The BAFTA Games Awards are taking place on Thursday 11th April, with the whole ceremony being streamed on BAFTA’s Twitch, YouTube and X accounts from 7pm onwards.
Hosting this year’s gaming BAFTAs is the brilliant comedian Phil Wang, who you might recognise from Taskmaster, all the big panel shows and his Netflix comedy special Philly Philly Wang Wang.
For a special bonus episode of One More Life, Rob spoke to Phil Wang at the BAFTA headquarters a few weeks before the event. From SkiFree to Total War, Phil Wang is a massive gamer and he really had Rob in stitches.
Listen now to learn more about the confluence between comedy and gaming, and to find out what BAFTA stands for — both figuratively and literally!
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Anthony Mackie on Twisted Metal and Marvel
In a very special bonus episode, Marvel megastar Anthony Mackie pops in for a candid conversation about Twisted Metal, the rise of video game adaptations, and why his new show is “completely different” to “the Marvel thing”.
Based on a classic car combat game from the PS1 era, Twisted Metal is a post-apocalyptic action comedy that arrives on Paramount Plus in the UK today. Mackie plays the leading role and also produced the show.
One More Life host Rob Leane spoke to Anthony Mackie about his early memories of gaming, how he came to be involved in Twisted Metal, and why he thinks there are so many video game adaptations these days.
Mackie did talk about the MCU, as well, touching on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and whether there’s any added pressure now that Mackie is taking on the Captain America mantle in 2025’s Brave New World film. It’s a fun chat for gaming and Marvel fans alike!
You can also read the article version of this interview: https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/anthony-mackie-twisted-metal-marvel-big-rt-interview
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Season finale! Games of the Year 2023 with Lloyd Coombes
Lloyd Coombes, Editor in Chief at GGRecon, joins Rob to celebrate the biggest and best games of 2023. Which game will come out on top in a stacked year that gave us such instant classics as Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Baldur’s Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, Diablo 4 and Final Fantasy 16?
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From the arcade to Buckingham Palace, with Jason Kingsley OBE
This week’s guest is Jason Kingsley OBE, CEO of Rebellion Developments (Sniper Elite, Judge Dredd), who shares the amazing journey that gaming has taken him on. Starting out as an avid player of arcade machines, Jason went on to found a company with his brother that would employ hundreds of people. He even received an OBE for his troubles, directly from King Charles (who was still Prince Charles at the time), in a fascinating story that he shares on the podcast.
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Weird Pokémon facts and rumours, with Pokémon Go producer Tim Nguyen
Tim Nguyen, Senior Producer on Pokémon Go, talks Rob through his journey from swim coach to game developer, and delves into all the weird rumours and surprising facts that surround those pocket monsters. Plus, find out which starter Pokémon he'd pick from the original three, and what it's like to work on such a massive live-service game.
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One More Life invites guests from the gaming world to share their life stories through the games that shaped them.
Famous faces, game developers and expert fans tell host Rob Leane (RadioTimes.com Gaming Editor) about their earliest gameplay memories, the moments that made them throw the controller, and the games they've spent the most hours playing.
These gaming gurus will also share their top tips to stop your character from dying, and they'll reveal the one game they'd pick above all others if they could only have One More Life.
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