The podcast in which we watch, assess and discuss every Academy Award Best Picture winner in no particular order. Hosted by film fans John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky
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Film fans John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky
328. Carry On Cleo (with All British Comedy Explained)
John Dorney and Jessica Regan interview Abigoliah Schamaun about the comedic genius of the film Carry On Cleo, exploring its place in British comedy history.
16 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
BP327 Oscars 2026
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky
Episode 327: Oscars 2026
Released 16 March 2026
For this episode we blearily assessed the 98th Academy Awards which wrapped up in the wee small hours in the UK. A more considered reaction will follow towards the end of the year when we do our full episode on One Battle After Another.
Tom's new podcast: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained
Tom's new play: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/in-the-print-8y4s
BEST PICK – the book is available now from all the usual places.
From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman
UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI
US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101
UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108
US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434
Audio book https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Best-Pick-Audiobook/B09SBMX1V4
To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com, or find us on Bluesky.
You can also visit our website at https://bestpickpod.com (https://bestpickpod.com) and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.
If you enjoy this podcast and you'd like to help us to continue to make it, you can support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month, but please be aware that future releases will continue to be sporadic.
22 Jan 2026
BP326 Oscar Nominations 2026
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky
Episode 326: Oscar Nominations 2026
Released 22 January 2026
For this episode, Tom and John briefly reviewed the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards, mere moments after the live-stream ended.
Tom's new podcast: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained
Jess's storytelling theatre show: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/16-postcodes-jhby
BEST PICK – the book is out now from all the usual places, including…
From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman
UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI
US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101
UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108
US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434
Audio book https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Best-Pick-Audiobook/B09SBMX1V4
To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com (mailto:bestpickpod@gmail.com). You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.
You can also visit our website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.
If you enjoy this podcast and you'd like to help us to continue to make it, you can now support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month, but please be aware that future releases will continue to be sporadic.
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328. Carry On Cleo (with All British Comedy Explained)
Published 24 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Whoa! Yeah. Carry On Nurse. Carry On Nurse, yeah. Never heard of it. No, why would you? Big in America. And so they were on to Good Thing and Gerald Thomas and Peter Rogers made another 28 Carry On films between 1959 and 1978. 28. Carry On Teacher was released the same year as Carry On Nurse and features a motley crew of new teachers who finally rally round to help out their new headmaster. Carry On Constable was released in 1960 and features a motley crew of new recruits to the police force who finally rally round to help their struggling sergeant. That was the first Carry On film for Sid James. about whom we'll hear more shortly. […]
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