60 acast.com No Mean City https://shows.acast.com/no-mean-city en 2022 Thumbcast Media STV, scottish television,taggart, mark McManus, glasgow, scotland,tv crime,detective show,crime drama,james macpherson,alex burke,blythe duff,tv reviews Thumbcast Media Reviewing Taggart, story by story There's been a murder!


For three decades, Taggart was not just the top drama from Scotland, but one of the world's most popular crime series.


Now, ahead of the show's 40th anniversary, Stephen Lepitak and Iain Hepburn break down the stories, the killers and the changing face of Glasgow as they trace the story of Britain's longest running crime series.


Expect special guests, criminal insights, and plenty of corpses along the way...

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]]> There's been a murder!


For three decades, Taggart was not just the top drama from Scotland, but one of the world's most popular crime series.


Now, ahead of the show's 40th anniversary, Stephen Lepitak and Iain Hepburn break down the stories, the killers and the changing face of Glasgow as they trace the story of Britain's longest running crime series.


Expect special guests, criminal insights, and plenty of corpses along the way...

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]]> false Thumbcast Media nomeancitypod@gmail.com 61c2e1add30f8c00129859ae no-mean-city episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61c2e1add30f8c00129859ae/1642407849056-c7cd620f630da44499993d62023485f3.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/no-mean-city No Mean City Bonus: Mike Moran interview Bonus: Mike Moran interview Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:01:12 GMT 23:17 62b5a6f011883600129bef60 false https://shows.acast.com/no-mean-city/episodes/bonus-mike-moran-interview 62b5a6f011883600129bef60 61c2e1add30f8c00129859ae bonus-mike-moran-interview bonus 1 Iain talks to Taggart music composer Mike Moran about creating the show's iconic theme music, the Mongolian army, and Kenny Everett.


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]]> Iain talks to Taggart music composer Mike Moran about creating the show's iconic theme music, the Mongolian army, and Kenny Everett.


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]]> Bonus: Alex Norton interview Bonus: Alex Norton interview Sun, 22 May 2022 08:43:15 GMT 48:11 62890db89741d500120b2233 false https://shows.acast.com/no-mean-city/episodes/bonus-alex-norton-interview 62890db89741d500120b2233 61c2e1add30f8c00129859ae bonus-alex-norton-interview bonus 1 Stephen talks to Knife Edge villain and future Taggart lead Alex Norton about his initial time on Taggart and his storied acting career.


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]]> Stephen talks to Knife Edge villain and future Taggart lead Alex Norton about his initial time on Taggart and his storied acting career.


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]]> To Canada, ya dunderheid To Canada, ya dunderheid Sat, 07 May 2022 06:00:33 GMT 1:04:53 62754528851e5d001339483d false https://shows.acast.com/no-mean-city/episodes/episode-3 62754528851e5d001339483d 61c2e1add30f8c00129859ae episode-3 full 1 3 It's 1986, as Stephen and Iain dig into the second series episodes Knife Edge and Death Call.


We've also got a sneak peak at our exclusive interview with Alex Norton, talking about his earliest appearance on the show.


Plus: The Thick of It, sectarianism, Glasgow nightclubs, the rise and fall of Kenny Forfar, and we might have broken the Taggart Murder Totaliser...


Haldane Duncan's book can be found here, and the behind the scenes pictures here. Alan Cumming talks about filming his episode here.


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]]> It's 1986, as Stephen and Iain dig into the second series episodes Knife Edge and Death Call.


We've also got a sneak peak at our exclusive interview with Alex Norton, talking about his earliest appearance on the show.


Plus: The Thick of It, sectarianism, Glasgow nightclubs, the rise and fall of Kenny Forfar, and we might have broken the Taggart Murder Totaliser...


Haldane Duncan's book can be found here, and the behind the scenes pictures here. Alan Cumming talks about filming his episode here.


Get in touch with the show @nomeancitypod or via email, and find links to everywhere you can listen to the show at https://linktr.ee/nomeancitypod.

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]]> Is that near Ibrox? Is that near Ibrox? Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:00:45 GMT 1:04:05 620097f7b7e93300132aed26 false https://shows.acast.com/no-mean-city/episodes/episode-2 620097f7b7e93300132aed26 61c2e1add30f8c00129859ae episode-2 full 1 2 It's back to 1985, and the first series proper of Taggart, as Stephen and Iain dig into Dead Ringer and Murder In Season.


We speak to Taggart music composer Mike Moran about the iconic theme and how the show's distinctive sound came together,


Plus we answer the key questions of the day: How many people get murdered, is one of these stories the starriest Taggart cast ever... and just how much shopping can you fit in the back of a Mini?


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]]> It's back to 1985, and the first series proper of Taggart, as Stephen and Iain dig into Dead Ringer and Murder In Season.


We speak to Taggart music composer Mike Moran about the iconic theme and how the show's distinctive sound came together,


Plus we answer the key questions of the day: How many people get murdered, is one of these stories the starriest Taggart cast ever... and just how much shopping can you fit in the back of a Mini?


Get in touch with the show @nomeancitypod or via email, and find links to everywhere you can listen to the show at https://linktr.ee/nomeancitypod.

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]]> Bonus: Glenn Chandler interview Bonus: Glenn Chandler interview Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:20:53 GMT 35:00 620097bb017df9001260879a false https://shows.acast.com/no-mean-city/episodes/bonus-glenn-chandler-interview 620097bb017df9001260879a 61c2e1add30f8c00129859ae bonus-glenn-chandler-interview bonus 1 Stephen and Iain are joined on this special bonus episode of No Mean City by the godfather of Taggart himself, series creator Glenn Chandler, to talk about the show's origins, Glasgow, snakes, and unexpectedly fake dogs...


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]]> Stephen and Iain are joined on this special bonus episode of No Mean City by the godfather of Taggart himself, series creator Glenn Chandler, to talk about the show's origins, Glasgow, snakes, and unexpectedly fake dogs...


Get in touch with the show @nomeancitypod or via email, and find links to everywhere you can listen to the show at https://linktr.ee/nomeancitypod.

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]]> <![CDATA[We don't have ligatures in Maryhill]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 05:34:18 GMT 51:52 61deb808a3440600125ce7f5 false https://shows.acast.com/no-mean-city/episodes/episode-1 61deb808a3440600125ce7f5 61c2e1add30f8c00129859ae episode-1 full 1 1 It's our first episode, so Stephen and Iain begin their exploration of Taggart by heading all the way back to 1983, and the pilot episode Killer.


We dig into the first meeting of Jim Taggart and Peter Livingstone, try to piece together the clues to the killer, and look at the groundwork laid for the series proper.


Plus: what Taggart means to Glasgow, musical weirdness, Eighties television tropes, the first appearance of the Taggart Murder Totaliser... and grab a handkerchief for Stephen's heartbreaking Gerard Kelly story...


Get in touch with the show @nomeancitypod or via email, and find links to everywhere you can listen to the show at https://linktr.ee/nomeancitypod.

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]]> It's our first episode, so Stephen and Iain begin their exploration of Taggart by heading all the way back to 1983, and the pilot episode Killer.


We dig into the first meeting of Jim Taggart and Peter Livingstone, try to piece together the clues to the killer, and look at the groundwork laid for the series proper.


Plus: what Taggart means to Glasgow, musical weirdness, Eighties television tropes, the first appearance of the Taggart Murder Totaliser... and grab a handkerchief for Stephen's heartbreaking Gerard Kelly story...


Get in touch with the show @nomeancitypod or via email, and find links to everywhere you can listen to the show at https://linktr.ee/nomeancitypod.

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