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Half the Picture

Billy Barnell

Tv & Film

Frequency: 1 episode/25d. Total Eps: 20

Join us on Half the Picture as your host Billy Barnell sits down with a different filmmaker, actor, or artist each episode for a relaxed, revealing conversation. Get the full picture on some of the most talented and noteworthy folks in showbiz and the long and winding roads of their careers. Expect candid stories, creative insights, and regular detours into the weird and wonderful corners of the film and pop culture world!

If you'd like to watch the episodes, check out our YouTube channel at the link below!

https://youtube.com/@halfthepicturepodcast?si=qQmePirZ_6RgQxh_

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#13 - OWEN LIKES COMICS (Part 1/2)

Season 1 · Episode 13

Monday, November 10, 2025 • Duration

Half the Picture’s guest this episode is the eponymous Owen from Owen Likes Comics, a mainstay in YouTube's comics and pop culture criticism scene! In Part 1 of this conversation, Owen joined Billy on the podcast for a deep dive into their top five favourite comics, with titles ranging from acclaimed mainstream hits to unsung gems and venerable classics. They discuss what these comics mean to them personally, how significantly they impacted their lives and their wider significance in the comics medium. If you’d like to watch our chat with Owen, check out the episode on YouTube at the link below! https://youtu.be/6Z49gi6dlSI #comics #superman #batman #spiderman #drstrange #miracleman #movie #film #podcast #interview #halfthepicture Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews! Note: This interview was recorded on October 27th, 2025 Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcast Listen to the podcast online... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1g APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211 Follow us online! Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod Half the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPod Billy on Instagram: / billybarnel. . Owen Likes Comics: http://www.youtube.com/@UCt5vXzi4-_puVb6H6AL4Fyw Owen Likes Comics Patreon: patreon.com/owenlikescomics Owen Likes Comics Twitter/X: https://www.youtube.com/redirect? 'Top 5 Comic Books (ft. Owen Likes Comics) | Part 1/2' is a non-profit project intended for educational purposes only. No copyright laws were intended to be broken. All rights to any material used remain courtesy of their respective owners.

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#12 - MARC WARREN & PAUL HILLS

Season 1 · Episode 12

Thursday, October 30, 2025 • Duration 40:47

Half the Picture’s guests this episode are actor Marc Warren and filmmaker Paul Hills, star and writer/director of the cult ‘90’s British coming of age film ‘Boston Kickout’, celebrating it’s 30th anniversary this year!

Marc and Paul joined us on the pod to reflect on their memories of making ‘Boston Kickout’ as well as to chat about the friendship and shorthand they forged on the film, their experiences working with John Simm and Andrew Lincoln and the life-threatening stunt that nearly claimed them both.

If you'd like to watch our interview with Marc and Paul, check out the episode on YouTube at the link below!

https://youtu.be/_eAh9birFwI

#marcwarren #paulhills #bostonkickout #film #movies #podcast #interview #halfthepicture

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Note: This interview was recorded on the 17th October, 2025

Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcast

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SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1g

APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211

Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod

Half the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPod

Billy on Instagram: / billybarnel. .

Timecodes:

00:00 - Intro

01:53 - Interview Begins

03:11 - Reflections on Boston Kickout

08:27 - Marc's Performance As Robert

11:04 - Paul's Childhood in Stevenage

13:37 - Shooting in Stevenage

16:40 - Marc and Paul's Working Relationship

21:07 - How Paul Directs

24:46 - Shooting The Nightclub Scene

29:25 - Memories of The Shoot

32:32 - Life-Threatening Stunts

35:02 - Improvisation On Set

36:39 - Lessons from Boston Kickout

39:04 - Outro

'MARC WARREN & PAUL HILLS talk Boston Kickout's Anniversary, Working with John Simm & Andrew Lincoln' is a non-profit project intended for educational purposes only. No copyright laws were intended to be broken. All rights to any material used remain courtesy of their respective owners.

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#3 - JASON REITMAN

Season 1 · Episode 3

Friday, October 11, 2024 • Duration 01:02:50

Half the Picture's third guest is Jason Reitman, director of such modern classics as Juno, Up in the Air and his latest, Saturday Night: a visceral portrait of the 90 minutes leading up to the birth of the classic late-night comedy show!

Jason joined us to chat the length and breadth of his career, ranging from his exuberant debut ‘Thank You for Smoking’, to the life-changing impact of making ‘Juno’, up through the deeply personal journey he undertook making ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ with his father Ivan to working with the iconic J.K. Simmons and exec-producing Damien Chazelle's ‘Whiplash!'

For all this and more, listen on! #jasonreitman #saturdaynightmovie #ghostbusters

Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the podcast so as not to miss any of Billy & Ahmed's interviews! *Note: This interview was recorded on July 27th 2024.

Full Episodes: / @halfthepicturepodcast

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APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp...

Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod

Billy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billybarnel...

Billy on Twitter: https://x.com/billybarnell?s=21&t=3QY...

Ahmed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrahmedoali?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

#2 - TRISTAN OLIVER

Season 1 · Episode 2

Thursday, September 12, 2024 • Duration 56:39

Half the Picture's second guest is Tristan Oliver BSC, cinematographer extraordinaire and arguably the leading DOP working in stop-motion animation today! Tristan joined us to chat about his experiences working with Wes Anderson on Fantastic Mr Fox and Isle of Dogs, making his start as an actor before switching to cinematography, shooting the iconic train chase in The Wrong Trousers and having lunch with the legendary Jack Cardiff, as well as to share advice for aspiring animator/cinematographers!

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#1 - BRENDAN MCCARTHY

Season 1 · Episode 1

Thursday, September 12, 2024 • Duration 59:20

Half the Picture's first guest is Brendan McCarthy, Mad Max: Fury Road's brilliantly inventive co-writer and visual designer! Brendan joined us to for an in-depth chat covering all things Fury Road, from his experiences working closely with George Miller in pre-production on the scripting and storyboarding to Splendid's original (and much more hardcore) death scene that was cut from the film. He also delved into the original ending he and Miller had planned and even teased the upcoming and eagerly anticipated 'Furiosa!'

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#11 - YASMIN PAIGE

Season 1 · Episode 11

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 • Duration 01:00:32

Half the Picture’s guest this episode is actress Yasmin Paige, star of Richard Ayoade's cult classic coming of age movie, 'Submarine', celebrating it's 15th anniversary this year!

Yasmin joined us on the show to reflect on her experience playing Jordana in the film, what it was like working both with co-star Craig Roberts and director Richard Ayoade and the importance Gavin and Stacey had in helping her stay in character.

If you'd like to watch our interview with Yasmin, check out the episode on YouTube at the link below!

https://youtu.be/ec-LuhX2G44

Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!

Note: This interview was recorded on the 21st October, 2025

Full Episodes: / @halfthepicturepodcast

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SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1g

APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211

Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod

Half the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPod

Billy on Instagram: / billybarnel. .

'YASMIN PAIGE talks Submarine's 15th Anniversary and Working with Richard Ayoade & Craig Roberts (4K)' is a non-profit project intended for educational purposes only. No copyright laws were intended to be broken. All rights to any material used remain courtesy of their respective owners.

#10 - MIKE LEIGH (ft. MARION BAILEY)

Season 1 · Episode 10

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 • Duration 46:33

Half the Picture’s guest this episode is British national filmmaking treasure Mike Leigh, the man behind such social-realist classics as Secrets & Lies, Naked, Another Year, Vera Drake and Life is Sweet.

Known for his improvisational method of devising his films with a murderer's row of British actors, Mike’s approach to filmmaking is organic and utterly unique, resulting in works that are unflinchingly honest, deeply poignant and often hilarious. Join us as we chat to Mike in depth about his method as well as his casting process, the 20th anniversary of his unsung gem ‘All or Nothing’ and the implicit politics of his films. Also joining us for a surprise guest appearance is Mike’s partner and collaborator, actress Marion Bailey who breaks down her working relationship with Mike as well as her experience playing Carol in ‘All or Nothing.’

If you'd like to watch our interview with Mike, check out the episode on YouTube at the link below!

https://youtu.be/v_PpvcWqOs8

Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!

Note: This interview was recorded on August 3rd 2022

Full Episodes: / @halfthepicturepodcast

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SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1g

APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211

#9 - JAMES MARQUAND

Season 1 · Episode 9

Friday, October 3, 2025 • Duration 25:41

Half the Picture’s guest this episode is writer-director James Marquand, the man behind the new WW2 action thriller ‘The Partisan’ based on the life and exploits of Krystyna Skarbek.

James joined us on the show to chat about the making of the movie, his experiences working wit Morgane Polanski, Malcolm McDowell and the rest of the cast and his time spent working on his father’s (Richard Marquand) movies. For all this and more, watch on!

#jamesmarquand #thepartisan #malcolmmcdowell #halfthepicture

If you'd like to watch our interview with James, check out the episode on YouTube at the link below!

https://youtu.be/sRnzRJSwjco

Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!

Note: This interview was recorded on September 17th 2025.

Full Episodes: / @halfthepicturepodcast

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SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp...

APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod

Billy on Instagram: / billybarnel. .

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#8 - GRANT MORRISON (Part 2 of 2)

Season 1 · Episode 8

Friday, September 26, 2025 • Duration 01:01:43

Half the Picture’s guest this episode is the legendary Grant Morrison — the award-winning comic book writer behind such classics as Batman: Arkham Asylum, The Invisibles, New X-Men, WE3 and Animal Man.

Join us for part 2 of our conversation with Grant as we dive headlong into their Kathmandu experience in the 1990’s when they were abducted by higher dimensional aliens, their strangest fan encounter that occurred in late-80’s Sheffield (Billy’s hometown) and their upcoming Batman/Deadpool comic due out in November from DC Comics! For all this and more, watch on!

#grantmorrison #superman2025 #jamesgunn #HalfthePicture

If you'd like to watch our interview with Grant, check out the episode on YouTube at the link below!

https://youtu.be/z4dSS0ngQ24

Make sure you SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!

Note: This interview was recorded on July 11th 2025.

Full Episodes: / @halfthepicturepodcast

Listen to the podcast online...

SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp...

APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod

Billy on Instagram: / billybarnel. .

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#7 - GRANT MORRISON (Part 1 of 2)

Season 1 · Episode 7

Friday, September 19, 2025 • Duration 01:02:34

Grant joined us primarily to chat about their work on the iconic All-Star Superman that redefined the Man of Steel for the 21st Century and was a major influence on James Gunn’s new Superman film. They also spoke about their friendship with Gunn, writing a Flash film script with Ezra Miller, the taboo-busting magic of comics and why hope and optimism are radical but essential ideas in the world today.

If you'd like to watch our interview with Grant, check out the episode on YouTube at the link below!

https://youtu.be/lByJIegGWKA

#grantmorrison #superman #superman2025 #jamesgunn #HalfthePicture

Make sure you SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!

Note: This interview was recorded on July 11th 2025.

Full Episodes: / @halfthepicturepodcast

Listen to the podcast online...

SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp...

APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod

Billy on Instagram: / billybarnel. .

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