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
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
29 min
We revisit Severance Season 1 to share our favourite moments, address minor grievances, and dive into our theories for Season 2.
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AND, if you like what we've been doing on the pod these past 5 years, and fancy buying us a coffee, you can do so here. Thanks so much.
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
1hr 12 min
We countdown our favourite TV shows of 2024.
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AND, if you like what we've been doing on the pod these past 5 years, and fancy buying us a coffee, you can do so here. Thanks so much.
Jan 2, 2025
Jan 2, 2025
1hr 13 min
We countdown our favourite movies of 2024. Enjoy the part where we name our favourite Cardinals!
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AND, if you like what we do, and fancy buying us a coffee, you can do so here. Thanks so much.
Nov 27, 2024
Nov 27, 2024
1hr
Here’s what we’re talking about this month:
- Cross (Amazon Prime) (3:36)
- Boybands Forever (BBC Two) (10:25)
- Anora (24:42)
- Heretic (28:31)
- It’s What’s Inside (Netflix) (31:48)
- Gladiator II (36:00) - spoiler section starts at 50:00
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Oct 26, 2024
Oct 26, 2024
43 min
FINALLY!
Long term listeners will know we've been dying (sorry) to watch Francis Ford Coppola's 90s classic.
This episode contains chat about the fish & chips at Whitby, dodgy accents, unnecessary nudity, and Tony Hopkins hamming it up. Enjoy!
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Oct 17, 2024
Oct 17, 2024
1hr 1 min
Mark could have been at the wrestling, but happily he chose to stay home and record the podcast. Didn’t stop him talking about the ‘house show’ though...
In TV, Elaine has more to say about series 2 of the Beeb’s Showtrial (3:50) than she anticipated. And we talk cult leadership, Hulk Hogan and Succession-vibes in Netflix documentary Mr. McMahon (11:08).
In film, if you’re a fan of Mark’s sweary rants you’re going to love his review of Megalopolis (27:18). And we discuss Joker: Folie à Deux (37:00). The Revenge of Joker. Joker Strikes Back. Joker Forever.
Enjoy!
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AND, if you like what we do, and fancy buying us a coffee, you can do so here. Thanks so much.
Sep 19, 2024
Sep 19, 2024
53 min
We start this episode with an unexpected trip down Eastenders memory lane. Although, don’t expect any up to date references, we’re still going on about Saskia being killed by an ashtray in 1999!
In TV, Mark gets very grumpy about Elaine's refusal to watch Colin from Accounts (3:25) and Elaine waxes lyrical about the triumph that is Season 2 of Sherwood (7:04).
In film, Mark gives us the lowdown on Twisters (14:25) and Blink Twice (21:45). And we have a difference of opinion in our review of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (27:15).
Just a quick note to say that our Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is spoiler free, but we do have a brief spoiler section towards the end (there’s a warning before we go into it) if you fancy listening to us try to decode a song from 1968.
Enjoy!
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AND, if you like what we do, and fancy buying us a coffee, you can do so here. Thanks so much.
Aug 21, 2024
Aug 21, 2024
55 min
Welcome back to another packed episode of The Honeymoon Period podcast.
In TV, Mark reflects on Season 3 of The Bear (5:50) and Elaine has an unexpected review of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (12:40). Shout out to The Daryl Dixon Podcast and hosts Kelly and Dawn for their fab commentary.
In film, we have mixed thoughts on M. Night Shyamalan’s latest twisty-turny movie Trap (21:00). And we also have a good ol' scream in space for Alien: Romulus (34:15).
Enjoy!
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AND, if you like what we do, and fancy buying us a coffee, you can do so here. Thanks so much.
Jul 29, 2024
Jul 29, 2024
1hr
We’ve been on two dates (with each other). And they’ve both involved...wrestling! Remember when Mark wanted this to be a wrestling podcast? Well, his dream comes true for the first couple of minutes of this episode.
Shout out to NORTH Wrestling and Alex Ayre, the director of Watch the Lights which we mention during our date chat.
In TV, Elaine’s been watching Jake Gyllenhaal be all tortured and lawyerly in Apple TV’s Presumed Innocent (14:00). In film, we have a major difference of opinion about Netflix’s Hit Man (23:00), Elaine shoehorns in a review of The First Omen (31:00), and we finish with our thoughts on Deadpool & Wolverine (38:50) (all spoiler free!)
Enjoy!
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We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or a star rating on Spotify.
AND, if you like what we do, and fancy buying us a coffee, you can do so here. Thanks so much.
Apr 22, 2024
Apr 22, 2024
49 min
Mark’s been to a BBQ, but as the booze flowed and day turned into night, what did he end up singing…?
In TV, we return to one of our favourites: Race Across The World (1:28). Back for a fourth series (if you don’t count last year’s celeb version) this time the contestants are racing from Japan to Indonesia. Are we enjoying it as much as its previous incarnations, though? Next, we have a difference of opinion around Amazon Prime’s video-game inspired hit Fallout (10:44).
In film, we’re talking nuns, action, and dystopia - the perfect mix! Mark’s been to see Immaculate (20:22) and Civil War (26:29). And we’ve both watched Dev Patel’s Monkey Man (35:49).
Enjoy!
How to support the show
Follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd
We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or a star rating on Spotify.
AND, if you like what we do, and fancy buying us a coffee, you can do so here. Thanks so much.