AK Blakemore and Natasha Rickman shalt not suffer a witchfinder
England's witch trials remain a fascinating and relevant subject. They're the foundation of AK Blakemore's 2021 historical novel The Manningtree Witches, which has now been adapted for the stage and p...
23 Helmi 27min
Barking up the right tree, with Catherine Dyson
Catherine Dyson's latest play, The Last Picture, focuses on an emotional support dog, Sam, who is taking a group of school children on a trip around an exhibit focusing on Europe in 1939. She chats to...
20 Helmi 21min
The Bush Telegraph: Scandi goals? Sort of
What does a “streamlined” UK border look like? And if you vote for the MP of one party, should they be allowed to defect to another? These are just two questions Jen and Mick pose as they rootle aroun...
19 Helmi 33min
Rated or Dated: The Misfits (1961)
Miller, Huston, Monroe, Gable, Ritter, Clift and Wallach - what could possibly go wrong? Well, during filming, a lot. And while seemingly nobody was happy with the end result, The Misfits is now regar...
18 Helmi 32min
Meg Molloy is supporting working-class arts professionals
As well as being a freelance cultural strategy and communications consultant*, Meg Molloy is the founder of the Working Arts Club, a brilliant network supporting arts professionals from working-class ...
17 Helmi 26min
It’s not you, says Dr Joanna Cheek, it’s the world
The news: a constant source of anxiety, rage and misery in our lives. It’s probably no coincidence then, says psychiatrist, and psychotherapist Dr Joanna Cheek, that rates of mental health problems ar...
16 Helmi 27min
Flicking #70: One Battle After Another
Epic in scope and length, deliberately problematic characters, a very distinct aesthetic and a Jonny Greenwood score to give you the jitters: Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2025 award-bothering opus is Yosra’...
13 Helmi 37min
Rated or Dated: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The only living neurotic in New York? Woody Allen certainly seems to think himself so as the writer/director/star of this much-lauded comedy drama. Its Chekhovian title suggests this is a film about w...
11 Helmi 25min
