1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Not so much a rewrite as an appreciation of this 25-year-old classic in general and of Daniel Cleaver as played by Hugh Grant in particular. Bridget Jones’s Diary Year: 2001 Screenplay by: Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies, Richard Curtis Based on the novel by: Helen Fielding Directed by: Sharon Maguire Stars: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant Show notes: CN: discussion of fatphobia and diet culture; derogatory language &amp;nbsp; If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month’s film you can spool forward about 12 and a half &amp;nbsp;minutes into the episode. &amp;nbsp; In this episode we mention the films: Notting Hill* (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125439/) Paddington 2 (2017) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4468740/) Love Actually (2003) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314331/) &amp;nbsp; And the TV series: Pride and Prejudice (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112130/) &amp;nbsp; And the books: Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding (1996) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Jones%27s_Diary_(novel)) Sex &amp;amp; The City by Candace Bushnell (1996) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_the_City_(newspaper_column)) Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin (1978) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_City_(novel)) The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend (1982) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Diary_of_Adrian_Mole,_Aged_13%C2%BE) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1813) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice) Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding (1999) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Jones:_The_Edge_of_Reason_(novel)) Persuasion by Jane Austen (1817) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasion_(novel)) &amp;nbsp; *Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast. &amp;nbsp; You can watch the shower sketch from Eddie Izzard’s Glorious tour (1997) here: https://youtu.be/0Zfsn82MF3E?si=uhKVM3t9YtR8PKSQ &amp;nbsp; NB: In this episode, we refer to events from both the first and the second books in the Bridget Jones canon - Bridget Jones’s Diary (1996) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (1999) &amp;nbsp; The passage from the (first) book that Charles Adrian was trying to find is right at the beginning - Sunday 1 January: “It struck me as pretty ridiculous to be called Mr Darcy and to stand on your own looking snooty at a party. It’s like being called Heathcliff and insisting on spending the entire evening in the garden, shouting ‘Cathy’ and banging your head against a tree.”&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Comic Relief, mentioned in passing at the beginning of this episode, is a British charity co-founded in 1986 by Richard Curtis and Sir Lenny Henry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Relief).&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. &amp;nbsp; We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. &amp;nbsp; Thank you for listening!&amp;nbsp; The Rom Com Rewrite http://romcomrewrite.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/39699845/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/39699845