Best John Buchan Podcasts (2024)

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Mastering Cold Email Humour: How John Buchan Wins Clients with Laughter and Engagement! 32:48

16d ago32:48

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Summary In this episode, John Bucan shares his experience of using humour in cold emails to stand out and win clients. He discusses how a desperate situation led him to send a drunk email that surprisingly got positive responses. John emphasizes the importance of self-deprecation and making people smile in cold emails. He shares his follow-up proce…

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London Tide with music by PJ Harvey, Salman Rushdie's story of survival: Knife and tenor Ian Bostridge 42:29

2h ago42:29

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Knife is Salman Rushdie’s memoir about surviving a near-fatal knife attack in August 2022 and the long, painful period of recovery that followed. Ben Power’s adaption of the Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend – London Tide – which features songs that he co-wrote with PJ Harvey, has just opened at the National Theatre in London. Baby Reindeer is a new …

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Lionel Shriver's new book Mania, Tyrell Williams on Red Pitch 42:21

1d ago42:21

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Lionel Shriver on her latest novel Mania, in which she creates an alternative USA where the Mental Parity Movement insists that everyone is equally clever. Can a friendship between two women survive when they hold polarised views on this particular “culture war”? Why are universities all over the country closing arts courses and cutting jobs? Front…

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Understanding client segments is essential for providing value 35:21

1d ago35:21

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Summary I have been chatting with Marcus Batson from Swoop this week, which has been eye-opening. Marcus drives home how crucial it is for accountants like me to offer funding and savings solutions that align with client's needs. He stresses the importance of getting to know our clients deeply so we can provide proactive advisory services that trul…

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Sir John Akomfrah, bicentenary of Byron's death and sped-up music 41:10

2d ago41:10

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Lord Byron died 200 years ago on Friday. Lady Caroline Lamb described him as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'. Fiona Stafford has edited Byron's Travels, a new selection of his poems, letters and journals. He was only 36 when he died, but had written seven volumes of verse, thirteen volumes of journal and thousands of letters. The poet A. E. Stalli…

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The Book of Clarence, Liberation Squares, Northern Ireland's filming boom 42:33

3d ago42:33

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British director Jeymes Samuel discusses his new film The Book of Clarence, a Biblical comedy about a down-on-his-luck young man who tries to escape from a debt by pretending to be a messiah like Christ. Sonali Bhattacharyya on her new play Liberation Square, which just opened at the Nottingham Playhouse and explores the lives of three young Muslim…

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S8 Episode 3 - In Vienna with Ian Palmer of Inchdairnie Distillery and Roland Grain of Ardgowan Distillery with whisky chat from the 2 Gordons 52:54

3d ago52:54

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The 2 Gordons welcome Ian Palmer of Inchdairnie, referenced in the last podcast. Ian talks about the wording on Scotch whisky labels and talks about his own journey in establishing this wonderful Fife distillery. Roland Grain is the man behind Ardgowan distillery in Inverkip who also hosted the Potstill Masterclass Festival in Vienna where Gordon D…

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Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black and Percival Everett's James reviewed 42:24

7d ago42:24

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Back to Black is the Amy Winehouse biopic out this week and directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. James is Percival Everett’s retelling of Mark Twain’s 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, narrated by the enslaved Jim.The Wallace collection spotlights Ranjit Singh, the Maharaja of the Sikh Empire and the treasure trove of weapons that kept him in p…

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Folk musician Martin Simpson, movie icon Anna May Wong, and classical music leaders criticise Arts Council England 42:21

8d ago42:21

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Anna May Wong was an international star who appeared in some of Hollywood’s biggest movies in a career that spanned from the silent films of the 1920s, through the advent of talkies in the 30s, to television in the 1950s, despite all the obstacles in her path. A new biography, Not Your China Doll, examines how against all the odds Anna May Wong fou…

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Choosing the right platforms for Accountant Marketing 50:30

9d ago50:30

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In this episode, Captain Kelli Doorne-Millott and Karen Reyburn delve into marketing strategies tailored for accountants. Their discussion underscores collaboration as superior to competition, emphasising the importance of aligning marketing support with personal values. They explore various platforms suitable for accountants, including LinkedIn, I…

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Nathan Hill, Maggie Rogers, International Booker shortlist 42:18

9d ago42:18

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Nathan Hill talks about his new novel Wellness, the follow-up to his acclaimed debut The Nix. Maggie Rogers, the singer-songwriter whose career was launched by a student performance for Pharrell Williams that went viral, talks about her latest album Don't Forget Me. Romesh Gunasekera discusses the novels on the International Booker Prize Shortlist,…

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Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay 42:55

10d ago42:55

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Artist Yinka Shonibare talks about his new exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery, which explores the legacy of Imperialism. Guitarist Sean Shibe performs early Scottish lute music and previews a new classical guitar concerto live in the Front Row studio. And film experts Stephen McConnachie and Inés Toharia explain how fast changing technology and d…

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Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, Netflix drama Ripley, Io Capitano movie reviewed 42:29

14d ago42:29

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Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter - Netflix drama Ripley starring Andrew Scott - Io Capitano, the Oscar-nominated movie about teens in Senegal in search of a better life - all reviewed by film critic Leila Latif and music writer Jasper Murison-Bowie. And novelist and critic John Domini remembers the American novelist (and his former teacher) John B…

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50 years of ABBA’s Waterloo, Harewood House exhibition, Trevor Griffiths remembered, the rise of eco fiction and drama 42:24

15d ago42:24

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Almost 50 years to the day when ABBA's Waterloo triumphed at Eurovision, ABBA specialist Carl Magnus Palm and Millie Taylor, professor of musical theatre, discuss how the song became such an all-conquering hit. A visit to Harewood House to see a new exhibition, Colours Uncovered, which tells the story of this stately home through the prism of colou…

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Dev Patel on Monkey Man, which books are on the curriculum? 42:37

16d ago42:37

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Actor Dev Patel joins to talk about his directorial debut Monkey Man, a movie inspired by the Indian legend of Hunaman that tells the dark and brutal story of a young man in Mumbai out to avenge the life of his mother. As exam season approaches we ask which books are currently being taught in our schools, and why? We speak to Kit de Waal, whose bre…

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The National Gallery at 200 42:48

17d ago42:48

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The National Gallery opened its doors on 10th May 1824. The public could view 38 paintings, free. Now there are more than 2,300, including many masterpieces of European art by geniuses such as Rembrandt, Turner and Van Gogh. It is still free. The gallery's director, Gabriele Finaldi, guides Samira Ahmed through the collection. Artists Barbara Walke…

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Steven Knight drama This Town reviewed, The Perth Museum re-opening 42:23

21d ago42:23

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Peaky Blinders' writer Steven Knight's new drama, This Town, is out this week. Author Daniel Rachel and art historian Sarah Gaventa review. We'll also review a landmark exhibition on the Italian designer Enzo Mari which opens at the Design museum, showcasing his infinite calendar, self assembly book cases and beautiful children’s books. We take a l…

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Big Mood, how does comedy work? Bach St John Passion 42:19

22d ago42:19

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Camilla Whitehill on her new Channel 4 sitcom Big Mood, starring Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West, which explores the lives of Millennials. Gareth Malone and Hannah French celebrate Bach's St John Passion, which was first performed in Leipzig 300 years ago this Easter. Joel Morris, author of Be Funny or Die, discusses how comedy works and what makes …

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Gut Health, Menopause and Nutrition to help you perform - Dana Chapman 40:15

23d ago40:15

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Summary In this conversation, Dana Chapman, a nutritional therapist, discusses the impact of nutrition on menopause and hormone balance. She explains how the adrenal glands play a role in hormone production and the effects of stress on hormone levels. Dana highlights the importance of personalised nutrition and the use of supplements to address nut…

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Norah Jones performs, Sir Ian McKellen on Player Kings, Keisha Thompson 42:36

23d ago42:36

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Norah Jones discusses her new album, Visions, and reflects on the song, Come Away With Me, that made her name along with a special performance in the Front Row studio; Sir Ian McKellen and theatre director Robert Icke on tackling one of Shakespeare's greatest characters, Falstaff, in their new production Player Kings; and Keisha Thompson on how her…

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Poet Nikki Giovanni, Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger 42:30

24d ago42:30

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Nikki Giovanni is one of only a handful of poets whose work has been published as a Penguin Modern Classic in their own life time. A key figure of America's Black Arts Movement as both a writer an activist, she speaks to Tom about her life and career. A well-known actor, Andrew Buchan has now turned to writing with Passenger, the new ITV crimes dra…

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Kristen Wiig drama Palm Royale and animation Robot Dreams reviewed, Michael Ondaatje on his new poetry collection 42:27

28d ago42:27

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The Independent’s chief film critic Clarisse Loughrey and the Telegraph’s film critic Tim Robey review the Oscar-nominated animation Robot Dreams which follows the friendship of a dog and a robot - can their bond survive Robot being locked up on Coney Island beach, after his joints rust over following a paddle in the sea? They also give their verdi…

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Kazuo Ishiguro on jazz, March hares and film ratings 42:27

29d ago42:27

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Writer Kazuo Ishiguro and jazz musician Stacey Kent talk about collaborating on their new book of lyrics, The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain. What’s the significance of the hare in art and mythology? To mark the season of the March hare, writer Jane Russ, sculptor Sophie Ryder and musician Fay Hield explain. And following the British Board of…

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How accountants can help spread wealth - Ben Risser 31:31

30d ago31:31

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Summary Ben Risser, from Provident Financial Services, shares his mission of strengthening American communities through thriving small businesses. He emphasises the importance of businesses thriving to create more jobs and increase their mission impact. Ben discusses the role of accountants in helping small business owners with their blind spots in…

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Marjane Satrapi, using AI for alternative history, and the Harlow Sculpture Trail 42:18

1M ago42:18

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Marjane Satrapi is best known for being the cartoonist and film maker behind Persepolis. She talks to Samira Ahmed about her new book - Woman, Life, Freedom - which she has created with 17 Iranian and international comic book artists. It documents the story of the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a woman detained for allegedly not prope…

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Architect Daniel Libeskind, composer Karl Jenkins 42:38

1M ago42:38

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Daniel Libeskind, the architect best known for the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the World Trade Centre masterplan in New York, talks about designing a building to house Einstein’s archive in Jerusalem. As Germany celebrates the 250th birthday of the painter Caspar David Friedrich with three major exhibitions, art historians Louisa Buck and Waldemar …

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Keir Starmer, Monster and Reading Genesis reviewed 42:20

1M ago42:20

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Labour leader Keir Starmer joins to discuss his party's new arts strategy, which he unveiled this morning, aiming to boost access to the arts and grow the creative industries. Writer and theologian Professor Tina Beattie and critic and broadcaster Matthew Sweet review Marilynne Robsinson’s new book Reading Genesis which offers a fresh look at the s…

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Paul Theroux on Orwell, Patsy Rodenburg on training actors, musician Sam Lee 42:23

1M ago42:23

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Paul Theroux discusses his new novel, Burma Sahib, about George Orwell’s formative years as a colonial police officer in what is now Myanmar. Voice expert Professor Patsy Rodenburg quit her job over fears that actors’ traditional “craft” skills are being lost, as screen acting overshadows theatre work. Sam Lee, Bernard Butler and James Keay perform…

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How to thrive post apocalypse - Nick Elston 43:03

1M ago43:03

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Summary In this conversation, Captain Kelli Doorne-Millott and Nick Elston discuss the importance of mental health in accounting. They explore the challenges accountants face during the pandemic and the need for emotional conversations in this profession. They also discuss the pressure to provide free services and the importance of setting boundari…

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Philippa Gregory on Richard III, Blackpool's Showtown, has the superhero franchise bubble burst? 42:13

1M ago42:13

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Historical novelist Philippa Gregory talks to Nick Ahad about writing her first stage play, Richard, My Richard, for Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot. Unlike Shakespeare's, Gregory's play is a tender, passionate, portrait of man in his time, surrounded by the women who influence his fate. With Marvel, DC and Sony superhero films boring fans a…

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Beth Ditto of Gossip, Ethan Coen on Drive-Away Dolls, Michael Donkor 42:58

1M ago42:58

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Beth Ditto talks to Tom Sutcliffe about reuniting with her band Gossip for their first new album in nearly a decade. Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke discuss collaborating as a husband and wife team on their new film, Drive Away Dolls. Michael Donkor discusses his new novel Grow Where They Fall, about a young British Ghanian teacher exploring his sexual…

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S8 Episode 2 – Juliette Buchan of Glenallachie, Emma Anderson, Editor-in-Chief at Allt om Whisky + Whisky Labels and all the usual whisky chat and fun.! 1:05:03

1M ago1:05:03

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This episode is released on International Women’s Day 2024 and the 2 Gordon’s celebrate with interviews with Juliette Buchan of Glenallachie and Emma Anderson, Editor-in-Chief at Allt om Whisky, Sweden’s premier whisky magazine. The Gordons look at whether it is within the rules to put a geographical region on a Scotch whisky label that is not one …

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Jordan Harvey in session, Nye and Copa 71 reviewed 42:22

1M ago42:22

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The up'n'coming Scottish country singer performs songs from his debut album It Is What It Is ahead of his debut solo performance at the Country To Country Festival in London this weekend. Plus, Susannah Clapp, the theatre critic for the Observer, and Boyd Hilton, the entertainment director of Heat Magazine, join to review the new play Nye at the Na…

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Ava DuVernay on Origin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julianne Moore 42:40

1M ago42:40

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Ava DuVernay talks to Tom Sutcliffe about her latest film, Origin. It stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson, following her journey as she researches her best-selling book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents while dealing with personal tragedy. Gabriel García Márquez’s final novel Until August is bei…

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Behind the Scenes: R.E.P.R.E.S.E.N.T.s 4 Pillars of Change 49:29

1M ago49:29

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Summary James Marshall discusses his new business venture, which aims to provide comprehensive services to the accounting profession. The business offers commercial growth strategies, compliance resourcing, IT and technology systems, and more. Marshall emphasizes the importance of transparency and empowerment in the industry. He also addresses the …

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Kate Rusby, Edward Bond, Eve Steele and the decline of female filmmakers 42:35

1M ago42:35

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The acclaimed English folk singer-songwriter Kate Rusby performs live and chats about her new Singy Songy Session Tour. Theatre critic Michael Billington celebrates the life and legacy of the provocative British playwright Edward Bond, whose death was announced today. Dr Stacy Smith, and film data researcher Stephen Follows, discuss Dr Smith's rece…

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Ray Winstone, K Patrick, Ferris & Sylvester 42:24

2M ago42:24

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Ray Winstone, star of Sexy Beast and Nil By Mouth, talks about new Netflix series The Gentlemen brought to television screens by director Guy Ritchie. K Patrick’s in the studio to read from their first collection of poetry Three Births, which explores nature, contemporary queer experience and pop-culture icons like Catwoman and George Michael. And …

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Men Against the Current by Louis Evans 15:38

2M ago15:38

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A student of the occult scours Venice for a lost beloved. David Ault reads. #DarkFantasy #Romance #LGBT #skeletonsAuthor Louis Evans is a passionate advocate of skeleton-based urban transit. His work has appeared in Vice, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nature: Futures, and more. He is married to artist.Voice Actor David Ault (he/him) is…

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Dune 2, Brian Bilston, Angelica Kauffman RA, Nachtland 42:37

2M ago42:37

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This week sees the release of the much anticipated Dune part 2, the sequel to 2021’s part 1, a series based on Frank Herbert’s 1960’s sci fi classic. We also look at Marius von Mayenburg’s play Nachtland directed by Patrick Marber at the Young Vic in London and Angelica Kauffman: the Swiss artist finally gets a solo exhibition at the Royal Academy …

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Benjamin Britten, director Kaouther Ben Hania, music from Owen Spafford and Louis Campbell 41:57

2M ago41:57

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Kate Molleson talks to Kaouther Ben Hania about her Oscar-nominated documentary Four Daughters, which explores the impact of two sisters fleeing to join Islamic State, by bringing in actors to play them alongside the rest of their family in Tunisia. We look at two new plays about British composer Benjamin Britten and the light they shed on a life s…

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The Jury: Murder Trial, Bhangra Nation, Bluestockings 42:21

2M ago42:21

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Channel 4’s new reality TV series, The Jury: Murder Trial features a real-life murder case, re-run in front of two juries who are unaware of each other’s existence. Its creator Ed Kellie and BBC News' former legal affairs correspondent Clive Coleman discuss what the TV experiment tells us about how emotions can be swayed in the courtroom - and whet…

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Sheridan Smith. Movement Coaches and Sexism in French Cinema 42:20

2M ago42:20

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In an exclusive for Front Row, Sheridan Smith performs Magic, a song from her new musical Opening Night, which is directed by Ivo Van Hove, with music from Rufus Wainwright. They discuss creating the new musical, which is based on the 1970s film and follows an actress going through a breakdown as she prepares to open a new show on Broadway. Journal…

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Minority Report at Nottingham Playhouse, Wicked Little Letters, and TV series Boarders reviewed 42:18

2M ago42:18

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Minority report, the Sci-Fi classic by Philip K Dick, has already been adapted for film and television and now it’s a stage play that employs an innovative mix of technology, stagecraft and live performance. As it opens at the Nottingham Playhouse, Mark Burman talks to some of the creatives involved. We review Wicked Little Letters, a black comedy …

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Wim Wenders, Len Pennie and Angus Robertson 42:07

2M ago42:07

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Wim Wenders on his new Oscar nominated Japanese language film Perfect Days, about a toilet cleaner in Tokyo as he goes about his work. Koji Yakusho won the Best Actor Award when the film premiered at this year’s Cannes film festival, and the film has been dubbed ‘slow cinema’. Len Pennie came to prominence as a poet on social media during the Covid…

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Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Sarsgaard, Casting Directors 42:16

2M ago42:16

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Rhiannon Giddens, the musician, composer and former lead singer of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, performs live with her band. She talks about her work in uncovering the real history of the banjo and writing her first solo album of original material. Peter Sarsgaard discusses playing a man with early onset dementia in Memory, a performance that won …

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Coward's Corsage 11:24

2M ago11:24

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Is it cheating to use a love charm? Jasmine Arch reads. #gaslamp #fantasy #romance Author Julia LaFond got her master’s in geoscience from Penn State University. Her fiction has been featured in venues such as The Martian Magazine, Etherea Magazine, and Thirteen Podcast. In her spare time, Julia enjoys reading and gaming. Voice Actor Jasmine Arch i…

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A Woman of Good Manners by Nikki Lynn Blakely 13:00

2M ago13:00

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A courtship as a series of fatal picnics. Laura Lee Bahr reads. #horror #humorAuthor Nikki Lynn Blakely lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and enjoys crafting stories that evoke smiles, tears, laughter, the occasional eye roll, and sometimes even a scream. Her work has appeared in Sundial, Uncharted, Luna Station Quarterly, and Little Old Lady Co…

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