In episode three, Matthew chats all things Volver (Pedro Almodóvar, 2006) with not one but two extra-special guests: Prof Sarah Wright (Professor of Hispanic Studies and Screen Arts, Royal Holloway) and Dr Miguel García (Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, Bristol University).

Scholarship cited in the episode:

(For the books, ask your library - university and/or public - to buy a copy! Trust us: librarians are always eager for requests!)

- Hilborn, Matthew. 2025. Film Comedy and Spain: Humour, Genre, and the Nation 1970-2020. Legenda.

- Kinder, Marsha. 2009. ‘All About the Brothers: Retroseriality in Almodóvar’s Cinema’, in All About Almodóvar: A Passion for Cinema, ed. by Brad Epps and Despina Kakoudaki (Minnesota University Press), pp. 267–94.

- Medhurst. Andy. 2009. ‘Heart of Farce: Almodóvar’s Comic Complexities’, in All About Almodóvar: A Passion for Cinema, ed. by Brad Epps and Despina Kakoudaki (University of Minnesota Press), pp. 118–38.

- Sánchez-Arce, Ana María. 2020. The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar. Manchester University Press.