{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/660d57ad9f822b00163ee511/69485b7be2b7985fa2ebfe5c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Borrowers (1997)","description":"<p>We're crashing into our new season with an action-packed adaptation of Mary Norton's classic children's books. </p><p><br></p><p>Comparisons with the 1992 and 2011 TV versions and Studio Ghibli's 2010 anime The Secret World of Arrietty, the Trocadero Centre, post-war allegory, the incredible filmography of visual effects supervisor Peter Chiang, ice cream made of mashed potato, Penelope Wilton delivering an impassioned speech in Bob &amp; Rose, product placement, a hat on a hat, Celia Imrie's enormous Chappell Roan wig, an officious Ruby Wax, a cheese-eating dog, John Goodman getting tied up by a ceiling fan, Smack the Pony, Jane Norman carrier bags, The 10th Kingdom, life in a dystopian steampunk Hovis advert, and a young Tom Felton's chinchilla named Stanley await.</p><p><br></p><p>We share our thoughts on the movie and its themes, some behind the scenes gossip, delve into the nightmarish moments and dream up some ridiculous merch.</p><p><br></p><p>Why the double bill with Spice World? Listen and find out!</p><p><br></p><p>Art by Ashleigh Jane Cosgrove. Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio.</p><p><br></p><p>https://linktr.ee/onceuponavhs</p><p><br></p><p>Join our Clamshell Club on Patreon to support the show and gain access to exclusive Once Upon A VHS bonus episodes updated monthly:</p><ul><li>Boxset - reviewing 80s and 90s fantasy TV (including Jim Henson's The Storyteller)</li><li>Rewind - looking back at fantasy films from before 1980 (including Star Wars)</li><li>Fast Forward - our thoughts on fantasy movies from 2000 onwards (including The Lord of the Rings)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>https://patreon.com/onceuponavhs</p>","author_name":"Once Upon A VHS"}