How to (Re)Open a Cinema

About How to (Re)Open a Cinema

This podcast is about How to (Re)open a Cinema, specifically the Broadway Cinema in Prestwick. The Broadway is one of the greatest surviving examples of a golden age Art Deco cinema in Scotland. From opening in 1935 to closing in 1976, and surviving bingo, amusements, squash courts, and more. The Broadway is adored by, and now owned by the community that it served, and will serve again in the future. Your hosts are Cliff Baillie, and Kyle Macfarlane, of Friends of the Broadway Prestwick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Friends of the Broadway Prestwick

Category

arts · business · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Nov 2024

Latest episode

14 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Aug 2026

   S2E10; Prestwick's Palace of Pleasure

   The Smallest Show on Earth in Scotland's largest single auditorium! Cliff and Kyle with this and more events, plus news from the Broadway as this beautiful Art Deco cinema begins to reopen. Join. Watch. Donate. broadway.scot (https://www.broadway.scot/) Search for Friends of the Broadway Prestwick on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube and now on Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/broadwayprstwck/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   23 Jul 2026

   S2E9: The Coolest Job in the World

   Kyle continues his London adventures in the projection room as we are joined by his course colleague, Astrid Barker-Smith (from the Showroom Cinema, Sheffield), as they handle the world's biggest film format and rub shoulders with big names as they attend the film event of the year. Join. Watch. Donate. broadway.scot (https://www.broadway.scot/) Search for Friends of the Broadway Prestwick on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube and now on Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/broadwayprstwck/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   2 Jul 2026

   S2:E8. Partial to a Kalee

   Guy Walker (the Broadway's Chair and Chief Projectionist) joins Cliff as co-presenter, as Kyle becomes the interviewee following his journey from Ayrshire to London to take part in training on the art of reel-to-reel projection at the British Film Institute. Join. Watch. Donate. broadway.scot (https://www.broadway.scot/) Search for Friends of the Broadway Prestwick on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube and now on Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/broadwayprstwck/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Who has been a guest on How to (Re)Open a Cinema

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Rob Younger
• Zoë Morris
• Guy Walker
• Alex Jones
• Graham Barnett

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YouTube views

331

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

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Quality

27

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

0

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