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The Best Bits

Will Collins, Kevin Lehane

Tv & Film

Comedy

Frequency: 1 episode/11d. Total Eps: 287

The Best Bits is a film and TV podcast hosted by writers Will Collins (Wolfwalkers, Star Wars - Screecher's Reach) and Kevin Lehane (Grabbers, Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories). Whether picking their favourite scenes from randomly selected weirdly specific themes, recording commentaries for classics, recapping terrific TV, or giving a second chance to a film they didn't see the first time, they can be heard having the craic and celebrating The Best Bits.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - filmHistory
17/08/2026
#91
🇬🇧 Great Britain - filmHistory
16/08/2026
#75
🇬🇧 Great Britain - filmHistory
15/08/2026
#57
🇬🇧 Great Britain - filmHistory
14/08/2026
#44
🇬🇧 Great Britain - filmHistory
13/08/2026
#33
🇺🇸 USA - filmHistory
13/08/2026
#58
🇺🇸 USA - filmHistory
12/08/2026
#83
🇬🇧 Great Britain - filmHistory
20/07/2026
#96
🇫🇷 France - filmHistory
26/04/2026
#96
🇫🇷 France - filmHistory
25/04/2026
#79

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Best Flashback

Season 7 · Episode 67

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 • Duration 01:07:12

Will and Kevin explore the intricate world of flashbacks to discuss how these non-linear narrative techniques shape stories. From fragmented timelines to pivotal reveals, they explore how jumping between past and present redefines.

For a complete list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd.

Music is from Epidemic.

Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it.

You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 100 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast

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Starship Troopers Commentary

Season 7

Monday, August 26, 2024 • Duration 02:11:19

Join Will and Kevin for this Patreon-picked commentary on the cult classic Starship Troopers, Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 sci-fi epic starring Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, and Neil Patrick Harris. Would you like to know more? Then hit play, you apes. You wanna live forever? Because they're going in, and they're going in full-throttle.

Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it.

You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 100 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast

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Best Irish Films

Season 6 · Episode 59

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 • Duration 01:30:22

Will Collins and Kevin Lehane, writers of Irish films like Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers and Grabbers, discuss their favourite Irish films ahead of this St Patrick's Day. This episode was suggested by listener Micháel. If you would like to recommend a future episode, email the show at bestbitspodcast.com/contact with your suggestion.

For a complete list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd.

Music is from Epidemic.

Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it through your recommendation.

If you would like to hear over 100 bonus shows, you can do so and also help support the show through Patreon by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast or by subscribing to the exclusive content on RedCircle.

Happy St Patrick's Day, and thanks for listening!

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Best Jump Scare (with Kate Dolan)

Season 2 · Episode 25

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 • Duration 01:01:46

Boo! Happy Halloween!

For this spooky and kooky episode on Jump Scares, The Corpse of Kevin and The Ghost of Will are joined by the Toronto Slayer Kate Ghoulin, a.k.a. film director Kate Dolan. Fresh off her Halloween horror film "You Are Not My Mother" premiering in Midnight Madness at the Toronto Internation Film Festival, Kate helps deliver a cracking episode on the moments from movies that give us goosebumps, make us scream, and have us on the edge of our seats.

You can follow Kate on Twitter @caatdolan

All music, aside from The Best Bits theme, is provided by Epidemic.

You can contact the show with any comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or email us at bestbitspodcast@gmail.com! If you enjoy this show, please consider leaving us a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps us out and allows others to discover us.

You can support the show directly on Patreon and get extra "All the Best Bits" episodes (with special guests) along with Mini-Bits round-up shows where Will and Kevin discuss their favourite TV shows they're watching and new release films they've seen -- all for the price of a pint -- by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast

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Best One Night in the City Scene (with Adam Randall)

Season 2 · Episode 24

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 • Duration 01:06:27

Will and Kevin are joined by film director Adam Randall whose fourth film "Night Teeth" is released worldwide today on Netflix starring Debby Ryan, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Lucy Fry, Alfie Allen, and Megan Fox. Coincidentally, "Night Teeth" is chock full of scenes that take place over one night in the city. Funny how that happens.

You can follow Adam on Twitter @adrandall

All music heard (aside from The Best Bits theme) is provided by Epidemic.

You can contact the show with any comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or email us at bestbitspodcast@gmail.com! Merch is available on RedBubble. Please rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps us out and allows others to discover us. Thanks for listening!

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Best Unscripted, “Jump the Shark” & Cameo Scene (with Pierce Ryan)

Season 2 · Episode 23

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 • Duration 58:49

In an impromptu last-minute recording, throwing caution to the wind, Kevin ropes in a surprise special guest to help him and Will with not one, not two, but three bite-size scene themes! Best Unscripted Scene, Best "Jump the Shark" Scene, and Best Cameo Scene. In a freewheeling episode, Irish screenwriter Pierce Ryan (Standby, Black '47) drops in and drops knowledge.

Follow Pierce on Twitter @pierceiswriting

Click the link to view the mentioned Trailers from Hell episode on A New Leaf.

All music heard (aside from The Best Bits theme) is provided by Epidemic.

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Best Animated Scene (with Tomm Moore)

Season 2 · Episode 22

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 • Duration 01:03:08

Will's director of Wolfwalkers and Song of the Sea, the three-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Tomm Moore, co-founder of world-renowned and award-winning Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon, joins him and Kevin for this episode to discuss great moments from classic hand-drawn animation films.

You can follow Tomm on Twitter @tommoore

You can contact the show with any comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or email us at bestbitspodcast@gmail.com! Please rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps us out and allows others to discover us. Thanks for listening!

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Best Kid Scene (with Ciarán Foy)

Season 2 · Episode 21

Tuesday, September 28, 2021 • Duration 57:45

Never send a boy to do a man's job! So for this episode, Will and Kevin are joined by another extra special guest. This week it's writer/director Ciarán Foy (Eli, Sinister 2, Citadel, The Haunting of Bly Manor) who has just so happened to have directed child actors in every one of his produced projects. From child stars to movie brats, choosing a favourite scene with a Kid Protagonist gave us a first in the show's history. But what is it? And who did they pick? Could it be Mac and Me?!

Music is provided by Epidemic.

You can contact the show with any comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or email us at bestbitspodcast@gmail.com! Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It genuinely helps the show grow and allows others to discover it.

You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 60 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast

Thanks for listening!

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content

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Best World War II Scene (with Jamie Hannigan)

Season 2 · Episode 20

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 • Duration 01:36:04

It was one of the greatest conflicts in world history and it inspired some of the greatest filmmakers to make some of the greatest films ever made. This was a job too big for two podcasters and so for this episode, Will and Kevin have drafted in Irish screenwriter Jamie Hannigan (Pilgrimage) to join them on what proves an epic quest to find the Best World War II Scene! Oh, and Kevin's parents pop in.

Follow Jamie Hannigan on Twitter here.

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Best Sequel/Reboot Scene (with Joe Barton)

Season 2 · Episode 19

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 • Duration 01:04:00

Kevin and Joe are joined by a special guest for the brand new reboot of the show -- Irish screenwriter Will Collins, writer of Wolfwalkers, Song of the Sea, and former co-host of The Best Bits. Joe Barton, a screenwriter of films like Encounter, The Ritual and TV like Giri/Haji takes over for Will as Kevin's new co-host in an episode all about sequels, soft reboots, and the rising trend of lega-sequels.

You can follow Joe on Twitter @JoeBarton_

All music heard (aside from The Best Bits theme) is provided by Epidemic.

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