Tea o'clock with Cella
By Ceri & Ella
In each episode, we catch up whilst chatting about a book, film, tv show, or theatre production. Episodes will be live every other Saturday!
Tea o'clock with CellaNov 10, 2023
S4E22.5- Extra Brew (Paris)
Ella M joins us for our debrief on our weekend in Paris!
S4E22- Reading List
4.34- What we’ve been consuming
12.11- The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
18.45- Soulmates by Holly Bourne
21.04- The Watchmaker of Filgree Street by Natasha Pulley
24.50- Olga Does Dreaming by Xochitl Conzalez
27.22- Alice and the Fly by James Rice
31.05- Maurice by E. M. Forster
36.09- Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton
39.32- Talking at Night by Claire Daverley
44.26- What Goes around by Emily Chappell
46.16- Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
49.55- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
53.04- Notes on Heartbreak by Annie Lord
55.36- Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
58.05- Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquirel
1.00.24- Only Ever Yours by Louise O’Neill
1.03.32- Severance by Ling Ma
1.06.02- Love is a Mixtape by Rob Sheffield
1.09.50- Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
1.13.24- The Magus by John Fowles
1.15.27- The Sun and her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
S4E21.5- Extra Brew (how well do we know each other)
S4E21- The Novel Without Men (Mary Shelley)
In our fourth instalment of The Novel Without Men, we share our thoughts on Mary Shelley's brilliant dystopian novel: The Last Man.
S4E20.5- Extra Brew (Guilty Pleasures)
Listen to us trying not to feel guilty about our guilty pleasures...
S4E20- Foe
Join us to hear our thoughts on the spectacular Foe, starring Saoirse Ronan & Paul Mescal.
S4E19.5- Extra Brew (Ripley)
Join us as we debrief on the first episode on the new Ripley series on Netflix. Thank you for joining us again George.
S4E19- The Novel Without Men (18th Century)
In today’s episode we carry on with our The Novel Without Men series diving into the 18th Century by discussing work by Eliza Haywood and Charlotte Lennox. Enjoy!
Episode details:
3.28- What we’ve been consuming
9.28- 18th Century Literature
19.15-21.48 - Summary of Fantonima
21.48-24.29 - Summary of The Female Quixote
24.29- First impressions
29.31- General Discussion
55.03- Final Thoughts
S4E18.5- Extra Brew (New York)
This week's extra brew is a bumper episode all about our New York trip, with the first part recorded in Central Park. We hope you enjoy our little run through of our jam-packed weekend!
S4E18- All of Us Strangers
Tune in to hear our thoughts on the heartbreaking film All of Us Strangers...
S4E17- The Novel Without Men (16th&17th Century)
Welcome back to out mini series The Novel Without Men.
This week we take a look at the sixteenth and seventeenth century writers setting the scene of the time period and looking specifically at Isabella do Morra and Aphra Behn.
We hope you enjoy!
Episode details:
3.31- What we’ve been consuming
8.33- intro
14.34- Isabella do Morra
37.24- other 16th century writers, Catherine Parr
43.30- Marie de Gourney
46.43- Emilia Lanier
48.51- ‘Eve Bites Back’
49.46- Mary Roth
52.26- Margaret Cavendish
55.21- other 17th century writers, Catherine Phillips
57.12- Elena Cassandra Tarabotti
59.12- Judith Drake
1.00.56- Aphra Behn (Trigger warnings around 1.15.00-1.17.55)
S4E16.5- Extra Brew (mystic)
In this episode we talk about our recent tarot card readings alongside all things magic and zodiac related.
Enjoy!
S4E16- Saltburn
This week we are joined by Georgina to talk all things Saltburn! (we've been very excited about this one)
Join us as we chat about our predictions, those scenes, Brideshead Revisited connections, and much much more.
Enjoy!
Episode details:
2.55- Summary
3.57- Predictions
9.25- Oliver
16.53- Power dynamics
19.12- Farleigh
25.42- Romance/Desire
29.55- Influences
32.21- Writing and casting
33.52- Commercial attention
36.14- Indie films
38.46- Message (?)
40.16- Film making
49.22- Accents
51.58- Brideshead Revisited connections
58.03- Oliver's lie
1.02.00- Final thoughts
1.04.36- Blonde moment
S4E15.5- Extra Brew (life updates)
Tune in if you wanna hear us talk about everything from dating to getting abs this year...
S4E15 - The Novel without Men (Intro)
We're so excited to bring you the first instalment in our new mini-series, exploring women's writing through the years! We start over 4,000 years ago and travel to just before the Renaissance. Stay tuned for more episodes coming soon :)
S4E14.5- Extra Brew (new year chat)
We’re back with more extra brew and we’re staring off chatting about all the things we’re excited for this year from film and TV, to our competitive streak with our reading challenge.
Enjoy!!
S4E14- Guys & Dolls at The Bridge
What's in the daily news? I'll tell you what's in the daily news... Guys & Dolls: an extraordinary production currently showing at The Bridge!
S4E13- Christmas Films
Our festive film episode is here! To end the year we watched Catering Christmas and A Brush With Christmas to bring some wholesome sweet festive vibes our way.
Listen to us chat about tropes, gender dynamics, Wyatt’s arms (iykyk 😅), small town America, the obsession with peppermint hot chocolate and more! 🎄❄️
Enjoy listening and we’ll see you in the new year!!
Episode details:
02.19- What We’ve Been Consuming
09.14- Films
10.43-13.30- Catering Christmas Summary
13.40-16.12- A Brush with Christmas Summary
52.32- Blonde Moment
S4E12.5- Extra Brew (2023 pop culture round up)
2023 wrapped, but make it pop culture
S4E12- Best. Christmas. Ever!
Happy Christmas! Listen to our take on Netflix's latest Christmas release :)
S4E11.5- Extra Brew (unpopular film opinions)
What do you think can Pierce Brosnan actually sing? Are ambiguous endings good? What’s the best Harry Potter film? Listen to what we think and more opinions too!
S4E11- Film Club (100th episode)
Happy 100th episode to us! 🎉 Can you believe it we’ve made it to 100 episodes?!
To celebrate we’ve invited Georgina, Kira, and Ella M for a fun film club episode. We discuss a whole host of new films never before mentioned on the podcast so we hope you enjoy and take away a few recommendations too.
Episode details:
01:40 - Favourite Film
15:35 - Go to comfort film
34:32 - A film that makes you cry
55:11 - Favourite film score - George
58:58 - Character you relate to (TV) - Ella M
01:03:02 - Childhood films - Kira & Ceri
01:14:54 - Film that transports you to a different place - Ella
01:18:18 - Favourite actors
S4E10.5- Extra Brew (celeb crushes)
We're back with another girlypop chat as we spill our celebrity crushes...
S4E10 - Happy Place
Listen to us chat all things Emily Henry with our Happy Place episode :)
S4E9.5- Extra Brew (icks)
S4E9- Dracula
🎃 👻 Happy Halloween 🎃 👻
This year we’re going old school Halloween with a classic, Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Listen to us discuss all things vampires and Victorian Gothic to get into the spooky mood.
Episode details:
04.21- What we’ve been consuming
09.42- Dracula
57.14- Blonde Moment
S4E8 - Love at First Sight
Join us as we chat about our fav film of the year - Love at First Sight!
S4E7.5- Extra Brew (beauty)
Our second Extra Brew episode is here and this time we have a candid chat about beauty and spreading love and compliments around.
S4E7- Emma
It's time for the first Austen episode of the series. Join us as we discuss her 1815 novel Emma and its film counterparts. Enjoy!
S4E6.5- Extra Brew (dating)
Listen to us chat about all things dating, Hinge and icks :)
S4E6- Aftersun
Calling all Paul Mescal fans! Listen to our thoughts on Aftersun (2022) now :)
S4E5- Colleen Hoover
It's Colleen Hoover week, find out what we think of her writing, her characters, and the importance of telling these stories.
Let us know your thoughts via Instagram!
Episode details:
06.05 - What we’ve been consuming
12.15 - Colleen Hoover
37.02-45.42 - Game Time
01.01.38 - Other Colleen Hoover books
01.08.21 - Blonde Moment
S4E4- Barbie
Hi Barbie! Listen to us chat all things Barbie and feel the Kenergy
S4E3- Beginnings and Endings
Join us as we talk all about our favourite beginnings and endings of films and books, the sad, happy, satisfying and maybe not so…
Let us know your faves too!
S4E2- Contemporary Fiction
Hear our thoughts about a range of contemporary fiction, including Mr Salary; Cleopatra and Frankenstein; The Yellow Kitchen; Send Nudes; Daddy.
S4E1- A Streetcar Named Desire
We're back for Series Four!
Join us (Ceri and Ella) as we chat about one of our fave play, Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and the 2022/2023 Almeida Theatre production directed by Rebecca Frecknall starring Paul Mescal, Patsy Ferran, and Anjana Vasan.
Episode details:
05.25- What We've Been Consuming
12.17- A Streetcar Named Desire
35.46- Game Time (interval)
1.07.12- Blonde Moment
S3E30- Children's Literature
Join us for the Season 3 finale, where we chat all things children's literature! Hear us reminisce about our favourite children's books and share our thoughts on the Roald Dahl saga.
S3E29- Book Club Part 2, with guests Georgina and Ella M
We're back with the second half of our book club questions. Listen in to hear us discuss our favourite time periods to read about, non-prose fiction, and who we think is the writer of our times.
Thank you again to George and Ella for joining us.
Happy listening!
All books mentioned are linked on our blog.
S3E28 - Book Club Part 1, with guests Georgina and Ella M
It's Book Club time!
The week we are joined by special guests Georgina and Ella to anwser a whole new set of book club questions.
all books mentioned are listed on our blog.
Happy listening and tune in next week for part 2!
S3E27- Elton John: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
Let's talkmusic babyy!! We chat about the new series Daisy Jones & The Six before moving on to the recording of Elton John at Dodger Stadium in 2022.
S3E26- Stoner
The week we’re heading back to our bookshelves for a literary episode talking about John Williams’ 1965 novel ‘Stoner,’ which follows the ups and downs in the life of an American University academic.
S3E25- All's Well That Ends Well, Part 2
We're back in part 2 to explore sexuality in Shakespeare's innovative play.
S3E24- All's Well That Ends Well, Part 1
In this episode, we discuss gender in one of Shakespeare's problem plays (via the 2011 RSC production). Check back next week for part 2!
S3E23- The Good Nurse
This week we take a bit of a departure from our usual topics and talk about the Netflix true crime film ‘The Good Nurse’.
Episode details:
01.30 - What We’ve Been Consuming
11.30 - Summary
13.05 - Discussion
38.45 - Blonde Moments
Apologies for the few small connection issues but we hope you still enjoy listening.
S3E22 - Late Victorian Gothic
It's a very literary episode today as we delve into Richard Marsh's 'The Beetle' and Robert Louis Stevenson's 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. We talk all things science, sexuality, Victorian anxieties, and even more. Enjoy!
S3E21- Knives Out: Glass Onion
It's Benoit Blanc time! Tune in to hear us decipher the new Knives Out mystery: Glass Onion.
S3E20 - Top of 2022
Happy New Year!
We are kicking off the second half of series 3 with a rundown of our top 3 films and books of 2022. Enjoy!
Episode Details:
03.28 – Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
07.03 – Norwegian Woods by Haruki Murakami
10.20 – It’s Kinda A Funny Story by Ned Villini
14.15 – Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
19.53 – It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
27.44 – I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
32.40 – Honourable Book Mentions
37.35 – The Batman dir. Matt Reeves
42.27 – Bullet Train dir. David Leitch
46.39 – Whiplash dir. Damian Chazelle
51.18 – Everything Everywhere All At Once dir. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
58.28 – Memento dir. Christopher Nolan
01.03.03 – Darjeeling Limited dir. Wes Anderson
01.09.59 – Honourable Film Mentions
S3 XMAS- E6
Happy Christmas Eve! Join us for some festive quizzes in our final episode of the year.
S3 XMAS- It's a Wonderful Life
Join us for our final festive film episode, where we discuss all things It's a Wonderful Life!
S3 XMAS- Let it Snow
Another Christmas Netflix film today as we talk about Let it Snow (2019) a very heartwarming romantic ensemble Christmas film.
Enjoy!