Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Lights, camera, action! Rob and Jess are discussing movie and TV terms in this filmic episode of Words Unravelled.
🎥 Why do Brits call movies "films"?
🤷🏼‍♂️ Why has Allen Smithee directed so many terrible movies?
🙀 Why is there a "dead cat" on every Hollywood set?
These questions answered, and many more, in this episode crammed with film and television etymology.

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