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47. THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970) with Steve Hunt
May 3, 2026
1h 04m 31s
46. MANTRAP (1953) with Steve Rogers of Hammer Films
Apr 19, 2026
1h 01m 51s
45. BURIED ABOVE GROUND, with author Mike Ripley
Apr 4, 2026
35m 56s
44. CASINO ROYALE (1954), with Professor James Chapman
Mar 22, 2026
1h 25m 42s
43. The novels of Ross Macdonald, with Moira Redmond
Mar 8, 2026
1h 54m 28s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/26 | 47. THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970) with Steve Hunt✨ | giallo filmsDario Argento+3 | Steve Hunt | THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGEThe Screaming Mimi | — | gialloDario Argento+5 | — | 1h 04m 31s | |
| 4/19/26 | 46. MANTRAP (1953) with Steve Rogers of Hammer Films✨ | filmBlu-ray releases+3 | Steve Rogers | Hammer FilmsMANTRAP | — | MANTRAPHammer Films+3 | — | 1h 01m 51s | |
| 4/4/26 | 45. BURIED ABOVE GROUND, with author Mike Ripley✨ | crime fictionmystery novels+3 | Mike Ripley | BURIED ABOVE GROUND | — | Mike RipleyBURIED ABOVE GROUND+4 | — | 35m 56s | |
| 3/22/26 | 44. CASINO ROYALE (1954), with Professor James Chapman✨ | James Bondfilm adaptation+3 | Professor James Chapman | Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond FilmsCASINO ROYALE+3 | — | Casino RoyaleJames Bond+5 | — | 1h 25m 42s | |
| 3/8/26 | 43. The novels of Ross Macdonald, with Moira Redmond✨ | literaturemystery novels+3 | Moira Redmond | Ross Macdonald | — | Ross MacdonaldLew Archer+3 | — | 1h 54m 28s | |
| 2/22/26 | 42. Radio Noir: Sam Spade on the Air✨ | radionoir+4 | — | The Kandy Tooth CaperThe Maltese Falcon | — | radio noirSam Spade+5 | — | 1h 07m 20s | |
| 2/8/26 | 41. THE MALTESE FALCON, with Mark Dillon✨ | literaturefilm adaptations+4 | Mark Dillon | THE MALTESE FALCON | — | THE MALTESE FALCONDashiell Hammett+3 | — | 1h 09m 07s | |
| 1/25/26 | 40. BLADE RUNNER (1982), with Ayesha Khan✨ | Blade Runnerfilm analysis+3 | Ayesha Khan | Every Single Sci-Fi Film EverBLADE RUNNER+2 | — | Blade Runnersci-fi films+3 | — | 1h 37m 10s | |
| 1/11/26 | 39. Radio Noir: CHASE A CROOKED SHADOW (1958)✨ | radio showsfilm adaptations+3 | — | The WhistlerCHASE A CROOKED SHADOW | — | The WhistlerCHASE A CROOKED SHADOW+3 | — | 40m 39s | |
| 12/21/25 | 38. THE THIN MAN (1934), with Scott K. Ratner✨ | film analysisliterature+3 | Scott K Ratner | The Thin Man | — | The Thin ManDashiell Hammett+5 | — | 1h 20m 24s | |
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| 12/12/25 | 37. Top 10 Film Noir Remakes, with Mean Streets hosts Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth✨ | Film NoirRemakes+3 | Luke DeckardMatthew Booth | Mean Streets | — | Film NoirRemakes+3 | — | 1h 23m 59s | |
| 11/30/25 |  36. THE BEIDERBECKE TRILOGY (1985 to 1988), with James Leggott | It’s 40 years since Alan Plater’s mellow comedy thriller THE BEIDERBECKE AFFAIR appeared on TV. Sergio is joined by Plater expert James Leggott to discuss the original serial and it’s two sequels. | 1h 44m 55s | ||||||
| 11/16/25 | 35. COLLATERAL (2004), with Vincent M. Gaine | Sergio is joined by Vincent M. Gaine of Lancaster University to discuss Michael Mann’s hitman neo-noir, Collateral, starring Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx and Jada Pinkett Smith. | 1h 36m 19s | ||||||
| 11/2/25 | 34. Hitchcock Noir: SPELLBOUND (1945), NOTORIOUS (1946) and ROPE (1948), with Brad Friedman | Brad Friedman is back to talk 1940s Noir Hitchcock with Sergio! This time they discuss the romantic whodunit, SPELLBOUND, the romantic spy drama NOTORIOUS and the real-time suspense thriller, ROPE. | 52m 19s | ||||||
| 10/19/25 | 33. WOMEN OF TWILIGHT (1952), with Jonathan Rigby | Special guest Jonathan Rigby joins Sergio to discuss WOMEN OF TWILIGHT, the film adaptation of Sylvia Rayman’s groundbreaking all-female play. | 1h 01m 13s | ||||||
| 10/10/25 | 31. JOHN WICK, with Stacey Abbott | The Fedora podcast is 1 year old today. Stacey Abbott joins Sergio to celebrate and explore the John Wick films starring the mighty Keanu Reeves. | 1h 22m 26s | ||||||
| 9/21/25 | 30. BASIC INSTINCT (1992), with Rebecca McCallum | Sergio is joined by Rebecca McCallum to discuss Basic Instinct, the Hitchcockian erotic thriller that was highly controversial and hugely profitable in 1992. | 1h 42m 19s | ||||||
| 9/7/25 | 29. Film Noir Fest 2025, with James Harrison | James Harrison of Film Noir UK joins Sergio to preview its 2025 Film Noir Festival, which is taking place from 31 October to 2 November at the Plaza Cinema in Weston-Super-Mare. | 1h 04m 35s | ||||||
| 8/24/25 | 28. HIGH AND LOW (1963), with Aidan Brack | Sergio is joined by Aidan Brack for an in-depth look at Akira Kurosawa’s classic 1963 thriller, High and Low, the basis for Spike Lee’s new film starring Denzel Washington, Highest 2 Lowest. | 1h 26m 29s | ||||||
| 8/10/25 | 27. Film Noir scepticism (part 2), with Sheldon Hall | In the second half of the conversation, Sheldon and Sergio look at genres that mesh with Film Noir, including Horror, Science Fiction and Westerns as well as some Hitchcock thrillers. | 45m 20s | ||||||
| 8/3/25 | 26. Film Noir scepticism (part 1), with Sheldon Hall | The first of a two-part episode in which Sheldon Hall tries to convince Sergio that all his definitions of Film Noir are much too broad! Will their friendship of over 30 years survive? | 46m 38s | ||||||
| 7/20/25 | 25. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988), with Simon Brown | Sergio and Simon look back at Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a huge hit ... and undoubtedly one of the weirdest Noir films ever made. | 1h 06m 49s | ||||||
| 7/3/25 | 24. David Shire's Noir Film Music (1974-76), with John Leman Riley | Sergio is joined by John Leman Riley to celebrate the Film Noir music of composer David Shire on his 88th birthday. | 50m 54s | ||||||
| 6/22/25 | 23. Neo-Noir Film Music, with John Leman Riley | Sergio welcomes back film and music historian John Leman Riley to explores some of the Film Noir scores by Ennio Morricone, Michael Small and Jerry Goldsmith. | 38m 08s | ||||||
| 6/8/25 | 22. Hitchcock Noir: REBECCA (1940) and SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943), with Brad Friedman | Sergio is joined by Brad Friedman to discuss two of Alfred Hitchcock’s first engagements with American Film Noir: the Gothic romance Rebecca (1940) and the dark small-town psycho-thriller, Shadow of a Doubt (1943). | 55m 40s | ||||||
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