Primal Screen

About Primal Screen

Primal Screen is a show about movies, from the ones on the big screen to the ones you stream. A mix of new release and retrospective film and television reviews and interviews with film and television practitioners on 3RRR 102.7FM in Melbourne Australia. Presented by Flick Ford with regular guest critics Lisa Kovacevic, Cerise Howard, Will Cox, Emma Westwood and more. Hosted and produced by Flick Ford. Podcast editing and social media by Kelsey Pettifer. The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

Publisher

RRR - Triple R

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Nov 2014

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

492 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Arlo Dean Cook on Jebediah: Are We OK?

   Flick Ford sits down with Arlo Dean Cook, whose documentary Jebediah: Are We OK? traces the 30 year history of one of Australia's most iconic bands. Coalescening over a period of 11 years, Cook's documentary was created in close collaboration with the band and contains a wealth of home and archival footage. Flick and Arlo speak about the film's path to the screen and Cook's shifting approach to its production. Later in the show, Flick's joined by Sarah Ward, Bec Matthews and Cerise Howard who are each appearing on the Queering the Music Video panel as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. They speak about the evolution of their project The Legend of Queen Kong – a queer, d/Deaf accessible visual album – three videos from which will premiere as part of the panel.

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Revisiting the Up series

   This week, Flick Ford is joined by Will Cox and Kate Fitzpatrick to reflect on the enormously influential Up series. Beginning with 1964's Seven Up, the documentary series has returned to the same group of participants with a new instalment every seven years. Flick revisits her interview with Asif Kapadia (Senna, Amy), who has directed what will be the series' final installment 70 Up, taking over from Michael Apted after his passing in 2021. 70 Up, along with all nine of the previous films in the series, will be streaming on SBS on Demand in October.

3. 

   24 Aug 2026

   Hugo Weaving talks The Airport Chaplain

   On this week's episode, Flick Ford chats with Hugo Weaving – a true icon of the Australian screen – about his new series The Airport Chaplain which is now streaming on SBS. Later on, Flick's joined by Emma Westwood and the pair discuss Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo which just screened on the closing day of this year's Melbourne International Film Festival on a 70mm print.

Who has been a guest on Primal Screen

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

• Silvi Vann Wall
• Eloise Ross
• Elyse
• Hudson

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

72

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

89

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Books guests

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