Free For All

52 - Live from PortmeiriCon - Dave Barrie Book Launch (Number 48)

A weekly look at one of the most enigmatic tv shows ever made, Patrick McGoohan's 'The Prisoner'. Each week screenwriter Cai Ross and media lecturer Chris Bainbridge, delve into the 17 episodes of The Prisoner interpreting them in their own unique way. With guest interviews including original cast members, Free For All is a light hearted, funny, critical and sometimes analytical exploration of McGoohan's televisual magnum opus.

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52 - Live from PortmeiriCon - Dave Barrie Book Launch (Number 48)

Tue, 28 Apr 2026
51 - A Splash of Objection on a Canvas: The Prisoner, Sixty Years On (Number 47)

Sun, 12 Apr 2026
50 - Rebellion on Prime Time: The Press and Public Reactions to The Prisoner (Number 46)

Sun, 21 Dec 2025
49 - Return to Wandering Planet - Special (Number 45)

Mon, 16 Jun 2025
48 - Live from PortmeiriCon - Part 2 (Number 44)

Sun, 25 May 2025
47 - Live from PortmeiriCon - Part 1 (Number 43)

Sun, 18 May 2025
46 - Artificial Intelligence and The Prisoner - Part 2 (Number 42)

Sun, 11 May 2025
45 - Artificial Intelligence and The Prisoner - Part 1 (Number 41)

Sun, 04 May 2025
44 - The Prisoner and the Beatles - Part 2 (Number 40)

Sun, 27 Apr 2025
43 - The Prisoner and The Beatles - Part 1 (Number 39)

Sun, 20 Apr 2025
42 - Man in a Suitcase - The Prisoner's Production Twin (Special)

Sun, 03 Nov 2024
41 - Portmeirion - The Real Life Village - Part 2 (Number 38)

Sun, 27 Oct 2024
40 - Portmeirion - The Real Life Village - Part 1 (Number 37)

Sun, 20 Oct 2024
39 - The Proposed 1996 Prisoner Movie - Part 4 (Number 36)

Sun, 13 Oct 2024
38 - The Proposed 1996 Prisoner Movie - Part 3 (Number 35)

Sun, 06 Oct 2024
37 - The Proposed 1996 Prisoner Movie - Part 2 (Number 34)

Sun, 29 Sep 2024
36 - The Proposed 1996 Prisoner Movie - Part 1 (Number 33)

Sun, 22 Sep 2024
35 - The Cooler by George Markstein, with special guest David Hughes (Special)

Sat, 21 Sep 2024
34 - Merchandise and Memorabilia - 'Danger Man' (Number 32)

Sun, 28 Apr 2024
33 - Merchandise and Memorabilia - 'The Prisoner' (Number 31)

Sun, 21 Apr 2024
32 - Danger Man (1964) - Part Two (Number 30)

Sun, 14 Apr 2024
31 - Danger Man (1964) - Part One (Number 29)

Sun, 07 Apr 2024
30 - Danger Man (1960) - Part Two (Number 28)

Sun, 31 Mar 2024
29 - Danger Man (1960) - Part One (Number 27)

Thu, 07 Dec 2023
28 - McGoohan and Columbo (Number 26)

Sun, 19 Mar 2023
27 - The Christmas Special (Number 25)

Mon, 19 Dec 2022
26 - Conclusion and Conclusions (Number 24)

Sun, 03 Jul 2022
25 - Fact and Fiction: The Prisoner in Literature (Number 23)

Sun, 26 Jun 2022
24 - Fall Out: Part 3 (Number 22)

Sun, 19 Jun 2022
23 - Fall Out: Part 2 (Number 21)

Sun, 12 Jun 2022
22 - Fall Out: Part 1 (Number 20)

Sun, 05 Jun 2022
21 - Once upon a Time (Number 19)

Sun, 29 May 2022
20 - Special - Discovering The Prisoner (Number 18)

Sun, 22 May 2022
19 - The Girl Who Was Death (Number 17)

Sun, 15 May 2022
18 - Living in Harmony (Number 16)

Mon, 09 May 2022
17 - Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling (Number 15)

Sun, 01 May 2022
16 - A Change of Mind (Number 14)

Sun, 24 Apr 2022
15 - It's Your Funeral (Number 13)

Sun, 17 Apr 2022
14 - (Special) In Conversation with Derren Nesbitt

Sun, 17 Apr 2022
13 - Hammer Into Anvil (Number 12)

Sun, 20 Feb 2022
12 - Checkmate (Number 11)

Sun, 13 Feb 2022
11 - Dance of the Dead (Number 10)

Sun, 06 Feb 2022
10 - Many Happy Returns (Number 9)

Mon, 31 Jan 2022
9 - The General (Number 8)

Mon, 24 Jan 2022
8 - The Schizoid Man (Number 7)

Mon, 17 Jan 2022
7 - Free For All (Part 2 of 2 - Number 6)

Mon, 10 Jan 2022
6 - Free For All (Part 1 of 2 - Number 5)

Mon, 03 Jan 2022
5 - A. B. & C. (Number 4)

Mon, 27 Dec 2021
4 - The Chimes of Big Ben (Number 3)

Mon, 20 Dec 2021
3 - Arrival (Number 2)

Sun, 12 Dec 2021