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ROD: The Breakfast Club (1985)
Where John Hughes first dared to tread, many – so very many – teen movies have followed. Starring Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hal…
1 year ago
Hannah Marsh pulls at threads
An emergency caesarean brought journalist Hannah Marsh's first child into the world. Afterwards, she struggled to make sense of the events that had l…
1 year ago
Genius with Helen Lewis
What makes a genius a genius? Do IQ tests teach us anything? Is a belief in genius right-wing coded? Hannah chats to journalist, author, broadcaster …
1 year ago
Rated or Dated: Maybe Baby (2000)
Adapted from his own novel, Inconceivable, Ben Elton’s 2000 directorial debut is hard to track down these days. Should Jen ever have unearthed it? Ha…
1 year ago
Ella Lambert and the sanitary pads of real change
Back in 2020, then-student Ella Lambert started The Pachamama Project, when she was just 20 herself. 500 million people worldwide experience period p…
1 year ago
Kirstie McLeod is telling stories in stitches
Artist Kirstie McLeod founded the Red Dress project in 2009, as a platform for women in marginalised groups to share their stories. Sixteen years lat…
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Anoushka Lucas is a theatre animal
Fresh from her run in The Almeida's Rhinoceros, singer, composer, writer and actor Anoushka Lucas is back on stage in a revival of her one-way play E…
1 year ago
The Bush Telegraph: Dire straits in the status quo
Inclusion, exclusion, cervical wands, disallowed ads, sunk rescue deals, and three whole women: Jen and Mick cover the lot in this week’s look at the…
1 year ago
Rated or Dated: The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
What happens to characters when writers lose interest? They get a terrible film. Which is what The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse is all about. Ver…
1 year ago
Kate Muir’s magnificent midlife crisis
Kate Muir’s name might not ring any immediate bells, but her documentaries with Davina McCall about the perimenopause, menopause and HRT made quite t…
1 year ago