Stephen 'Spling' Aspeling has been resident Movie critic at Fine Music Radio without missing a week of Talking Movies in 10 years.

The first broadcast of Talking Movies with Spling was on 10 May 2013, which means that it will have been more than ten years by the time of next week's episode. Having commemorated 500 episodes of Talking Movies by making a donation of just as many DVDs to TEARS animal welfare charity stores, Spling crafted a special show to countdown his top 10 favoutie movies of all-time. This made it all the more special to see someone in the checkout queue clutching a Monty Python & The Holy Grail DVD (a title Spling donated), which made #1 on his list.

The 500 consecutive weekly episodes milestone was a significant achievement, having not missed a single week's broadcast, and Spling's pleased to announce that he hasn't missed one week of Talking Movies in 10 years! The show's remained largely the same in its three review format but to celebrate ten years at Fine Music Radio, Spling is opening up the show to the audience by fielding questions to answer in next week's episode.

Having announced the 10th year across SPL!NG social media channels, Spling's hoping to reach fans who may have burning questions for the movie critic or the movie review show. While the film pundit will try to answer as many questions as possible as part of the broadcast, he'll be sure to respond to any and all questions whether they feature or not.

So join Spling in marking the milestone of 10 years of Talking Movies and Fine Music Radio. Being one of the only dedicated movie review radio programmes in South Africa, Spling's made it his mission to enrich the understanding of cinema and expand his audience's love for the art form. Aiming to establish a conversational tone to keep his reviews accessible and relatable without downplaying the writing, Spling's tried to keep listeners informed, entertained and inspired.

Whether listening for his way with words, to get an inside scoop, his unique insights or waiting for him to finally rate something 10/10, this ongoing passion project has run 10 years strong. Spling realises that it may be time to give the time-honoured Talking Movies show a refresh, which is why he's going to be looking to introduce new types of shows in the coming weeks and months. Stay tuned for the Q&A broadcast to mark 10 years and look out for Stephen 'Spling' Aspeling's reviews in the digital ether.

Crossing off an item on his bucket list, Spling has recently published a book called 'The Essence of Dreams: An Anthology of Film Reviews' and is hoping to create an audiobook to accompany this project. Also heading up script services consultancy, reviewmyscript.com, Spling is not just talking or writing about movies that have already been made, but helping them reach their full potential in the developmental stages too. So, whether you're only hearing about Spling for the first time or have caught every one of his Talking Movies episodes from the get-go, it's a big thank you.