Episode 78 - To Sir, With Love

<p>Mr Thackeray believed one should fight for what one believes. Provided one is absolutely sure one is absolutely right - he's clearly never met Ian.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ellie (Georgia's away in detention) as Liam's pick sends us back to school with To Sir, With Love.  It's a cram session of a 78th episode as we discuss:</p> <ul><li>Our respective performances as students in high school</li> <li>Why Columbia Pictures sat on this film after being completed for more than a year</li> <li>Liam asks Ian some questions about what it's like to be a teacher, and shares some stories about his own troublemaking school days</li> <li>How little the budget for this film was and how it paid off big for two of the principal players</li> <li>Where the clearly obvious romantic storyline between Thackeray and Gillian disappeared to half way through </li> <li>We discuss the iconic title song and draw comparisons to Breakfast at Tiffany's in its implementation</li> <li>We again discuss Steve Neale's three states of viewing as one of the panel almost resigns themselves to an oppositional reading of the film</li> <li>We find out a crazy filmography note for one of the actors in the film</li> <li>Ian compares Denham to another character from a recent BFE review</li> <li>Whether or not To Sir, With Love is the Best Film Ever</li> </ul> <p>Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at <a href='https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor'>https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor</a></p> <p>Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at <a href='https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/'>https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/</a></p>