Touching the Void
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Sep 11, 2026
Matt ReedyGUEST
I'll get a little offside here.
Matt ReedyGUEST
Did you see the documentary Touching the Void? No.
Matt ReedyGUEST
I saw Free Solo, which was amazing.
Matt ReedyGUEST
Wait, Touching the Void.
Matt ReedyGUEST
Yeah, this one was the two mountain climbers, and they're tethered.
Matt ReedyGUEST
And one goes over the edge and, you know, it's icy, whatever.
Jason HeatonHOST
Um, but it, it's just one of those watches that, that with the, the larger dial and that kind of domed crystal, it, it looks good, and it's one of those watches that, um, you know, to Sven's question, like something that we saw or wore.
Jason HeatonHOST
Um, but it's the kind of watch I s- that when you look across a table and see it on someone else's wrist, it just looks good, you know? And you notice them in movies or on TV shows when somebody's wearing-
James StaceyHOST
For sure
Jason HeatonHOST
... an old British Army watch.
Richard LairdHOST
Law.
Richard LairdHOST
And also done that great documentary, Touching the Void.
Richard LairdHOST
Climbing.
Richard LairdHOST
I think he's done one on Whitney Houston, possibly, as well.
Brett ArnoldHOST
He's made a lot of interesting movies.
Brett ArnoldHOST
He made Touching the Void, another doc.
Brett ArnoldHOST
He made The Last King of Scotland.
Brett ArnoldHOST
He's made real movies, The Mauritanian.
Darren HorneHOST
that
Paul DayHOST
the guy who cut the rope? Oh, there's Touching the Void and there's Vertical Limit.
Paul DayHOST
Oh, I think it's
Darren HorneHOST
Touching the Void.
Darren HorneHOST
Vertical
Paul DayHOST
Limit's got maybe Bill Paxton in it?
Darren HorneHOST
yeah yeah no this is a documentary okay yeah
Paul DayHOST
touching the void that is another thing i
Niall BrowneHOST
The Runner is a tense real-time thriller that sees a lawyer, Gadot, racing across London in an attempt to save her abducted son at the behest of a mysterious caller, Lewis.
Niall BrowneHOST
Kevin Macdonald is a prolific filmmaker, adept at both documentaries and dramatic features, having directed the likes of One Day in September, Touching the Void, The Last King of Scotland and State of Play.
Niall BrowneHOST
On this episode, Macdonald discusses making an action film on the streets of London, keeping tension and continuity on a real-time thriller, and I couldn't help but ask him about his excellent 2009 political thriller State of Play, starring Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams and Ben Affleck.
Niall BrowneHOST
This is yet another episode that digs deep into the minutiae of filmmaking.
David BaxHOST
But it's...
David BaxHOST
I mean, Kevin MacDonald, I, I first learned of him from Touching the Void.
Scott NyeGUEST
Yeah.
David BaxHOST
Which is a very cool-
LiamHOST
It does.
IanHOST
Um, directed by Kevin Macdonald, uh, really done mainly documentaries, including, uh, a climbing one called Touching the Void, which is fairly well-regarded.
IanHOST
Also did the documentary Marley about Bob...
IanHOST
Not Bob Marley, Jacob Marley.
David EarlHOST
Oh, I love this film.
David EarlHOST
Touching the Void.
David EdwardsHOST
Oh my goodness.
David EdwardsHOST
It's a while since I've seen that.
David EarlHOST
Mandy's just said the films have been randomly reordered.
David EarlHOST
Or have they? Please select A, B, or C.
David EarlHOST
You could be watching Fire in the Sky, Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, or Touching the Void.
David EarlHOST
Please, David, is it gonna be A, B, or C? [upbeat music]
MikeHOST
...
MikeHOST
I, uh, I picked this movie from 2003 called Touching the Void, which is also a documentary by Kevin MacDonald.
MikeHOST
It's about these climbers that go and they climb...
MikeHOST
I'm not even gonna try and say the name of the mountain, but a big mountain.
MikeHOST
That he was just a reckless climber.
Ryan ShoemakerHOST
Oh, my God.
MikeHOST
But there, this is an incredible movie called Touching the Void.
Ryan ShoemakerHOST
Yeah.
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