{"podcast":{"title":"Half the Picture","slug":"half-the-picture-7015166","podcast_index_feed_id":7015166,"rss_url":"https://rss2.flightcast.com/euh4y6qv0qgliz9kiwukx7hz.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/half-the-picture","image_url":"https://assets.flightcast.com/workspaces/skzaoudrgivtljdug3ty9wj8/podcasts/euh4y6qv0qgliz9kiwukx7hz/mu59co3d627ud1ku79om0y25.png","author":"Billy Barnell","episode_count":40,"summary":"Join us on Half the Picture as your host Billy Barnell sits down with a different filmmaker, actor, or artist each episode for a relaxed, revealing conversation. Get the full picture on some of the most talented and noteworthy folks in showbiz and the long and winding roads of their careers. Expect candid stories, creative insights, and regular detours into the weird and wonderful corners of the film and pop culture world! If you'd like to watch the episodes, check out our YouTube channel at the link below! https://youtube.com/@halfthepicturepodcast?si=qQmePirZ_6RgQxh_","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T06:22:46.934477+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166"},"episode":{"title":"#31 - MICHAEL SOCHA","slug":"31-michael-socha","published_at":"2026-04-21T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166/31-michael-socha","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166","url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/01KPN1HSV3QFQH28PFE9KS9HRF.mp3","audio_url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/01KPN1HSV3QFQH28PFE9KS9HRF.mp3","summary":"Half the Picture’s guest this episode is Michael Socha, the actor renowned for his brilliant turns as Harvey in ‘This is England’, Tom in ‘Being Human’, Will Scarlet in ‘Once Upon a Time’ and Matty in the upcoming BBC thriller ‘The Cage’ amongst so many others. Michael joined Billy on the pod’ to chat about making ‘The Cage’ alongside the great Sheridan Smith as well as his time on ‘This is England’ and the most important thing he learned about acting from Shane Meadows. He also touched on bringing authenticity to werepuppies and vampire hunting in ‘Being Human’, his bittersweet experience making ‘Once Upon a Time’, the joy of shooting a Kasabian music video dressed as Richard III opposite Lena Headey and why the art of acting speaks most deeply to him. For all this and more, listen on! Note: This interview was recorded on 8th April, 2026 Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews! Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcast Listen to the podcast online... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1g APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211 Follow us online! Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod Half the Picture TikTok: / @halfthepicpod Half the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPod Billy on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96 ‘MICHAEL SOCHA talks This is England, Being Human, The Cage, Once Upon a Time & Having a Laugh On Set' is a non-profit project intended for educational purposes only. No copyright laws were intended to be broken. All rights to any material used remain courtesy of their respective owners.","meta_description":"Half the Picture’s guest this episode is Michael Socha, the actor renowned for his brilliant turns as Harvey in ‘This is England’, Tom in ‘Being Human’, W…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3523,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/half-the-picture-7015166/episodes/31-michael-socha/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166/31-michael-socha.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}