Betty & Rita's She-Watchables Podcast

About Betty & Rita's She-Watchables Podcast

We need to talk about (mostly British) films.

Publisher

Jill Southworth

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Aug 2020

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

73 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Sept 2026

   She-watchables Episode 73: 5 Films II

   We’re taking a break from our usual deep dive into one film to natter about 5 films we’ve enjoyed. We’ve each picked a “guilty pleasure”, a musical, a film with a twist, a Tim Curry film and one guaranteed to make us (and hopefully you!) laugh. Tune in to hear us make the case for our chosen movies, and let us know which films you would have picked!

2. 

   26 Aug 2026

   She-watchables Episode 72: The Commitments

   This month we wanted to celebrate music festival season (AKA rainy season) by rewatching the 1991 Alan Parker Dublin soul musical The Commitments. (Also, because Rita wanted to commemorate the sad and untimely death of Commitments guitarist and Oscar winner Glen Hansard and this, according to Betty, is his best film 😉). The film tells the story of a group of largely unemployed musicians trying to reclaim soul music for the working classes, and made a star of young singer Andrew Strong. Pop quiz…can you guess which cast member had never played an instrument before appearing in this film? Download the podcast and listen to find out!

3. 

   26 Jul 2026

   She-watchables Episode 71: Looking for Eric

   Never usually ones to miss the boat (or trawler), we’re just over a week late to the football party with this month’s film 😄 Looking for Eric (2009) is in a category of its own - a feel good Ken Loach movie! Yes, there’s kitchen sink grittiness (in fact the kitchen sink features quite a lot in this film, come to think of it) and a lot of “language of the terraces” but with the collection of Mancunian comics in the cast it easily passes the six-laugh test. Add in Eric Cantona playing a very thinly disguised version of himself and you’ve got a timely and uplifting British movie, whichever side of the red/blue divide you sit on.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

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Quality

39

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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