Siobhan Synnot
@siobhansynnot.bsky.social
Film, TV and current affairs wumman.
Print/Broadcast and Hall of Fame on 5Live
Views my own, mainly influenced by how early it is.
BAFTA, CriticsCircle, FIPRESCI
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Print/Broadcast and Hall of Fame on 5Live
Views my own, mainly influenced by how early it is.
BAFTA, CriticsCircle, FIPRESCI
medium.com/@SiobhanSynnot
Remembering my interviews with James Van Der Beek with the BBC later this afternoon: shaving three times a day to play Dawson, the director who wanted to torch his scenes, and why he got frustrated being "typecast as a sheep, when I wanted to play a velociraptor."
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February 12, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Remembering my interviews with James Van Der Beek with the BBC later this afternoon: shaving three times a day to play Dawson, the director who wanted to torch his scenes, and why he got frustrated being "typecast as a sheep, when I wanted to play a velociraptor."
Not one of the classic episodes of Space 1999
February 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Not one of the classic episodes of Space 1999
#Bafta film nominations announced this lunchtime.
No KPop for these guys (not eligible), spaces for I Swear, Wallis Island, Pillion, H is for Hawk and The Choral alongside expected frontrunners like Sinners, One Battle and Hamnet.
No KPop for these guys (not eligible), spaces for I Swear, Wallis Island, Pillion, H is for Hawk and The Choral alongside expected frontrunners like Sinners, One Battle and Hamnet.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:34 AM
#Bafta film nominations announced this lunchtime.
No KPop for these guys (not eligible), spaces for I Swear, Wallis Island, Pillion, H is for Hawk and The Choral alongside expected frontrunners like Sinners, One Battle and Hamnet.
No KPop for these guys (not eligible), spaces for I Swear, Wallis Island, Pillion, H is for Hawk and The Choral alongside expected frontrunners like Sinners, One Battle and Hamnet.
January 23, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Will Nigella dive into the Great British Bakeoff box as enthusiastically as Prue Leith?
January 22, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Will Nigella dive into the Great British Bakeoff box as enthusiastically as Prue Leith?
January 20, 2026 at 11:05 AM
So tonight at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, we learnt why Graham Norton would not do Celebrity Traitors.
The tasks
'I would do the round table, but I am not carrying shit up a hill'
The tasks
'I would do the round table, but I am not carrying shit up a hill'
January 17, 2026 at 10:50 PM
So tonight at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, we learnt why Graham Norton would not do Celebrity Traitors.
The tasks
'I would do the round table, but I am not carrying shit up a hill'
The tasks
'I would do the round table, but I am not carrying shit up a hill'
Cosy late afternoon at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Lovely cheery audience 15 minutes away from Ian McKellen's Equinox
January 17, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Cosy late afternoon at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Lovely cheery audience 15 minutes away from Ian McKellen's Equinox
Del Boy's empire went bust, and he got a two-year suspended sentence for tax evasion.
I'll stick with my childhood hero
I'll stick with my childhood hero
January 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Del Boy's empire went bust, and he got a two-year suspended sentence for tax evasion.
I'll stick with my childhood hero
I'll stick with my childhood hero
Enjoyed the ingenious reworking of Cinderella at the @lyceumedinburgh into a celebration of parrots and practical footwear, rather than pumpkins and posh frocks.
November 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Enjoyed the ingenious reworking of Cinderella at the @lyceumedinburgh into a celebration of parrots and practical footwear, rather than pumpkins and posh frocks.
2 non-surprises, 2 nazi-driven plots, lots of directors called Robert, no Bells of St Mary's.
And Ordinary People - because it is set in Chicago, the Pope's hometown: he could have picked Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
(More of this sort of thing on @timesradio at 1220)
And Ordinary People - because it is set in Chicago, the Pope's hometown: he could have picked Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
(More of this sort of thing on @timesradio at 1220)
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
2 non-surprises, 2 nazi-driven plots, lots of directors called Robert, no Bells of St Mary's.
And Ordinary People - because it is set in Chicago, the Pope's hometown: he could have picked Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
(More of this sort of thing on @timesradio at 1220)
And Ordinary People - because it is set in Chicago, the Pope's hometown: he could have picked Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
(More of this sort of thing on @timesradio at 1220)
RIP Lee Tamahori, who once thrilled me by explaining the nightmare of making The Edge with Bart, a million-dollar bear, & a card-carrying member of the Screen Actors Guild
Lee's film starred Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin as two men trapped in the wilderness and stalked by a bear.
THREAD! 1/3
Lee's film starred Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin as two men trapped in the wilderness and stalked by a bear.
THREAD! 1/3
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November 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
RIP Lee Tamahori, who once thrilled me by explaining the nightmare of making The Edge with Bart, a million-dollar bear, & a card-carrying member of the Screen Actors Guild
Lee's film starred Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin as two men trapped in the wilderness and stalked by a bear.
THREAD! 1/3
Lee's film starred Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin as two men trapped in the wilderness and stalked by a bear.
THREAD! 1/3
Previewing #CelebrityTraitors, discussing the leak, plus Celeb Race Across the World for @bbcnews in an hour
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November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Previewing #CelebrityTraitors, discussing the leak, plus Celeb Race Across the World for @bbcnews in an hour
This may be the funniest series of #Traitors to date
Which is doubly welcome after the intensity and WEEPING that went on earlier this year
Which is doubly welcome after the intensity and WEEPING that went on earlier this year
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October 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This may be the funniest series of #Traitors to date
Which is doubly welcome after the intensity and WEEPING that went on earlier this year
Which is doubly welcome after the intensity and WEEPING that went on earlier this year
Booked to review the first episode of #celebritytraitors on @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social tonight.
#BaldingasTraitorplease
#BaldingasTraitorplease
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October 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Booked to review the first episode of #celebritytraitors on @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social tonight.
#BaldingasTraitorplease
#BaldingasTraitorplease
Chatting with Jane Horrocks this afternoon on BBC Radio Scotland to resolve the pressing issue of pumpkins vs neeps
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October 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Chatting with Jane Horrocks this afternoon on BBC Radio Scotland to resolve the pressing issue of pumpkins vs neeps
Big shoutout to the queen who sent me this Paul & Paulette promotional.
It's on point, the lemon and rosemary smells fab, film critics can use it to scrub down their brains after seeing Thursday Murder Club, and it won't end up as landfill
It's on point, the lemon and rosemary smells fab, film critics can use it to scrub down their brains after seeing Thursday Murder Club, and it won't end up as landfill
September 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Big shoutout to the queen who sent me this Paul & Paulette promotional.
It's on point, the lemon and rosemary smells fab, film critics can use it to scrub down their brains after seeing Thursday Murder Club, and it won't end up as landfill
It's on point, the lemon and rosemary smells fab, film critics can use it to scrub down their brains after seeing Thursday Murder Club, and it won't end up as landfill
Gearing up to review Platonic Series 2, the real who dares winners of Celebrity SaS and the Caribbean game of pass the parcel that is Fortune Hotel in five mins, live with real studios and microphones #notapodcast
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August 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Gearing up to review Platonic Series 2, the real who dares winners of Celebrity SaS and the Caribbean game of pass the parcel that is Fortune Hotel in five mins, live with real studios and microphones #notapodcast
Joining BBC News to talk Spider-Man in Glasgow and what happens when a blockbuster comes to town
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August 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Joining BBC News to talk Spider-Man in Glasgow and what happens when a blockbuster comes to town
Smashing weekend incoming
TV reviews in five mins - and we have JOHN WARK in for the sporting hall of fame tomorrow at 1130 to chat about Escape to Victory with me and @colinmurray1.bsky.social
TV reviews in five mins - and we have JOHN WARK in for the sporting hall of fame tomorrow at 1130 to chat about Escape to Victory with me and @colinmurray1.bsky.social
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August 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Smashing weekend incoming
TV reviews in five mins - and we have JOHN WARK in for the sporting hall of fame tomorrow at 1130 to chat about Escape to Victory with me and @colinmurray1.bsky.social
TV reviews in five mins - and we have JOHN WARK in for the sporting hall of fame tomorrow at 1130 to chat about Escape to Victory with me and @colinmurray1.bsky.social
Up to talk Frank Drebin Jr and Naked Gun all over the place. Fun, but even at under 90 mins, it feels stretched.
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August 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Up to talk Frank Drebin Jr and Naked Gun all over the place. Fun, but even at under 90 mins, it feels stretched.
Telly reviews of Unforgiveable, Mandy and The Narrow Road to The Deep North in ten minutes
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July 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Telly reviews of Unforgiveable, Mandy and The Narrow Road to The Deep North in ten minutes
Another busy day: reviewing the week's films at 1245, and before that joining BBC Radio Scotland to discuss the decline in children's TV. Then it's time to dig into some viewing for my weekly TV review.
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July 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Another busy day: reviewing the week's films at 1245, and before that joining BBC Radio Scotland to discuss the decline in children's TV. Then it's time to dig into some viewing for my weekly TV review.
Chatting with another film critic, we got to talking about The Moving Finger & how peculiar it is that a small community can't identify the author of spiteful messages.
LOL dude: when it's a small group, they KNOW.
LOL dude: when it's a small group, they KNOW.
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July 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Chatting with another film critic, we got to talking about The Moving Finger & how peculiar it is that a small community can't identify the author of spiteful messages.
LOL dude: when it's a small group, they KNOW.
LOL dude: when it's a small group, they KNOW.