Flicking #54: Barbie
Life in plastic: is it fantastic… to watch? Greta Gerwig’s star-studded Barbie was one of THE big-hitters in cinema last year and, according to critics across the globe, wasn’t just pink and sparkly a...
18 Okt 202435min
Rated or Dated: Quadrophenia (1979)
Quadrophenia is a tale of young male angst and multiple wing mirrors, and is apparently the reason Jen's brother used to wear a cravat. But is it a case of style over substance? And is a game of "spot...
16 Okt 202428min
Esteem and self-esteem with Amy Gledhill
How long does it take to sink in that you've won the Edinburgh Comedy Award? That's one of the questions Hannah is putting to comedian Amy Gledhill, who scooped the big prize this year for her show Ma...
15 Okt 202425min
Daisy-May Hudson and Sophie Compton on Holloway
Holloway women’s prison closed its doors in 2016, but the legacy left behind looms large for those who spent time there. As part of an exercise in healing, filmmakers Daisy-May Hudson and Sophie Compt...
14 Okt 202428min
Outside The Box #68
If you find yourself with some hours to fill with telly, then let us help you make some good choices. This time, we're talking about Slow Horses, The Perfect Couple, Ludwig, Only Murders In The Buildi...
10 Okt 202446min
The Bush Telegraph: Debating dying
With MPs set to vote on a bill that puts forward proposals to give terminally ill people the right to end their lives, many of those who are against the bill worry about the lack of nuance put forward...
10 Okt 202440min
Rated or Dated: Monty Python’s Life of Brian
Mick’s picked one of her all-time favourites this week: 1979’s Life of Brian. And she’s not alone in loving this funny AF biting commentary about the danger of mass movements and the inherent weakness...
9 Okt 202432min
Pauline Black and Jane Mingay’s 2-Tone Story
Musician Pauline Black is best known as the frontwoman of 2-tone band The Selecter, and wrote about her experiences in the band and life in her memoir Black by Design: A 2-Tone Memoir. On reading her ...
8 Okt 202424min
