Half the Picture

Billy Barnell
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Apr 1, 2026 • 56min

#28 - CLÉMENCE POÉSY

Half the Picture’s guest this episode is Clémence Poésy, the actress renowned for her brilliant performances in works such as the Harry Potter franchise, Tenet, Gossip Girl, In Bruges, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon and The Essex Serpent amongst so many others.Clémence joined Billy on the pod’ to chat about her experience breaking into acting as a young woman, her memories of bringing Fleur Delacour to life in Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire and of working with Colin Farrell on the set of In Bruges. She also reflected on her time playing Eva in Gossip Girl, why the phrase “Don’t try to understand it, feel it” is the ultimate key to Tenet, her directorial ambitions and why the collaborative nature of filmmaking is one of her biggest joys as an actress. #clemencepoesy #harrypotter #fleurdelacour #jkrowling #gobletoffire #inbruges #colinfarrell #brendangleeson #martinmcdonagh #ralphfiennes #gossipgirl #blakelively #tenet #christophernolan #robertpattinson #thewalkingdead #daryldixon #podcast #movie #film #interview #episode #halfthepictureNote: This interview was recorded on 23rd February, 2026Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcastListen to the podcast online...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1gAPPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211Follow us online!Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod Half the PictureTikTok: / @halfthepicpod Half the PictureTwitter/X: @HalfThePicPodBilly on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96‘CLÉMENCE POÉSY talks Harry Potter, Gossip Girl, In Bruges, Tenet & the beauty of acting (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.
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Mar 27, 2026 • 1h 9min

#27 - EDDIE MARSAN

Half the Picture’s guest this episode is Eddie Marsan, the brilliant actor known for his standout performances in Hancock, Happy-Go-Lucky The World’s End and Ray Donovan, among many others.Eddie joined Billy on the pod to chat about his latest film No Ordinary Heist, as well as the essential importance of nurturing working-class artists, his experiences working with directors such as Martin Scorsese, Mike Leigh and Edgar Wright and his belief that an actor should strive to have “an ordinary life and an extraordinary career.”Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcastListen to the podcast online...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1gAPPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211Follow us online!Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod Half the PictureTikTok: / @halfthepicpod Half the PictureTwitter/X: @HalfThePicPodBilly on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96‘EDDIE MARSAN talks No Ordinary Heist, Hancock, The World's End & Championing Working Class Artists' 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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Mar 13, 2026 • 59min

#26 - BRUCE CAMPBELL

Half the Picture’s guest this episode is the one and only Bruce Campbell, the iconic actor renowned for bringing Ash Williams to life in Sam Raimi’s cult Evil Dead franchise as well as starring in Bubba Ho-Tep, Burn Notice and My Name is Bruce amongst so many others.Bruce joined Billy on the pod to chat about his experience making his latest directorial effort, ‘Ernie & Emma’ which he also stars in, as well as his memories making the Evil Dead movies, the integral place of sound in filmmaking, the importance of maintaining creative control over what you do and how every A Movie Blockbuster today is in actuality a B Movie.Note: This interview was recorded on 24th February prior to Bruce's announcement regarding his cancer diagnosis. Everyone at Half the Picture would like to express our admiration for Bruce and extend our sincere support and very best wishes to him, as well as to his family and friends.Ernie & Emma trailer: https://youtu.be/NE1fmjcL4oc?si=vNO77yuz45N1Po0vMake sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcastListen to the podcast online...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1gAPPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211Follow us online!Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod Half the PictureTikTok: / @halfthepicpod Half the PictureTwitter/X: @HalfThePicPodBilly on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96‘BRUCE CAMPBELL talks Evil Dead Burn, Ernie & Emma & The Importance of Creative Freedom' 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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Feb 20, 2026 • 1h 27min

#25 - MURRAY GOLD

Half the Picture’s guest this episode is none other than Murray Gold, the remarkable composer behind such shows as Doctor Who, It’s a Sin, Queer as Folk and Vanity Fair amongst so many others.Murray joined Billy on the show to chat about his process scoring shows such as Doctor Who, as well as his own favourite of all the musical themes he’s written, his favourite episode of Doctor Who he’s composed for and where he gets his passion and exuberance for music from. They also touched on the changes that Doctor Who has undergone over the last twenty years, the challenge of composing for multiple Doctors simultaneously and the time when Murray bumped into David Bowie whilst at an ice cream parlour in New York.#murraygold #christopherecclestone #davidtennant #mattsmith #petercapaldi #ncutigatwa #music #score #composer #TV #popculture #9thdoctor #10thdoctor #11thdoctor #15thdoctor #doctorwho #interview #podcast #12thdoctor #film #movie #doctorwhofandom #doctorwhobbc #timelord #bbc #doctorwhopodcast #doctorwhofandom #halfthepicture #podcast #interview #movie #filmVery special thanks our hosts Ninety One Living Room!Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews! Note: This interview was recorded on February 9th, 2026Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcastListen to the podcast online...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1gAPPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211Follow us online!Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpodHalf the Picture TikTok: / @halfthepicpodHalf the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPodBilly on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96‘MURRAY GOLD talks Scoring Doctor Who, The Shepherd’s Boy & Celebrating Life Through Music (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.
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Feb 13, 2026 • 32min

#24 - ZAK FENNING & TONY COOK

Half the Picture’s guests this episode are writer/director Zak Fenning and actor Tony Cook, the minds behind the new British crime thriller ‘A Gangster’s Life’ currently on release in the U.K. and beyond.Zak and Tony joined Billy on the show to chat about their experience making the movie and bringing a quirky, indie sensibility to the classic ‘Guns and Geezers’ British crime genre in the making of it. They also discussed their favourite actors and filmmakers working today, the influence of films such as Jonathan Glazer and Denis Villeneuve on the project as well as their exciting upcoming foray into the horror genre! #agangsterslife #zakfenning #tonycook #british #gangster #crime #movie #podcast #interview #film #sexybeast #sicario #jonathanglazer #denisvillenueve #michaelcaine #rinalupa #dualipaMake sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!Note: This interview was recorded on January 27th, 2026Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcastListen to the podcast online...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1gAPPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211Follow us online!Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpodHalf the Picture TikTok: / @halfthepicpodHalf the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPodBilly on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96‘STIMSON SNEAD & SAM DUNNING talk Tim Travers, Red Dwarf & Shooting a Movie in 17 Days' 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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Feb 6, 2026 • 29min

#23 - STIMSON SNEAD & SAM DUNNING

Half the Picture’s guests this week are writer/director Stimson Snead and actor Samuel Dunning, whose science-fiction comedy ‘Tim Travers and The Time Traveller’s Paradox’ is now on release in the U.K.Stimson and Sam joined Billy on the show to chat all things Tim Travers, from the complexity of shooting the movie’s ambitious VFX on a low budget to the efficiency of process that comes from making a sci-fi movie featuring the beginning/end of the universe in just seventeen days. They also touched on the pleasure of working with such stars as Felicia Day, Danny Trejo and Joel McHale on the movie, Stimson’s favourite memory of the shoot between Sam and Keith David and above all the the all-pervasive influence Red Dwarf had on the project for the both of them. #timtravers #stimsonsnead #samdunning #feliciaday #dannytrejo #keithdavid #joelmchale #reddwarf #scifi #sciencefiction #timetravel #movie #film #podcast #interviewMake sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!Note: This interview was recorded on January 20th, 2026Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcastListen to the podcast online...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1gAPPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211Follow us online!Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpodHalf the Picture TikTok: / @halfthepicpodHalf the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPodBilly on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96‘STIMSON SNEAD & SAM DUNNING talk Tim Travers, Red Dwarf & Shooting a Movie in 17 Days' 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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Jan 23, 2026 • 1h 6min

#22 - MICHAEL LEHMANN & DANIEL WATERS

Half the Pictures guests this episode are director Michael Lehmann and screenwriter Daniel Waters, the minds behind the cult classic, blackly comic teen movie sensation 'Heathers' starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater in star making roles. Michael and Daniel joined Billy on the pod to discuss the legacy of the film and their experience making it, from Daniel’s initial attempts to pitch the project to Stanley Kubrick to how Heather Graham was nearly cast as Heather Chandler along with Daniel's claims he invented the onscreen fistbump. They also touched on their love for Heathers: The Musical, their favourite teen flicks of recent years and the madcap madness of making Hudson Hawk, another cult comedy and another one of Billy's favourite cult movies! #heathers #heathersthemusical #winonaryder #christianslater #shannendoherty#teen #teenmovie #teenmovies #michaellehmann #danielwaters #1980s #movie #film #podcast #interviewMake sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!Note: This interview was recorded on October 15th, 2022Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcastListen to the podcast online...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1gAPPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211Follow us online!Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpodHalf the Picture TikTok: / @halfthepicpodHalf the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPodBilly on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96‘MICHAEL LEHMANN & DANIEL WATERS talk Heathers, Mean Girls & Redefining Teen Cinema' 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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Jan 16, 2026 • 49min

#21 - MONTY BEN

Half the Picture's guest this episode is actor and karate world champion Monty Ben who recently graced our screens as Farouk, one of the primary villains in the most recent series of Slow Horses.Monty joined Billy on the pod to chat about his experience making Slow Horses alongside such iconic actors as Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas and the lessons he learned from working on the set. They also discussed Monty's career as karate champion, the discipline he took with him from martial arts into acting and how acting has enriched his life and made him a better person.#slowhorses #garyoldman #kristinscottthomas #montyben #apple #appletv #podcast #interview #movie #films #tv #television #seriesMake sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!Note: This interview was recorded on November 25th, 2025Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcast Listen to the podcast online...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1gAPPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211Follow us online!Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpodHalf the Picture TikTok: / @halfthepicpodHalf the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPodBilly on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96‘MONTY BEN talks Slow Horses, Working with Gary Oldman & Living The Life of a Karate World Champion' 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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Jan 9, 2026 • 1h 22min

#20 - BRET MCKENZIE

Half the Picture’s guest this week is Oscar-winning songwriter and comedian extraordinaire Bret McKenzie, one half of the New Zealand musical phenomenon Flight of The Conchords with Jemaine Clement and whose irresistible earworms feature on such Hollywood hits as The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted and A Minecraft Movie.Bret joined Billy on the pod to chat about his latest album Freakout City as well as the accompanying tour that took him all around the world and the wild audience stories he heard along the way and span into improvised songs onstage. They also found time to touch on the upcoming Conchords reunion this summer, Bret’s experience on set in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies as Figwit the Elf as well as their shared love for David Bowie.#flightoftheconchords #bretmckenzie #jemaineclement #lordoftherings #hobbit #middleearth #peterjackson #taikawaititi #muppets #themuppets #rhysdarby #freakoutcity #podcast #interview #movie #films #music #album #tourlifeMake sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!Note: This interview was recorded on December 15th, 2025Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcastListen to the podcast online...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1gAPPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211Follow us online!Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpodHalf the Picture TikTok: / @halfthepicpodHalf the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPodBilly on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96‘BRET MCKENZIE talks Flight of The Conchords Return, Lord of The Rings & Bringing Humour to Hollywood' 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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Dec 19, 2025 • 1h 2min

#19 - BRYAN & MARY TALBOT

Half the Picture's guests this episode are Bryan & Mary Talbot, the comic book power couple behind such brilliant titles as 'Dotter of Her Father's Eyes', 'Sally Heathcote: Suffragette' and the upcoming 'Lo! An Amazon! The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Mary Wollstonecraft' amongst many others. Mary's work in academia is widely respected and Bryan's comics as a solo artist such as The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, The Tale of One Bad Rat, Alice in Sunderland and Grandville are regarded as milestones in the comic book medium.Bryan and Mary joined Billy on the show to chat about how their collaborative process has been informed by their fifty plus years of marriage and how it manifests when crafting their comics together. They also discussed the recent publication of Bryan's Grandville prequel 'The Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor', the rise of nationalism in the UK and the legacy of Alice in Sunderland as well as whether their upcoming Mary Wollstonecraft comic will be their last. #bryantalbot #marytalbot #grandville #comics #marvel #dccomics #grantmorrison #lakedistrict #lutherarkwright #comicbooks #popculture #halfthepicture #podcast #interview #movie #film #suffrage #jamesjoyce #marywollstonecraft #maryshelley #lewiscarrollMake sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!Note: This interview was recorded on November 10th, 2025Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcastListen to the podcast online...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1gAPPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211Follow us online!Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpodHalf the Picture TikTok: / @halfthepicpodHalf the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPodBilly on Instagram: / billybarnel69‘BRYAN & MARY TALBOT talk Stamford Hawksmoor, Luther Arkwright & Redefining British Comics' 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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