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'Jim Henson: Ideas Man'(2024) and '1917' (2019)

It's episode 99, one more till our 100th birthday! This week we review our first documentary of the show, 'Jim Henson: Ideas Man', exploring the man behind the puppetry magic of Sesame Street, The Muppets, Dark Crystal and more, and for the oldie we discuss Sam Mendes very personal and immersive war movie 1917. Enjoy!

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