The Peacock Cinema Podcast provides a conversational and informative discussion on films shown at the new community cinema, Peacock Cinema @ Carnegie Hall. Ideal to listen to during a commute or a short walk, this podcast features exciting guests who can provide academic context, oral histories, or even insight into the film’s production.
Episode 1: Cinema Launch, Tackling Isolation, The Darjeeling Limited, Hot Picks, & Fife Filmmaking!
Produced and Presented by Dr. Jamie Steele
With Guests, Derek Glen and Gavin Hugh
Edited by Ryan Scott (https://www.ryanscottfilm.com/).
Series 2 Episode 2: Peeping Tom and The Tales of Hoffmann with Caitlin McDonald
In Episode 2, we take a critical look at two films in Moira Shearer's film career; Peeping Tom (1960) and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
Dr Caitlin McDonald completed her PhD in the uncompleted works of Emeric Pressburger at the University of Dundee.
In 1960, Michael Powell - and his screenwriter Leo Marks - were interested in developing a film that explored Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytical works. Peeping Tom arose from this project, and leads us into the mindset of a serial killer, from childhood trauma and the exploration of fear, to the power play of voyeurism and scopophilia (pleasure from looking/ watching). After her tour in the USA with the Sadlers Wells' ballet company, Moira Shearer returned to Michael Powell's films with the role of Viv in this psychological horror.
We also step back into the films of Powell and Pressburger to examine Moira Shearer's role in the filmed opera and Technicolour dreamworld, The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
Please do come along to the Peacock Cinema at Carnegie Hall at 7.00 on Friday 7th August to experience this masterpiece for yourself.
This podcast is in partnership with On Fife and the Dunfermline Regeneration Trust.
Credits:
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1951, The Tales of Hoffmann, United Kingdom: The Archers/ British Lion Film Corporation/ Vega Film Productions.
Michael Powell, 1960, Peeping Tom, United Kingdom: Michael Powell.
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29 Jul 2026
Series 2 Episode 1: The Story of Moira Shearer & The Red Shoes with Pamela Hutchinson
And we are back!
Welcome Back to the Peacock Cinema Podcast, and we are delighted to launch with a discussion of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Red Shoes with writer, Pamela Hutchinson.
Pamela Hutchinson is a freelance writer, and she is the author of the BFI Film Classic, The Red Shoes. It is available for purchase at the following here (https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/red-shoes-9781839026065/?__cf_chl_tk=Vv0vhJGe1rKs6C3_f2C0QX_Z46kioe_94RFLUb1zKU8-1785331639-1.0.1.1-b95PIJIJc2mlNN9GctF7Y1svcM3C5U9vP_ynoPYE.Ik).
Filmed in luscious Technicolour (the red couldn’t be redder) - The Red Shoes – A powerful depiction of the drive, commitment and sacrifice required to become a prima ballerina in a ballet company in the 1940s. Known for its exquisite 17-minute extended ballet sequence halfway through the film, it launched the film career of a 21-year old in Moira Shearer, playing the aspiring ballet dancer, Victoria Page.
Please do come along to the Peacock Cinema at Carnegie Hall at 7.30 on Friday 31st July to experience this masterpiece for yourself.
This podcast is in partnership with On Fife and the Dunfermline Regeneration Trust.
Credits:
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1948, The Red Shoes, United Kingdom: The Archers/ Independent Producers.
Pamela Hutchinson, 2023, The Red Shoes, BFI Film Classic, London: Bloomsbury
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15 Oct 2025
Episode 5: 'The Spooky Season'
We're back!!
Back for the 'spooky season' at the Peacock Cinema, Dr. Jamie Steele and David Smith (our film programmer) discuss the latest programme, starting on Friday 17th October 2025. In this episode, we preview George Sluizer's The Vanishing/ Spoorloos (1988), Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) and The Birds (1963), as well as our Halloween evening film, John Carpenter's The Thing (1982). Join us to find out a little more about the programme and how it was put together!
3 Sept 2025
Episode 4: Hepburn and Hollywood on a Roman Holiday
In the final episode of Season 1, we focus on the screening of one of the so-called Hollywood-on-the-Tiber films, Audrey Hepburn's Hollywood debut in Roman Holiday (William Wyler, 1953).
In this episode, we discuss Audrey Hepburn's debut, her legacy, and the character of Princess Ann in the film. We'll chat about her on-screen relationship with older male characters. We'll also cover the film's production as part of the so-called Hollywood-on-the-Tiber films of the 1950s and 1960s, to further contextualise the film.
13 Aug 2025
Episode 3: Aardman, The Pirates! and Animation
A chat between Dr. Jamie Steele and Dr. Zlatina Nikolova on Aardman, animation, and The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists!
6 Aug 2025
Episode 2 - Bill Forsyth's Scottish Cinema & Housekeeping
A deep dive into the films of Bill Forsyth, chatting about Gregory's Girl (1981), Local Hero (1983), and his only American film Housekeeping (1987) - with Dr. Brian Hoyle, University of Dundee.
22 Jul 2025
Peacock Cinema Podcast: Launch, The Darjeeling Limited, Hot Picks, & Fife Filmmaking
(00:00:00) Peacock Cinema Podcast: Launch, The Darjeeling Limited, Hot Picks, & Fife Filmmaking
(00:01:35) Peacock Cinema - Launch!
(00:12:43) Our Programme
(00:17:02) Hot Picks!
(00:26:15) Fife Filmmaking
Episode 1: Launch, The Darjeeling Limited, Hot Picks & Fife Filmmaking
Get to explore the background to the Peacock Cinema @ Carnegie Hall, the new community cinema in Scotland's ancient capital, Dunfermline. In this episode, we discuss 100 years of community cinema and 2025 as the launch year of the Peacock Cinema. A quick chat about the first film programme, and some hot picks from the opening film The Darjeeling Limited to Lost in Translation & much more! We finish this episode with a chat about Fife's film culture!
This podcast is supported by the Dunfermline Regeneration Trust.
Produced and Presented by Dr. Jamie Steele
Guests: Derek Glen (Trustee for Dunfermline Regeneration Trust) and Gavin Hugh (Midgiebite Media)
Edited by Ryan Scott (https://www.ryanscottfilm.com/).
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