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Talk Radio

2021 · 9 min

A quiet, bittersweet comedy that turns a radio confession into a small domestic reckoning, wry and a little sad.

Directed by
Ben S. Hyland
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Julia Deakin, Pearce Quigley, Tim Key
Overview
Pauline and Barry are a seemingly happily married middled aged couple. That is until Pauline tunes into relationship hour on Talk Radio and thinks she recognises the nameless voice that’s relaying a lifetime of regrets live on the radio.

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Directed by
Ben S. Hyland
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Julia Deakin, Pearce Quigley, Tim Key
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • memory
  • love
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Ben S. Hyland
Written by
Ben S. Hyland
Starring
Julia Deakin, Pearce Quigley, Tim Key, Mary Jean Lowe, Thomas Deller
Runtime
9 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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