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July 23, 2025 99 mins

Aaron from Hit Factory (one of Ian’s favorite film podcasts) joins the show to discuss the closest thing to a biopic Mike has ever made, and what could reasonably be considered the culmination of his decades-spanning partnership with Timothy Spall.

LINK to Timothy Spall’s original artwork.

All episodes in this series contain spoilers.

Theme music by Tuck Ryan and Eoin Murphy. Additional music is from Gary Yershon’s score for Mr. Turner. Intro clip source interview. Logo photo credit Rick McGinnis.

Follow the show on Instagram @MikeLeighPod. Email the show at MikeLeighPod@gmail.com. Follow Ian on Letterboxd at Nester_Nest.

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