On The Sofa with Colson, Jack and Ben

⁉️ We’re staying suitably un-spooky on Halloween. So come in for some rare shelter from all of that with three people who like sweets more than few others do. Jack’s been on a big quiz show and has some huge revelations. Elsewhere it’s plot twists and The Materialists along with a new jingle for our favourite smokey feature. www.patreon.com/onthesofa for everything AD FREE plus an extra episode every single week. If you love the show then please do leave a rating and a review! It really helps us out on the show. 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

😨 CJ&B give us the full lowdown on the films they’ve been watching this week, including a film so creepy that Colson had a nightmare and Ben had to leave the lights on afterwards. We also find out what the actors are *actually* getting up to when they’re milling about in the pub during a scene in The Rovers. www.patreon.com/onthesofa for everything AD FREE plus an extra episode every single week. If you love the show then please do leave a rating and a review! It really helps us out on the show. 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🐦‍🔥 Jack’s dog’s got bad expensive teeth and Colson’s got a criminal coat in today’s show. There’s also some great behind the scenes from the filming of Phoenix Nights and we grace the shiny floors of a Saturday night gameshow for Pass The Pod. www.patreon.com/onthesofa for everything AD FREE plus an extra episode every single week. If you love the show then please do leave a rating and a review! It really helps us out on the show. 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s some very contrasting stories of the stage today as Ben witnesses a master of the craft… and Colson dozes off during a play. Plus there’s a lot of Celebrity Traitors chat and a listener recommends a new independent film. www.patreon.com/onthesofa for everything AD FREE plus an extra episode every single week. If you love the show then please do leave a rating and a review! It really helps us out on the show. 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🤔 There's big films coming out from around every corner at the moment, and Jack and Colson review one that's been getting 5 stars from all the critics. But is One Battle After Another as good as everyone's made it out to be? Ben has also been to see a master of stage and screen in Bath and Colson's lost patience with one of the most talked about TV shows of the moment. www.patreon.com/onthesofa for everything AD FREE plus an extra episode every single week. If you love the show then please do leave a rating and a review! It really helps us out on the show. 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colson’s here off the back of feeling rough as toast. He’s swallowed a plate. But that's not the only thing on this episode that'll make him feel unwell thinking about it. Because how did a young Colson get in a whole lot of bother with some washing up liquid? Elsewhere there’s a Star Story where Ben reaps what his dog chew sowed and we take a trip to a garden centre. www.patreon.com/onthesofa for everything AD FREE plus an extra episode every single week. If you love the show then please do leave a rating and a review! It really helps us out on the show. 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

👞 It's fragrance heavy as we talk about meaty smelling herbs and Ben complains about fancy candles.Plus there’s a Top 5 on all the cereals which are bad for you and Mr Price reveals all about footwear as an actor. www.patreon.com/onthesofa for everything AD FREE plus an extra episode every single week. 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

👻 We’re in a rich vein of form for horror at the moment so Jack’s been getting his eyeballs over one of the madder ones and Colson’s been watching the big new Netflix shock-fest.Plus we talk all about coaxing acting performances out of kids. 🎞️ Film: Bring Her Back 📺 TV: Monster (Netflix), Andor S2 (Disney+) www.patreon.com/onthesofa for everything AD FREE plus an extra episode every single week. 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🤖 We’re tackling the big questions today with a big chat about the biggest development in the TV and film industry for generations: AI actors. What can and can’t AI do and how will studios and audiences respond as its shadow looms greater and greater over film and other creative industries? Back on terra firma we also look at book to film adaptations, and Ben’s had a tree fall on his house. patreon.com/onthesofa for everything AD FREE plus an extra episode every single week. 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🍣 It’s all hands to the pump on a very busy week… well for Jack anyway. Because he’s been up and down the country like a relay runner but his night shoots give us great insights into what on earth you’d be eating at 1am on set. Meanwhile, poor Colson’s been shackled with the Rona for a few days which brings us to a timely health or wealth Would You Rather? patreon.com/onthesofa for everything AD FREE plus an extra episode every single week. 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

💨 We’ve got a lot of film reviews today, covering a wide variety of genres from comedy, romance, crime and gothic horror. Ben’s had a hankering for old but gold, and has some fascinating insights as to what it’s like for people to be on set with Johnny Depp. Films: All Of You (Apple), The Usual Suspects, Sleepy Hollow. 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code onthesofa at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/onthesofa 🌍 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

⌚️ We've no Jack today but there's lots to talk about as Colson's here fresh from the finale of genre breaking contest Pup Idol. Plus what would we like to see re-released in the cinemas and what are the Top 5 Gadgets of all time? 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code onthesofa at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/onthesofa 🌍 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🤔 Jack’s been on tour, but he’s struggling to remember with whom. Plus, there’s a rather existential Would You Rather, some listener reaction to Weapons, and further questioning about what cinema will become. And what do you make of The Rock's move into serious acting? 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code onthesofa at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/onthesofa 🌍 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🚶 Ben’s had a controversial watch. It’s one he didn’t really want to go see but did The Roses surprise him? Jack and Colson review the Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk. Films: The Long Walk, The Roses (Cinemas) TV: Matchroom: The Greatest Showmen (Netflix) Let us know what you thought of the films in the comments or drop us an email at hello@onthesofashow.com 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code onthesofa at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/onthesofa 🌍 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎤 Colson’s had the biggest interview of life. A big hitting politician who hot footed it to Castleford Cricket Club straight after meeting Donald Trump. But what big questions did Colson Paxman have for one of the most significant figures in the country? But while we’re here there’s also chat about the real names behind famous faces and we Pass The Pod whilst being patted down in airport security. 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code onthesofa at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/onthesofa 🌍 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

👅 Jack and Colson have been on a shiny floor gameshow together to raise money for charity. And could there be a better contestant for a word game show than Colson Smith, as he’s reprimanded for his pre-watershed language. If you want to donate to cleaning Jack’s canal then head here. And to support Colson’s kids in Kenya then here’s the link. There’s also an all timer of a Would You Rather that makes you ask “how would you get gloves on tongues?”, and we have quite a technical Trick of the Trade. 📩 Send us your thoughts in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code onthesofa at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/onthesofa 🌍 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🏄‍♂️ Couple of films floating around today. Jack’s been to see The Conjuring 4, so we get the full lowdown on that. And what are the scariest things in a horror film? Plus, Ben’s watched the latest vehicle for a mad Nicholas Cage, The Surfer, and Colson’s mis-sayings are catching amongst the listeners. Is this a de-educating podcast now? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnTheSofa to join On The Sofa Land, support the show and get ad free extra episodes! 📩 What did you make of The Conjuring and The Surfer? Let us know in the comments or email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code onthesofa at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/onthesofa 🌍 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🚨 CRICKET KLAXON! 🚨 Colson’s in an incredible mood after Castleford Cricket Club claimed the league title. So he’s brought the trophy in after washing the draught Stella out of it. Are England going to come calling after such a successful stint as Director of Cricket? But you know what this means, much to Colson’s disappointment… a winter off cricket chat! Sighs all round. Aside from all that there’s some stuff on mudlarking, the best historical museums in the North of England and more fun Colson could have on his new radio show. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnTheSofa to join On The Sofa Land, support the show and get ad free extra episodes! 📩 Email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code onthesofa at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/onthesofa 🌍 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🚶‍➡️ Well there's a lot floating around today as Jack tells all on what actually happens at those big red carpet do's, as well as the chaos of live TV on Loose Women. Plus big news as Colson's dad has already finished Game of Thrones in record time. (It's his new job he says). Oh to be retired. We also find out one of the three boys has an interesting but classical approach to walking up the stairs, whilst the topic of whether or not to buy presents for your adult kids once again rears its head. 📺 - Unknown Number: The High School Catfish Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnTheSofa to join On The Sofa Land, support the show and get ad free extra episodes! 📩 Email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code onthesofa at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/onthesofa 🌍 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🏃 Smash horror hit Weapons is the film on our lips today. What did you make of it? What did you love, hate and rate? Let us know in the comments or over email.There’s also a great tale of Smith My Bum getting a listener in trouble and we have some Hidden Gems that you can fill your evenings with! 🎞️ Film: Weapons (Cinemas), Ran (Select Cinemas) 📺 TV Shows: Blue Lights (iPlayer), The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Sky) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnTheSofa to join On The Sofa Land, support the show and get ad free extra episodes! 📩 Email us on hello@onthesofashow.com 📸 @onthesofashow on the socials. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code onthesofa at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/onthesofa 🌍 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.