Music and Film Saves The World Podcast

In this episode Chris Rice speaks to Peter Danks about his top 5 albums of the 90s. We also discuss technology and how we now listen to music at home and on the move.

In this episode Chris Rice and Simon Bridgeman choose the difficult task of ranking all of Taylor Swift's albums! What will we rank at no.1 of arguably the biggest pop star in the world. Listen and find out.

Sorry for some audio issues as we had podcast microphone problems. It will be fixed for next time.

In this episode Chris Rice and Simon Bridgeman discuss what films they have seen this summer. In particular the Barbienheimer phenomenon, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. There will be spoilers!

What with Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse riding high in cinemas I thought it would be a good time to do a quick fire ranking of all the Spider-Man movies! Also, in a podcast first I thought I would try and do this on my own and see how it sounds!!

In this episode of the Music and Film Saves the World podcast Chris Rice talks to Simon Bridgeman after he has seen the epic Justice League trilogy for the first time. This include us discussing Man of Steel, Batman V Superman and the 4 hour cut of Justice League. Will Simon find them as divisive as many people do? Tune in and find out.

In this weeks episode Chris Rice and Gaz Jones pick some random subjects for each other to see how many they can get through in an hour! Some of the topics up for discussion this week are Taylor Swift, 80s songs, TV detectives and our favourite John Williams films scores!

We are back for season 3!  After a short break the Music and Film Saves the World Podcast returns with Chris Rice and Simon Bridgeman looking at Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as the film comes to Disney Plus and DVD/Bluray.  They also have a look at the movies coming up in 2023 and Chris reveals his five films he is most looking forward to.  

In this festive special of the Music and Film Saves The World Podcast, Chris Rice and Gaz Jones countdown their 5 favourite UK Christmas No.1s that are not Christmas songs.  This is the last in the current series and we will be back in the new year!

In this episode of the Music and Film Saves The World Podcast Gaz Jones challenges Chris Rice to rank the actors who have played Doctor Who, Chris's favourite TV program.  This was recorded before Jodie Whitaker's last episode which aired in October.  

The latest Music and Film Saves the World podcast are proud to release their first listener request: A quick fire Iron Maiden ranking!  Chris Rice has no knowledge of the band, (he's heard of them of course) but he knows a man who does!! Gaz Jones steps in and gives us his list of his top 5 Iron Maiden albums.  For all you metal heads out there, this is the podcast for you!! 

We visit Pandora as Chris Rice and Simon Bridgeman talk the first Avatar!  Simon has never seen the film, so they take the opportunity to visit the cinema and catch it on its September re-release, and they discuss the film. Just in time for the long-awaited sequel!  

In the first of a series I ask friends to go through their 10 favourite songs or ones that have the most meaning to them.  Chris Rice talks to his good friend and teacher Ian Rivers about his 10 songs and why they mean something to him.  

In this episode Chris Rice and Simon Bridgeman talk through the latest Marvel movie, Thor:  Love & Thunder before its debut on Disney Plus.  They also look ahead at the announced Marvel projects over the next couple of years.  Be warned:  Spoilers!! 

In this very special episode Chris Rice speaks to author Paul Laird about his newly published book The Birth and Impact of Britpop: Mis-Shapes, Scenesters and Insatiable Ones.  They discuss the inspiration behind the book, the cultural rise of the Britpop scene, the personal experiences of experiencing these bands as well as maybe some of the underrated or forgotten gems that were eclipse by the big hitters of the time.  Paul also discussed his favourite Britpop bands and albums as well as sharing his experience of meeting Morrissey! Paul's book is available now from all bookshops and online retailers, please go and bag yourself a copy as its an amazing read! 

In the first of a regular series Chris Rice and Gaz Jones rank the Batman films as quickly as they can.  Will Batman 89 beat the Dark Knight trilogy or has Robert Pattinson's The Batman overtaken all the others!  Will there be any love for Batman & Robin?  I doubt it.  The Quick Fire Ranking is a new series where we try to rank films, albums etc in less than 30 minutes!!  Watch out for more coming soon.

As a follow up to our Beatles ranking and following Paul McCartney's triumphant Glastonbury headlining show, Chris Rice and Gaz Jones look through the extensive post Beatles albums and rank their favourite solo Beatles albums.  Enjoy.

After a little break the Music & Film Saves The World podcast is back! This week we are dipping into the MCU and looking at the brilliantly titled Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness, but is it as good as the title suggests?  Join Chris Rice & Simon Bridgeman, in his podcast debut, as they take a trip through the multiverse and discuss this comeback for cult director Sam Raimi.  Please be aware there will be spoilers!! 

It's time to chat about the Kings of Britpop on the Music and Saves The World Podcast this week as Chris Rice and Gaz Jones rank the albums of one of the biggest British bands of all time: Oasis. What album will be No.1?  Listen and find out.

In the Music and Film Saves the World podcast this week Chris Rice and Gaz Jones are once again going back to the 90s and the time of Britpop!  We dust off out old CDs and revisit the Blur V Oasis battle by ranking and discussing all of the Blur albums from 1991's debut Leisure, all the way to the unexpected comeback album of 2015, The Magic Whip.  The 2nd part of this will be available in a fortnight where we will be ranking the Oasis albums.  

On the Music & Film Saves The World podcast this week Chris Rice and Gaz Jones talk through their top 5 Star Wars Movies.  Is the force still with them?  Listen and find out.  

The Music and Film Saves The World Podcast visits a galaxy far, far away this week as Chris Rice and Gaz Jones rank their favourite Star Wars movies in a 2 part special. Episode II will be Podracing its ways to your podcast platform of choice in a fortnight.  Enjoy!

For all you 90s kids out there this is the podcast for you.  Chris Rice and Gaz Jones countdown their favourite albums from one of the greatest cultural movements of the last century: Britpop.  From The Stone Roses via Pulp through to Suede we talk about our favourite albums, songs and memories from one of the greatest decades for music.  This is a bit of a long one but I hope it will make you dig out your old CDs, listen to something you may not have heard for a while or even make you listen to something new.  There are a few surprises as we countdown our favourite Britpop albums ever!  There is no Oasis & Blur in this list as we have dedicated separate podcasts for them coming very soon.  

In this weeks episode Chris Rice and Gaz Jones pick some random subjects out of their hats and discuss them trying to get through as many as they can in an hour!  Some of the topics up for discussion this week include: Kate Bush, our opinions on physical media and go to karaoke songs!  Hope you enjoy!

In this special Valentine's Day episode my guest is my wife, Jennie Rice, who I've managed to convince to record a podcast episode with me.  She takes me through her 10 favourite films, and explains why she likes them.  

We're Back!  Belated Happy New Year, we kick off season 2 of the Music and Film Saves The Would podcast with Chris Rice and Gaz Jones hosting a short recap of their favourite albums and films of 2021.  This is a great way to get back into the podcast before a second Power Hour next week.  Coming soon:  Power Hour II, Star Wars, Britpop, Oasis, Blur and Taylor Swift (ranking her albums not as a guest I'm afraid), plus much more!

In this festive episode and the last one of the current season, Gaz Jones and I chat about our favourite Christmas tunes.  We dust off those Christmas decorations, eat a mince pie and discuss Mariah, X Factor, Fountains of Wayne, The Darkness, Wham!, Chris Rea and of course, Shaky!!  Merry Christmas, thanks for listening and we'll be back in January.

On the eve of the release of his 33rd film West Side Story, Chris Rice and Gaz Jones rank the filmography of the most successful movie director of all time: Steven Spielberg.  We debate each others rankings and how we grew up watching his amazing films.  Expect talk of sharks, archaeologists, aliens and a certain Belgian reporter with a quiff.  

On the eve of the new Beatles documentary Get Back being released, Chris Rice and Gaz Jones rank possibly the most famous back catalogue in popular music:  The Beatles Albums.  We debate each others rankings as well as some of our favourite album tracks.  Tune in as we talk through all 13 amazing albums from the biggest band of all time.  

In this weeks episode Chris Rice and Gaz Jones pick random pop culture subjects out of a hat and discuss them in an hour!  We don't know what each other has put in the hat which makes it all the more interesting. Amongst the topics discussed this week are Doctor Who, favourite 80s pop song, Billy Joel and the age old debate of pub vs club and more!  Tune in for a fun hour of us talking about things we love.  

SPOILER ALERT! Please listen to this after you've seen the film as we will spoil it for you, don't say we didn't warn you!  Chris Rice and Gaz Jones sit down and discuss the latest James Bond film No Time To Die.  We go through the film in detail from the opening gun barrel sequence to the end credits, what we liked about it, where we think the series will go next after Daniel Craig and where does it sit in our rankings of all the James Bond films.  Enjoy! 

Pour yourself a vodka martini and listen as Chris Rice and Gaz Jones celebrate the release of No Time To Die by ranking their favourite Bond films. This is Part 2 of the ranking where we reveal our top ten!  This was recorded earlier in the year when we didn't know the final release date for the latest Bond film.  Our review of No Time To Die is coming soon!!

Pour yourself a vodka martini and listen as Chris Rice and Gaz Jones celebrate the release of No Time To Die by ranking their favourite Bond films. This was recorded earlier in the year when we didn't know the final release date for the latest Bond film.  Part 2 will  be available next weekend!  

Music and Film Saves The World podcast allows ordinary people, who may not work in the music and film industry to share their love of all things music and film. In this fourth episode, Chris and Gareth countdown 10-1 of their favourite films of all time. Expect both of them to have a very different list, and I'm afraid this is another long one!!  This has been released early as, next weekend, to coincide with the release of the new James Bond film, No Time To Die, we will be counting down our favourite James Bond films of all time.  Stay tuned!

Music and Film Saves The World podcast allows ordinary people, who may not work in the music and film industry to share their love of all things music and film.  In this third episode, Chris and Gareth countdown 20-11 of their favourite films of all time. Expect both of them to have a very different list, and pour yourself a drink this episode is long!!  The second part of this podcast will be available in the middle of next week.

Music and Film Saves The World podcast allows ordinary people, who may not work in the music and film industry to share their love of all things music and film.  In this second episode, Chris and Gareth countdown 10 - 1 of their favourite albums of all time.  Expect both of them to have a very different list!

Music and Film Saves The World podcast allows ordinary people, who may not work in the music and film industry to share their love of all things music and film.  In this first of four introductory episodes, Chris and Gareth countdown 20-11 of their favourite albums of all time.  Expect both of them to have a very different list!