Will HBO’s Harry Potter reboot cast a spell over a whole new generation of fans, or vanish in a cloud of disappointment?
Which late global music megastar once donated money to an unlucky loser on Deal Or No Deal?
What is the secret behind the success of the New York Times puzzles? Human geniuses and creativity or AI?
Why aren’t we seeing traditional romances on screen any more?
Richard and Marina settle in to answer your questions.
00:00 Intro
01:20 Did George Michael really pay the lost winnings for someone on Deal or No Deal?
04:46 Is there far less romance on screen nowadays?
08:39 Are the New York Times’ games made by real people or AI?
16:00 Do movie crews actually film planes taking off at airports to show a character getting on a flight?
20:20 Can you guess who Marina’s drawn?
23:15 What are HBO execs thinking by greenlighting Harry Potter as a tv series?
28:00 Which shows that have been critically panned, publicly trashed and cancelled early do you wish could return?
35:07 Outro
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