
Available on Apple, Spotify, and wherever you get your pods. The Directors UK Podcast allows the listener to attend our member events with top directors. Hear what directors have to say when they speak to a room of their peers, and gain exclusive insight into their creative process. Directors UK is the professional association for UK screen directors. With over 8,500 members, we represent director... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 139 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | TV & Film | |||

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The show centers on conversations with leading directors and filmmakers, offering insight into creative processes, collaboration, and the realities of making cinema and television in the UK and beyond. Episodes frequently explore themes like storytelling decisions, industry challenges, and the intersection of personal experience with professional craft, often highlighting mentoring, professional associations, and the dynamics of working with notable actors and crews. A notable strength is the access to high-level perspectives from established directors within a professional association, making it valuable for peers, aspiring directors, and industry sponsors seeking authentic, insider viewpoints from the UK screen-directing community.
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Directors UK Podcast launched 9 years ago and published 139 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on Directors UK Podcast include:
1. Mike Leigh
2. Kirk Jones
3. Danny Leigh
4. Elizabeth Lo
5. Shiori Itô
6. Jeanie Finlay
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