Free For All
A weekly look at one of the most enigmatic tv shows ever made, Patrick McGoohan's 'The Prisoner'. Each week screenwriter Cai Ross and media lecturer Chris Bainbridge, delve into the 17 episodes of The Prisoner interpreting them in their own unique way. With guest interviews including original cast members, Free For All is a light hearted, funny, critical and sometimes analytical exploration of McGoohan's televisual magnum opus.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 49
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Return to Wandering Planet - Special (Number 45)
In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge are once again joined by Wandering Planet's own Gavin Hignight and Chris "Doc" Wyatt to discuss the recently released Wave Two P…
00:29:48 |
Mon 16 Jun 2025
Live from PortmeiriCon - Part 2 (Number 44)
In this second special live episode, Chris and Cai trade the studio for the beautiful north Wales village of Portmeirion—the iconic filming location of The Prisoner, to record straight from Six of On…
00:44:48 |
Sun 25 May 2025
Live from PortmeiriCon - Part 1 (Number 43)
In this very special live episode, Chris and Cai trade the studio for the beautiful north Wales village of Portmeirion—the iconic filming location of The Prisoner, to record straight from Six of One'…
01:00:35 |
Sun 18 May 2025
Artificial Intelligence and The Prisoner - Part 2 (Number 42)
The Prisoner. 1967. A Village where everyone is watched—and no one is free. But what happens when we look at it through the lens of AI?
In Free For All, we dive deep into The Prisoner, the groundbreak…
00:46:09 |
Sun 11 May 2025
Artificial Intelligence and The Prisoner - Part 1 (Number 41)
The Prisoner. 1967. A Village where everyone is watched—and no one is free. But what happens when we look at it through the lens of AI?
In Free For All, we dive deep into The Prisoner, the groundbreak…
00:46:42 |
Sun 04 May 2025
The Prisoner and the Beatles - Part 2 (Number 40)
Return to the kaleidoscopic world of 1967, a year when pop culture bent reality, and nothing was quite what it seemed. In this episode, Chris and Cai explore the surreal, symbolic, and subversive par…
00:52:04 |
Sun 27 Apr 2025
The Prisoner and The Beatles - Part 1 (Number 39)
Step into the kaleidoscopic world of 1967, a year when pop culture bent reality, and nothing was quite what it seemed. In this episode, Chris and Cai explore the surreal, symbolic, and subversive par…
00:46:59 |
Sun 20 Apr 2025
Man in a Suitcase - The Prisoner's Production Twin (Special)
In this special episode, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge celebrate the release of Imprint's Man in a Suitcase Blu-ray box set. ITC expert and author Rodney Marshall shares his thoughts about the synerg…
00:41:11 |
Sun 03 Nov 2024
Portmeirion - The Real Life Village - Part 2 (Number 38)
In the final episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge spend an afternoon recording in the Hotel Portmeirion. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with disc…
00:53:23 |
Sun 27 Oct 2024
Portmeirion - The Real Life Village - Part 1 (Number 37)
In the fifth episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge travel to Portmeirion to meet the managing director and grandson of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, Robin Llewellyn. As ever, minutiae wi…
00:54:48 |
Sun 20 Oct 2024
The Proposed 1996 Prisoner Movie - Part 4 (Number 36)
In the fourth episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge conclude their look at Patrick McGoohan's 1996 first draft for a proposed Prisoner movie. What will marine scientist Tom Yates disc…
01:18:59 |
Sun 13 Oct 2024
The Proposed 1996 Prisoner Movie - Part 3 (Number 35)
In the third episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge look at Patrick McGoohan's 1996 first draft for a proposed Prisoner movie. What dangers face marine scientist Tom Yates, as he orien…
01:17:26 |
Sun 06 Oct 2024
The Proposed 1996 Prisoner Movie - Part 2 (Number 34)
In the second episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge look at Patrick McGoohan's 1996 first draft for a proposed Prisoner movie. Who will marine scientist Tom Yates meet as he awakens i…
01:13:28 |
Sun 29 Sep 2024
The Proposed 1996 Prisoner Movie - Part 1 (Number 33)
In the first episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge look at Patrick McGoohan's 1996 first draft for a proposed Prisoner movie. What will marine scientist Tom Yates discover as he awake…
01:16:55 |
Sun 22 Sep 2024
The Cooler by George Markstein, with special guest David Hughes (Special)
In this bonus episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge speak to David Hughes about his 2024 reprint of George Markstein's The Cooler.
As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents wi…
00:32:36 |
Sat 21 Sep 2024
Merchandise and Memorabilia - 'Danger Man' (Number 32)
In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge geek out over the wealth of merchandise available to fans of Danger Man including jigsaws, novels, annuals and even bubblegum! A…
00:43:33 |
Sun 28 Apr 2024
Merchandise and Memorabilia - 'The Prisoner' (Number 31)
In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge geek out over the wealth of merchandise available to fans of The Prisoner from 1967's Dinky Mini Moke to the recent Wandering Pl…
01:13:06 |
Sun 21 Apr 2024
Danger Man (1964) - Part Two (Number 30)
In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge conclude their look at the second iteration of Patrick McGoohan's classic spy show, Danger Man (1964). The pair look at McGoohan…
00:49:05 |
Sun 14 Apr 2024
Danger Man (1964) - Part One (Number 29)
In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge look at the second iteration of Patrick McGoohan's classic spy show, Danger Man (1964). The pair look at McGoohan's work on the …
00:49:08 |
Sun 07 Apr 2024
Danger Man (1960) - Part Two (Number 28)
In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge conclude their discussion on the first iteration of Patrick McGoohan's classic spy show, Danger Man (1960). The pair look at McG…
01:18:53 |
Sun 31 Mar 2024
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