260: 50 Years of Cinema

At the Flicks

Welcome to one of the most personal At The Flicks podcasts. It was 50 years ago, on 10th January 1975 that I, Jeff, went to a vampire double bill in my home town of Pontypridd that changed my life. Up to that point I had always had a fascination with cinema and TV (TV in the 60’s for a child was amazing, but that’s another story). However after that visit I resolved to try to once a week and learn as much about cinema as I could. 50 years later I couldn’t always keep to the once a week rule, life and work sometimes got in the way, but overall was fairly successful. As for my knowledge on cinema, without blowing my own trumpet, I would say it’s pretty good. So in this podcast Graham and I reminisce about the past and that most holy of holies – the cinema buildings themselves. We talk our favourite cinemas and how things have changed over the decades. Give us a listen and please let us know your cinema memories, we would love to hear them. However this isn’t just a nostalgia kick – it’s the start of a year of celebration. We will be looking back at some of our favourite films from the 1970’s and discussing them in detail, hopefully bringing something fresh for you to hear. So settle back and join us in some very personal memories. Enjoy and we will see you to discuss these further at the flicks.