TV, film and the wonderfully random pop culture rabbit holes they lead us down
The Honeymoon Period is a British TV and film podcast hosted by married couple Mark and Elaine Gregersen.
From the latest cinema releases and must-watch television to overlooked classics and cult favourites, we cover it all. Along with random references to Wizbit, Round the Twist, and Saved by the Bell. And that portrait of Mrs Mangel from 1987 Neighbours.
Episodes
May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020
1hr 8 min
This week, Mark has serious words with Elaine. Is it the end of the podcast as we know it? (spoiler alert: no).
We’ve finished HBO’s Westworld Season 3 (3:20) and Sky Original’s Save Me Too (16:35). One was a masterpiece. One made Elaine very sad. And, for something completely different, Mark chats about the return of Rick & Morty (22:10). All spoiler free.
Date Night: Iron Man 3 (2013) (28:20)*
As discussed in Episode 6, we've put an asterisk next to any part of the show where we delve into our encounters with loss/grief.
May 9, 2020
May 9, 2020
22 min
Join us as we take a closer look at our most recent Date Night film, Knives Out.
BE WARNED: There be spoilers (massive, massive spoilers!) ahead. We suspect foul play…
May 4, 2020
May 4, 2020
49 min
This week, it’s rum night... And we finally make it on to Google Podcasts!
We’ve finally finished The Mandalorian (4.20). We sing the praises of BBC’s Normal People (13:30) – although Mark’s fuming we’ve not watched more episodes! And Netflix’s Middleditch and Schwartz might change your views on improv…. (21:30). All spoiler free.
Date Night: Knives Out (2019) (25:00). As this is such a recent film, we're going spoiler free for this episode. But don't worry, we're releasing a spoiler special later on this week!
Apr 27, 2020
Apr 27, 2020
1hr 4 min
This week, Mark has a present for Elaine. And we have a serious chat about how the podcast has manifested itself so far, and, importantly, how we'll address our experience of loss and bereavement in future episodes.
Mark shares his thoughts on Afterlife (16.40)* and Better Call Saul (30:45). And Elaine gives us a brief update on her relationship with Devs (37:15) and Westworld Season 3 (39:25). All spoiler free. As discussed in the podcast, we’ve put an asterisk next to any parts of the show where we delve into our encounters with grief.
Date Night: Cemetery Junction (2010) (43:00)
Apr 20, 2020
Apr 20, 2020
58 min
This week, we can’t stop singing a Bobby Brown classic…
Who wants to be a millionaire? We do! And we also review ITV’s re-telling of the infamous coughing scandal in Quiz (5.15). Sky’s comedy drama Run makes us dream of escape (14.35), Elaine’s not entirely convinced about Alex Garland’s newest sci-fi spectacular Devs (18.45), and Mark’s watched the first episode of Season 3 Killing Eve with mixed results (23.35).
Date Night: Waterworld (1995) (28:00)
Apr 14, 2020
Apr 14, 2020
37 min
This week, Mark’s patience with corporate emails during a global pandemic may be waning…
Elaine discusses the challenges of trigger warnings for TV (with MAJOR SPOILERS for BBC1’s The Nest!) (3:04). And we’ve just finished two Amazon Prime shows, so step into a parallel universe with Elaine’s review of alternate history drama The Man in the High Castle (12:30) and get your US Marshal’s hat ready for Mark’s look at American crime show Justified (24:00).
Date Night: High School Musical (2006) 30:45
Apr 7, 2020
Apr 7, 2020
59 min
Hello again!
An eclectic week… We’re delving into Mark’s love of wrestling with our reflections on the first night of Wrestlemania (4:30), getting the gang back together with Nellie and crew in Sky's Save Me Too (16:20), and wondering if we've already missed the boat with Netflix's Tiger King (22:30). And we throw in a brief review of Rocketman for good measure (25:00).
And, of course, in DATE NIGHT (31:15), it's Pete's Dragon (1977)...
Mar 31, 2020
Mar 31, 2020
52 min
Welcome back!
This week, we subscribed to Disney+ and Mark has a lot to say about it! We share our initial thoughts on Episodes 1 & 2 of The Mandalorian, chat about Season 2 of Netflix's Sex Education, and review Episode 1 of new BBC drama The Nest. And, of course, Elaine has her say on Episode 2 of Season 3 of HBO's Westworld. We also received a request (!) so listen out for Mark's review of Amazon Prime's Picard.
And Elaine gets to experience Top Secret! in our newly-named feature "Date Night".
The Mandalorian 11:15
Sex Education 18:45
The Nest 21:30
Westworld 25:00
Picard 29:00
Date Night: Top Secret! 34:00
Mar 24, 2020
Mar 24, 2020
34 min
We're in COVID-19 lockdown, so we decided to make a podcast!
This week, we learn about Mark's childhood radio shows and Elaine's penchant for makeover programmes. We discuss HBO's The Outsider and Season 3, Episode 1 of Westworld. And Mark has an idea for a feature...