Podcast Episodes

Rated or Dated: The Stepford Wives (1975)

Bryan Forbes’ 1975 satirical horror, based on the 1972 novel by Ira Levin, is so well known it's entered the lexicon. Is it a dystopian nightmare or …

1 year, 3 months ago

Eowyn Ivey and Alaska’s dark fairy tales

Eowyn Ivey, the million copy-selling author of The Snow Child, has been wanting to tell the story of her childhood her whole adult life. In her new n…

1 year, 4 months ago

Victoria Smith on Hags and "unkind" women

‘Seasoned feminist hag’ Victoria Smith is sick to the back teeth of women being told to ‘just be kind’. This was catnip to our Mickey, who you’ll alr…

1 year, 4 months ago

Sophie McCartney has One Foot in the Rave

Comedian, podcaster, novelist and mum-of-three, Sophie

McCartney initially found fame with her hilarious online content, which she

started posting when…

1 year, 4 months ago

Rated or Dated: The Talented Mr Ripley (2000)

Mickey doesn't like jazz, Jen doesn't like long films and Hannah doesn't like Jude Law's face. So how is The Talented Mr Ripley going to go down in t…

1 year, 4 months ago

Julia Raeside and comedy’s #MeToo reckoning

Don’t Make Me Laugh is telly writer and broadcaster Julia Raeside’s debut novel. Set in the world of UK standup, Julia’s using pure fiction (honest g…

1 year, 4 months ago

Laura Horton's here (so put on your best Lynn face)

Ever got drunk and started a punk band? Playwright Laura Horton has and, in today's podcast, she's chatting to Hannah about Lynn Faces, her play abou…

1 year, 4 months ago

Outside The Box February 2025

Mercy, it's cold out. So if your plan is to spend the weekend inside, under a blanket, here's this month's telly round-up to help you make some smart…

1 year, 4 months ago

The Bush Telegraph: Bootcut feuds

Still reeling from the prospect of being dissed by a man in bootcut jeans, it's Hannah and Jen on Bush Telegraph duties. They’re looking at how Chels…

1 year, 4 months ago

Rated or Dated: Witness (1985)

Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis and a very young Lukas Haas star in Peter Weir’s understated action movie, in which a young Amish boy witnesses the mur…

1 year, 4 months ago