-misunderstood strain of cinema, from era-defining masterpieces to kitsch atrocities. Language: en-us Genres: Film Reviews, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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What is a Mod in the 2020s - The Pebble and the Boy - Pop Screen 162
Episode 159
Saturday, 28 March, 2026
The history of pop is as much about subcultures as it is music, and this week Pop Screen is diving into one of the most enduring (at least round co-host Mick's gaff): mod. From its origins, which were so controversial the phrase "moral panic" was coined to describe the press reaction (fact!) to the late '70s revival that gave the world The Jam, there's always been some corner of Britain where Lambretta scooters are still the main mode of transport.Chris Green's 2021 film The Pebble and the Boy is a coming-of-age road movie that asks what the legacy of Mod is today. Join Graham and Mick as they attempt to come up with their own answer to this question, one that takes in the pop career of co-star Patsy Kensit and a quiz we will never do again. We also give an appreciation of the late Stone Roses bassist Mani, who makes a cameo here, and the unexpected way in which his old band may have swung the Gorton and Denton by-election. Maybe.You can hear our Second Coming every month on Patreon, where we release a bonus episode of this show - the next one, about the bizarre low-budget rock conspiracy film Down On Us, is coming in April - plus weekly articles about Doctor Who and The Twilight Zone, an end-of-month podcast pot-pourri we call Last Night, and much more. Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and Facebook to find out more.
