Every film is part of the Touching Cloth universe, whether they like it or not. Somewhere in the background of The Tree Of Wooden Clogs is Pete Postlethwaite, trying desperately not to shit himself.

“WHAT DOES MINE SAY?” “QUEEQUEG! WHAT DOES MINE SAY?”

*speaks into tiny recorder* Memo: idea for seafaring prequel to Dude, Where’s My Car?, entitled Moby, Where’s My Dick?

SO I WAS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME, THEN DOUBTED MYSELF AND CHICKENED OUT!!! Thanks Val!

New Order - Regret [Baywatch Version] [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] YouTube video by New Order

Just read about New Order (and others) being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame today, and it casually mentioned a 1993 Top Of The Pops performance of Regret from the set of Baywatch, featuring The Hoff. And now I’ve seen it, so must you. Regret rien.

youtu.be/JfI8pJQbcZQ?...

That bit wasn’t snarky. I’m genuinely curious to find out where ads are being dropped into the show for people, because if they’re at a different point to the one we choose then that’s less than ideal. We get to choose a midpoint, and always try to make it unobtrusive.

Where in the world do you live? There have been dynamic ads etc. on the pod for years, but you’re the second person in two weeks to say they’re suddenly getting ads. Which I think means they were geo-locked. Are you in the States, perchance?

Canonically, he never died! Then again, neither did Maul, I guess.

Seems it was just a gag! She’s not being deactivated at all! The real winners in all this: the audience.

Everyone’s laughing at Tilly Norwood being deactivated, but not me. I’ll simply treasure her nuanced and heartbreaking performances in DIE, HUMAN SCUM! and SET THE WORLD ALIGHT, not to mention her delightful comedic turn in YOU CAN’T SPELL STANISLAVSKI WITHOUT ‘AI’. She will be missed.

Impressive! I tried busking it, but did my back in trying to carry the grand piano around.

Spoiler specials are ad-free, but the main feed isn’t.

Christopher Cross & Dudley Moore • “Arthur’s Theme (The Best That You Can Do)” • 1981 [RITY] YouTube video by ReelinInTheYears66

Well, here’s something lovely to start your day: Christopher Cross performing Arthur’s Theme (certified banger, and one of the few worthy Best Original Song Oscar winners), with actual Arthur, Dudley Moore, on piano.

youtube.com/watch?v=BIJh...

i know writers who use AI and they're not writers

15 minutes of ads?

Thank you. Very helpful.

People who listen to the Empire Podcast: where (and when) are ads showing up in the show for you? Hearing some reports of ads appearing mid-sentence, which should not be the case. Let me know! Cheers, Your Pal, Chris

Quite possibly! I have no control over the ads, sadly. But where and when are the ads appearing for you? I am able to pick a point for ads to appear. Hopefully that’s the correct point? Do let me know.

Reynolds They sent a dummy over the waterfall and it looked like shit, like a dummy. So I went over the waterfall and hit a rock about a quarter of the way down and cracked my hip bone and my coccyx. They told me if I got caught in the hydro flow, swim to the bottom and it'll shoot you out. They didn't tell me that it would shoot me like a submarine torpedo! They couldn't find me for five minutes. A mile down the river, they saw this nude man stumbling, crawling towards them. I'd had on these high boots and they were gone, the pants were gone, the underwear was gone, the jacket was gone. I said to Boorman, "How's it look, John?" He said, "Like a dummy going over the waterfall."

Reading about the making of John Boorman's Deliverance and you know that scene where Lewis (Burt Reynolds) somersaults into the waterfall...?

Any questions for this week’s Empire Podcast, folks? Maybe go with Easter as the theme. Or don’t. It’s up to you.

It's tight but he is just on

Something to bear in mind if you ever feel bad about missing a deadline.

John Leguizamo is still fixing John Wick’s car.

The only thing that can placate me is a plate of sardines.

Does it work properly? No.
Are the people making it acting in good faith? No.
Have they ensured it can't be used maliciously? No.
Does it make people's lives better? No.
Will it make people's lives better? No.
Is it profitable? No.
Is it popular? No.
Is it harmless? No.

The argument for AI.

two men are standing next to each other in front of a house and looking at each other . ALT: two men are standing next to each other in front of a house and looking at each other .

Me, every time I see a trailer for that TV version of The ‘Burbs.

An alternative method for dealing with rattlesnakes.

Here is a podcast. Ain’t that enough?

Yep!

There have been ads, and ad reads, and sponsors, on the pod for years…