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Every episode we take a film adaptation and see how it stacks up against the original material.

Back to the Source


    • Sep 24, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 12 EPISODES


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    s02e02 John Dies at The End

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2014 45:10


    Episode 2 and it's David Wong cult sleeper hit. How successful could this be given that it's webserial adapted to a novel adapted to a film?

    s02e01 The Lord of the Rings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2014 50:09


    Back to the source is back (to the source)! To kick off series two we're tackling Tolkien's tome and Jackson's jackpot. Mike and Thom take a freewheeling discussion through the middle earth and it's cinematic outings.

    Back to the Source, Extra!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2012 49:43


    In the second of our "In Person" recordings Thom and Mike go Back to the Source on.... Back to the Source! In an unashamedly self indulgent episode we pick our way through our own personal legend to find out where it all went so right.

    009 High Fidelity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2012 54:25


    After another brief hiatus Back to the Source is back! This week Thom and Mike are flicking through the pages of Nick Hornby's break-up masterpiece and asking whether Stephen Frears' cover version lives up to the original.

    008 Rambo, First Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2012 56:31


    This week it's back to the source, with a difference! Thom and Mike are actually together in person! Rambo may not be you're first thought for an adaptation review but hey! They is actually a novel under there somewhere, join us in a manhunt through the woods as we search for character developments and metaphor. Email us at: backtothesourcepodcast@gmail.com

    007 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2012 75:55


    Let us take you by the hand and lead you through the pages of John Le Carre's seminal spy novel, we'll show you something to make you change your mind about Tomas Alfredson's 2011 adaptation. We have to apologise in advance for the background noise on this, Thom is a fidget and can clearly be heard shuffling cards throughout a lot of this episode. Email us! backtothesourcepodcast@gmail.com

    006 Forest Gump

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2012 70:07


    Podcasts are like a box of chocolates, you can be pretty sure of what you're getting. This time Mike and Tom pull apart the fabric of Robert Zemeckis' 1994 masterpiece to find out what lies beneath it. Please find enclosed: An orang-utan A trip into space The rock and roll life style And a bucket load of shrimp Get in touch at backtothesourcepodcast@gmail.com

    005 Misery

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2012 67:46


    Back to the Source is back! We've had a longer break that usual, due to technical difficulties, but now we're ready with a brand new episode! This time we take a look through the keyhole of Miss Annie Wilkes and her reluctant houseguest Paul Sheldon. Essentially Tom and Mike pull apart a weak film to discover the substance at it's roots. Enjoy (or not) but get in touch with us! backtothesourcepodcast@gmail.com

    004 Kick Ass

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2012 56:23


    One for the geeks this time! Matthew Vaughn took Mark Millar's graphic novel and threw it at a screen, Mike and Tom have a little chat about how good his aim was. No actual children this week (which is probably a good thing) but we do go on some interesting tangents and give you, the listener, a chance to win a thing! Don't forget to get in touch at backtothesourcepodcast@gmail.com

    003 Fantastic Mr. Fox

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2012 51:00


    This week we overanalyse what is essentially a children's story and see how well Wes Anderson did in bringing Dahl's book to the big screen. Featuring the opinion of an actual child.

    002 The Time Traveler's Wife

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2012 53:42


    One for the ladies this week. We take a look at Audrey Niffenegger's debut novel and how the 2009 film adaptation compares.

    001 Jurassic Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2012 48:19


    In our first episode we jump in head first with Jurassic Park and take a look at how well Spielberg's adaptation stacks up against Crichton's novel...

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