Rated or Dated: Billy Elliot (2000)
Stephen Daldry’s 2000 coming-of-age comedy-drama made big waves on both sides of the Atlantic, and a star of its young lead, Jamie Bell. But how funny is it? Is that dancing actually any good? And is ...
24 Sep 202534min
Atoosa Sepehr and Hannah Khalil’s English Persian Kitchen
Food glorious food: not only does it sustain and nourish us as individuals, it brings together communities, crosses borders and merges cultures. When Atoosa Sepehr fled an abusive marriage in Iran, sh...
23 Sep 202526min
Len Pennie annaw
Poet, broadcaster, and TikTok sensation, Len Pennie was last on the podcast back in February 2024 on the eve of publication of her first collection of poems, Poyums. Since then, she’s become a Sunday ...
22 Sep 202527min
Outside The Box September 2025
It's Emmy time again and this month we're chatting about the good and bad choices made this year. Which is also an excuse to talk about The Penguin. We've also been watching King of The Hill, Only Mur...
19 Sep 202551min
The Bush Telegraph: Bellend Olympics
A freedom of speech special awaits you this week, as Hannah and Jen debate the rights and wrongs of opinions expressed on the killing of Charlie Kirk, as well as the rights and wrongs of hammering nai...
18 Sep 202528min
Rated or Dated: Psycho (1960)
What’s a young man to do when he can’t stop murdering women he fancies? Blame his mum, obviously. The malign power of mothers is just one of several themes raised by the genre-defining Hitchcock clas...
17 Sep 202534min
Kate Bryan wants you to art
Art historian, curator and broadcaster Kate Bryan is on a mission to wrest control of the art world from asymmetric haircuts and aloofness, and put it firmly back in the hands of us all. In her new bo...
16 Sep 202529min
Harriet Dyer asks you to please turn down your puffer jacket
It’s silly turned up to 11, as Mick catches up with brilliantly bonkers comedian Harriet Dyer, who describes her standup as a fizzy blancmange of whimsy. Delicious. Harriet’s currently on her bigges...
15 Sep 202525min
