{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6272b1bf938765001125fc93/68d1cc9f325b3a0ac8158f6c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Son of Dracula (1974)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6272b1bf938765001125fc93/1762356592641-514ca720-3753-415e-9148-6828dd1bd27e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson playing Merlin (yes, the wizard) and the son of Dracula: what could possibly go wrong? Well, a fair bit as it turns out: some baffling choices are made and it can't quite make up its mind what it is, but at least Ringo enjoyed being a producer, didn't he? No, not really. Still, he had a bar in his Apple Films office, at least.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Watch the film in this fairly ropy VHS transfer: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/cfkHN_QxNcw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/cfkHN_QxNcw</a></li><li>Or in this weird but fascinating HD upscale made using AI: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/1o9zHsyl-3U\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/1o9zHsyl-3U</a></li><li>The Irish actor who played Merlin in the BBC series is Colin Morgan: <a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2959880\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2959880</a></li><li>Woody Allen's 1966 film What's Up, Tiger Lily? where he redubbed a Japanese spy film to make it a comedy: <a href=\"https://share.google/4D2x2eAJnUsmysiq7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://share.google/4D2x2eAJnUsmysiq7</a></li><li>The other Apple Films productions we mention are Raga: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/bvwf53_ZPEM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/bvwf53_ZPEM</a></li><li>Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/XOxABAk0scU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/XOxABAk0scU</a></li><li>Did Britain Murder Hanratty? <a href=\"https://youtu.be/HGl9tzMNtpE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/HGl9tzMNtpE</a></li><li>An agreement between France and Great Britain to build what became the Channel Tunnel was signed in 1973, so perhaps it was in the news at the time? That's our best guess anyway: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel#History\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel#History</a></li><li>Nilsson's Son of Schmilsson album: <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/522ynXVXJEFsiozNTy6rbt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://open.spotify.com/album/522ynXVXJEFsiozNTy6rbt</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Meet the Beatles Films Podcast</h2><p><br></p><p>The Beatles Films Podcast is hosted by <a href=\"https://twitter.com/mrmattlooker\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Looker</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/MrEdWilliamson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Williamson</a>. We're both film writers and Beatles fans. Between us we've written for <a href=\"https://theshiznit.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TheShiznit.co.uk</a>, Total Film, Den of Geek and Virgin Media.</p><p><br></p><p>But tomorrow may rain, so you'll follow us on:</p><ul><li>Instagram <a href=\"https://instagram.com/beatlesfilmspod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://instagram.com/beatlesfilmspod</a></li><li>Bluesky <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social</a></li><li>YouTube <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@BeatlesFilmsPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@BeatlesFilmsPodcast</a></li><li>Threads <a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@beatlesfilmspod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.threads.net/@beatlesfilmspod</a></li><li>Facebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/304654901827622/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/groups/304654901827622</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Ed Williamson and Matt Looker"}