Sweet Child Of Time: Recaps Of Time Related TV Shows And Movies · Steve Barnes hosts; cohosts James McCollum, and Lindsey Dunn

The Amazing Mr Blunden Discussion with Lindsey Dunn and Nate Dunn

January 15, 2026·1 hr 28 min·5 clips

Steve says the movie's time travel is "completely unique" because it uses a drink instead of a machine.

A dark London setup opens the door. The host treats The Amazing Mr. Blunden as a childhood time-travel favorite, then brings in help to sort out old wrongs. The tone stays theatrical without getting stiff. Steve Barnes shows up as the time-travel expert, and Nate Dunn returns after being gone from one of the host's stories since February 1st. There are voices. A lot of voices. That silliness works because the movie is being handled like something half remembered and still loved, not like a museum object under glass. Lucy gives the group something personal to hold onto. The guest says she related to Lucy because Lucy is a main character and a girl, which keeps the reading simple and human. The cast research drifts in the same relaxed way. Lynn Friedrich leads to Peter Sellers, Doctor Strangelove, Peter Pan, Schizo, and Prisoners of Zenda, with gaps openly admitted instead of smoothed over. When an IMD page turns up movies the speaker has not seen, she says so. Jamie and Georgie get a quick check too, mostly around the small oddity of child actors who do not seem to have much later movie work. Mrs. Wickens gets more bite. Diana Doors is called a blonde bombshell, so the disguised performance lands as an actor pushing away from the obvious lane. Nicolas Cage becomes the quick comparison for that kind of range play. Bella arrives through memory fog, with the speaker needing the character name before linking Maddie Smith back into the cast talk. By the end, the conversation has wandered outward: Lindsay mentions a negative, research-heavy Caligula review, Nate jokes about making a loving counter-podcast, and everyone waves goodbye like the room is still smiling.

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A loose, well-researched childhood-time-travel chat that stays engaging even as it wanders.

This episode uses The Amazing Mr Blunden as a starting point for a relaxed but steady conversation about memory, cast trivia, and why old favorites tend to stick.

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A cozy time-travel movie chat with cast trivia and friendly pushback.

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