Who Moved the Tortoise?
Conversations with science and wildlife filmmakers about the films, TV shows - and other stuff - that inspired them to make films about science and nature. Presented and produced by Alex Hemingway and Kate Dooley.
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- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 41
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Cave of Forgotten Dreams - with Chris Watts
This time, the Tortoises welcome specialist camera designer and director of photography Chris Watts to the studio to discuss his inspirational choice, the 2010 Werner Herzog film Cave of Forgotten Dr…
00:53:11 |
Tue 09 Sep 2025
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - with Stephen Cooter
Phone home and tell everyone that the latest episode of Who Moved the Tortoise is here. This time we're talking about the 1982 Spielberg classic E.T with award-winning director Stephen Cooter.
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00:48:34 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Deepfake Tom Cruise - with Benjamin Field
This might be the most interesting and important episode we've released so far. In this episode, Film maker and CEO of Deep Fusion Benjamin Field talks about his inspiration - the TikTok sensation De…
01:09:17 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Bang Goes the Theory (again!) - with Lynette Slight
Every now and again we go back to a subject we've discussed before, and this time we're revisiting the BBC popular science series Bang Goes the Theory with production executive Lynette Slight. And wi…
01:06:44 |
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Star Wars - with Rob Liddell
A long time ago, in a studio far-far away, Kate and Alex talked to Executive Producer Rob Liddell about his inspiration - the 1977 mega movie Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Along the way we chat…
00:47:06 |
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Walking with Dinosaurs - with Jay Balamurugan
This time, Kate and Alex are joined by VFX Producer Jay Balamurugan to talk about her inspiration, the 1999 BBC series Walking With Dinosaurs.
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00:46:22 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
SPECIAL: How to fix TV (Part 2)
The second half of our two-part special in which we ask our previous guests - what are the TV industry's biggest problems, and how would you fix them?
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00:21:46 |
Tue 17 Jun 2025
SPECIAL: How to fix TV (Part 1)
This is the first of a two-part special in which we ask our previous guests - what are the TV industry's biggest problems, and how would you fix them?
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00:32:37 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
Alien Empire - with John Capener
We're back for series 3, and this time we're joined by Emmy award-winning wildlife producer/director John Capener. John's inspiration is the 1996 BBC natural history series Alien Empire, which looks …
01:02:12 |
Tue 20 May 2025
SPECIAL: Craziest Moments in TV
We're wrapping up season 2 with another special! This time, a collection of unheard anecdotes from our previous guests about the craziest moments of their TV careers. From diving in shit to nearly ki…
01:04:36 |
Tue 06 May 2025
SPECIAL: Live at the Royal Institution
This special episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Royal Institution on 14th April 2025. Kate and Alex are joined by a panel of guests to talk about the TV years of the Royal Instit…
01:29:13 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
The Deceivers - with Steve Crabtree
This time nothing is quite as it seems, as we chat to Exec Producer and ex Series Editor of Horizon Steve Crabtree. His inspiration is the 1981 Jeremy Beadle-fronted series The Deceivers, a bizarre b…
00:52:41 |
Tue 01 Apr 2025
Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives... again - with Phil Bax
A first for the podcast this week. Or rather, a second. In this episode, sound wizard Phil Bax has brought in his inspiration - and it's a film we've discussed before. Fortunately, it's an absolute c…
00:59:32 |
Tue 18 Mar 2025
Professor Bonner & the Slime Molds - with Robert Sternberg
This time, we visit Imperial College London to chat with Robert Sternberg, course leader of the Science Media Production MSc, a degree that has produced some of the industry's top science-specialist …
01:00:24 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
Powers of Ten - with David Dugan
This time, Kate and Alex are joined by science TV royalty as they chat to the multi-award-winning filmmaker and chairman of Windfall Films, David Dugan. On the menu for discussion, the 1977 short fil…
00:56:50 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
Reality on the Rocks - with Dallas Campbell
Nothing is quite as it seems this week as presenter, writer and podcaster Dallas Campbell joins us to talk about Ken Campbell's mind-bending series Reality on the Rocks. Along the way we talk about D…
01:07:55 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
Fourteen Days in May - with Sophie Robinson
This time, Kate and Alex talk to BAFTA and Emmy winning director Sophie Robinson about the film that inspired her - the powerful and moving Fourteen Days in May. This 1987 Grierson-winning film recou…
01:01:59 |
Tue 21 Jan 2025
Microcosmos - with James Manisty
For the first episode of 2025, the Tortoises talk to wildlife producer and macro filmmaking wizard James Manisty. On the menu, the 1996 classic macro bug film Microcosmos. It's a deep dive into the w…
00:46:41 |
Tue 07 Jan 2025
Christmas Films Special
It's Christmas Eve and the Tortoise are tearing up the rulebook for one day, meaning there's no science or wildlife chat this time. Instead, we talk to our previous guests about their favourite Chris…
00:32:39 |
Tue 24 Dec 2024
Great Britons: Brunel - with Simon Winchcombe
This week the Tortoises are talking to series producer Simon Winchcombe about the show that kicked off his TV career - Jeremy's Clarkson's Great Britons episode on Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Along the …
00:42:11 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
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