Radio 1's Screen Time

A sequel to the toe-tapping, pop song-stuffed animated animal movie Sing that came out a few years ago is finally here, with Taron Egerton and company sipping their honey tea after belting out yet more catchier-than-catchier radio hits. Speaking to Ali about their favourite karaoke songs and much more are Scarlett Johansson, Matthew McConaughey, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll and the writer-director behind it all, the wonderful Garth Jennings.

Some of Ali's favourite creative types in that there Hollywood have hopped on Zoom to talk about their latest Apple TV show, The Afterparty, a murder mystery comedy with some incredible names on board, including Tiffany Haddish, Dave Franco, Jamie Demetriou and more. But! Even more impressive than that there's Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (friends of the show) behind the camera and Ali's brother from another mother (he likes to think), one Ben Schwartz, doing singing and a-dancing in his own amazing musically-themed episode.

Sir Kenneth Branagh's heartwarming semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story Belfast is in cinemas this weekend, and so is this Belfast interview special, featuring stars Dame Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan and Caitríona Balfe - not forgetting our writer director producer Sir Kenneth - talking about their uplifting (and somehow also heartbreaking) film set in 1969 Belfast just as The Troubles began.

Some big movie and TV (and gaming, to be fair) news has dropped of late so we thought it high time to get Ali back on the microphone to explain what's what in the world of blockbusters et al. Joining him is Scream expert Louise Blain, who is happy to talk about what's been happening in Hollywood lately - but is even happier discussing in spoilerific detail how she feels about the new Scream movie.

You asked for it, you got it. Finally, at long long last, Ali and Ace reunite to geek out about Spider-Man: No Way Home in spoilerific detail. If you've not seen the latest Spider-adventure, do not press play on this podcast. Seriously, we're not kidding here: we get into spoiler territory and QUICK. So if you're looking for a safe space to really get into the nitty gritty of it all, you've come to the right place. And bless Ali for trying to find things that he didn't like about the movie, eh?

Ali is back and so is friend of the podcast Ash Crossan, joining forces once again, this time to talk through some of the biggest upcoming releases of 2022, including the likes of Jurassic World Dominion, Doctor Strange 2 and much, much more. Also as a bonus, there's a tiny bit of Keegan-Michael Key talking about Hotel Transylvania: Transformania right at the very end, and at the very beginning, you can hear Ali desperately try to review Scream (aka 5cream) without giving away any spoilers.

Ali is enjoying a well-earned break, so here’s another chance to hear a classic Screen Time interview. James Cameron, the visionary director behind Titanic and Avatar, talks Ali Plumb through his remarkable career, from The Terminator and Aliens to new movie Alita: Battle Angel.

The King's Man has arrived, the kinda-sorta prequel / origin tale to the previous to Kingsman movies of 2014 and 2017. This time we've gone back to the days of World War One, with new characters along for the ride in the form of Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson and Djimon Hounsou - and what do you know, they're all on this here interview special, as well as director Matthew Vaughn, talking about cane swords, slow-motion reloading and gobbling down several slices of bakewell tart. This will make sense in context. Hopefully.

Keanu Reeves is Neo, 'The One', the hero of The Matrix. Sure, he's also John Wick, Johnny Mnemonic, John Constantine and a whole host of other characters with the first name "John" - but to many he is and forever shall be Neo. With that in mind, it was a great honour for our Ali to speak to the great man about the legacy of the films, his favourite moments and, well, The Lego Movie. You'll see.

The Witcher is back on Netflix for a second series - and to celebrate, Ali was lucky enough to talk to the likes of Anya Chalotra, Joey Batey, Freya Allan and newcomer Kim Bodnia about the success of the first series (and the books and the games, lest we forget). Oh, and some Henry Cavill fella goes into beautifully nerdy detail about the role of Geralt Of Rivia, The Witcher himself, touching on everything from the voice to the sword skills to the wig to the... almost everything, really!