Up yours, 2025! You come at the king, you best not miss. Now I go into 2026 bloodied but unbowed, armed with unfettered optimism, a renewed sense of hope, an unquenchable work ethic, and sharp shooting pains up and down my left arm that I’m sure are nothing to worry about. Happy New Year, folks!

Merry Christmas to all you lovely BlueSkyers. BlueSkiers? No, that would imply that you ski, and then it’s all downhill from there.

Down to the last few tickets for our live show on January 9 at Kings Place. Amazing guests, giggling idiots, and tons of film-related fun. Start the year off with a bangily-bang! www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

Down to the last few tickets for our live show on January 9 at Kings Place. Amazing guests, giggling idiots, and tons of film-related fun. Start the year off with a bangily-bang! www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

This was my biggest tweet over in the bad place. It will live here now. 🧙‍♀️🎄

Here I am, ruining yet another of your favourite podcasts. Merry Christmas.

Final pod of the year coming up. One last round of Christmassy questions, if you please…

Hey, you! Yes, you! If you’re in and around Greenwich (the proper one in London, not that knock-off in New York) this evening, here’s some festive fun for you: a screening of Scrooge (Sim!) with musical accompaniment in a beautiful setting. What could be Christmassier? ornc.org/whats-on/scr...

Also, we’re recording our Review Of The Year pod on Friday (out in the Merryneum). Any questions or topics/things for us to discuss or consider on that?

Any Christmassy questions for this week’s Empire Podcast, folks?

Love my Christmas songs playlist, but it could do with some new blood. Any suggestions, folks?

Live show! Final tickets here! We’re in the endgame now, people! www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

The Venn diagram of people who believe Die Hard is not a Christmas movie, and Reform voters, is a perfect circle.

Day 1. It begins. They’re not Terry’s, they’re fucking well mine.

Here is a podcast. Ain’t that enough? Jings!

And while you’re at it, snap up the last remaining tickets for episode 700 here!!!

Hey, BlueSky! Any questions for this week’s Empire Podcast? Look, I don’t want to throw shade at other platforms, but Twitter is really dropping the ball on this. Now’s your chance to prove, once and for all, that BlueSky is the strongest one there is!

Terrible casting. This gentleman is clearly far too old. He’s got to be at least 28, maybe even 29.

If you haven’t secured your ticket to see our live show on January 9 at @kingsplacelondon.bsky.social, you now have more options, as the balcony seats have just been released. Still a few seats in the stalls, but if you want a bird’s eye view, here’s your chance! www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com... We’re down to the last six rows for episode 700! So if you want to be there and witness film-related fun with your very own eyes, you’d best be quick!!!

Fun episode, this, with a shocking revelation. Who knew that the pod is tightly scripted? NOT ME!

I like the Carry On films but the lore is too confusing, impossible for modern audiences to accept these people could play a major part in the French Revolution AND lose their bras on camping holidays

Here is a podcast. Ain’t that enough?

Get your tickets for our next amazing live show! I’ll stop banging on about this when there are no more tickets left!

Do not Ban The Bangily Bang.

Episode 700 of the Empire Podcast is coming, and we would be delighted if you could join us! Friday January 9, Kings Place! You, me, some colleagues of such lethal cunning, a couple of great guests, and about 400 other Bangily-Bangers. Film-related fun awaits. www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

Episode 700 of the Empire Podcast is coming, and we would be delighted if you could join us! Friday January 9, Kings Place! You, me, some colleagues of such lethal cunning, a couple of great guests, and about 400 other Bangily-Bangers. Film-related fun awaits. www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

Hey folks! Any horror/Halloween-related questions for this week’s even more terrifying than usual episode of the Empire Podcast?

Having a vaguely shitty day. Decided to cheer myself up by treating myself to a slice of Leto (not that one) tiramisu. Had a coughing fit after choking on the chocolate dust. Now need to cheer myself up again by ordering a second dessert.

Any questions for this week’s Empire Podcast, folks?

Any questions for this week’s Empire Podcast, folks?

Reply to Connor’s emails, London venues!!!

Stacked. Talking to Brett and Emma Thompson was an absolute joy. And if you ever wanted to know how I would win The Long Walk, the answer lies within. But is not for the faint of heart, or nose.

Any questions for our final ALIEN EARTH spoiler special, folks? Recording it this afternoon. Can be about anything and everything, not just the final episode. Slide into my DMs!

It’s live Empire Pod time tonight! Tickets should be available on the door, should you fancy popping along to Kings Place this evening. For those of you coming: 6.30pm — doors open 7pm — show starts (Helen! James! Tim Key! Tom Basden! Film-related fun!) 8.45pm — Meet & Greet See you there!

- you clean up that banksy? - sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked

Final tickets here! shop.kingsplace.co.uk/31628/31629

In case you missed it, our guests for the live show on Saturday are the wonderful Tim Key and Tom Basden, stars/writers of my favourite film of the year, THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND. So, if you’re coming on Saturday and you haven’t seen it, now’s your chance to rectify that.

Singing drummers terrify me. Witchcraft. Not saying we should burn them at the stake, but I’m not not saying that.

Any more?

Ditto. I’d have to ask ChatGPT to even know how to open ChatGPT.

Any questions for this week’s Empire Podcast, folks? Fire away!

Any more, folks?

Hit me with your questions and comments on Alien Earth and Fantastic Four/the MCU!

Recording two spoiler special podcasts tomorrow: our first ALIEN EARTH show, covering episodes 1&2, and as promised, the listeners’ questions special for THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS. So have at it. Slide into my DMs with questions for one or both!

FPL? FML, more like. Join me for another season of abject misery: fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto...

I would be very open to a Mount Rushmore question, by the way.

Any questions for this week’s Empire Podcast, folks?

Any more, folks?

Recording the latest Shameless Plug with @NickdeSemlyen later today. We’ll be talking about his incredible Avatar adventure with James Cameron, but I did also say we’d take questions about all things Empire and magazine making. So, fire away.