Special Guest: David Wood
Guest Co-Hosts: Jonathan Owen, Samm Deighan
We're looking at three films by Lindsay Anderson that all star Malcolm McDowell as Michael “Mick” Travis; The Mick Travis Trilogy. In If.... (1968), Mick is the leader of a student revolution. In O Lucky Man (1973), he’s a coffee salesman. And, in Britannia Hospital (1982), he’s an investigative reporter. We’ll be talking about how Mick changes through the three films along with their possible connections and contradictions.
Samm Deighan and Jonathan Owen join Mike to discuss this unusual "trilogy". Mike also speaks to David Wood about his book Filming If.....
Listen/Download Now:
Links:
Buy If.... on DVD
Buy O Lucky Man on DVD
Buy Britannia Hospital on Blu-Ray
Buy Going Mad in Hollywood: And Life with Lindsay Anderson by David Sherwin
Buy Never Apologize by Malcolm McDowell on DVD
Buy Filming If.... by David Wood (or get it cheaper via David himself
Music:
"O Lucky Man" - Alan Price
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