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The Bush Telegraph: Bootcut feuds Feb 13, 2025

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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 Chelsea forward and Australia captain Sam Kerr found herself on the right side of the law and wondering why it was ever in question. Meanwhile, scrutiny of Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Bill has revealed it's starting to look like it isn't what MPs signed up for. Also featuring: Terminator roads, exceptional mumming and unexceptional headline-writing, and a spot of tennis.

You can watch Sophy Ridge’s piece on changes to the Assisted Dying Bill here, and find out more about Not Dead Yet here.

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Rated or Dated: Witness (1985) Feb 12, 2025

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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 murder of a police officer and only one man can solve the crime. Ford, it’s Harrison Ford.

But what do Jen and Mick make of a less swaggering hero? Should Kelly McGillis have got her tits out? What does the film (maybe) say about gun control? And why can’t Jen recognise people in films?

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Andrea Gibb and the sisterhood of Miss Austen Feb 11, 2025

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Currently taking telly by (gentle) storm, Miss Austen is screenwriter Andrea Gibb’s beautiful four-part adaptation of Gill Hornby’s historical fiction for the BBC. Mick caught up with Andrea to talk sisterly love, having one of our most revered writers in your hands, the question of legacy, the bitter joy of Mary Bunbury, and, actually, having a soft spot for Brontë.

Miss Austen is available on the iPlayer

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Nicola Slawson is Single Feb 10, 2025

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When journalist Nicola Slawson took the active choice to stay single after some bad relationship experiences, she noticed not many people were talking about the experiences of those who choose to fly solo. Cue her hugely popular newsletter, The Single Supplement, in which she presents a different perspective on being single. And now there's a book, Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms. She chats to Jen about stigma, choice, and why the work you do on you should be for you.

Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Termsis available for pre-order.

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Flicking #58: Anora Feb 07, 2025

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Pitch black comedy, warped fairy tale or comedy drama? Whatever it is, Sean Baker’s story of a young sex worker from Brooklyn, who gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch, is bothering the hell out of the Oscars. Will Yosra, Hannah and Mick fall in love with Mikey Madison’s Ani? Does Yura Borisov’s Igor deserve his Academy nod? How hard should we be laughing? And would Hannah make a good henchman? There’s so much to talk about.

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The Bush Telegraph: What happens when you give a gun to a cat? Feb 06, 2025

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It's very much full steam ahead on the batshittery in America and Hannah is struggling to keep up. Mickey has news about the state (and we do mean state) of women's prisons in England, and we ask ourselves, do the French still hurt over Agincourt? There are two Sexisms of the Week, with some ageism to boot. And for our Patreon supporters, there's bonus joy courtesy of Sarah Millican's Light Relief.

You can find Hannah's interview with Jules Rowan about life after prison here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/inside-and-out-with-jules-rowan/id1080808404?i=1000666711527

And Mickey's interview with Fiona Mackenzie here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fiona-mackenzie-wants-policies-for-women/id1080808404?i=1000683871660

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Rated or Dated: Beverly Hills Cop (1985) Feb 05, 2025

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Eighties smash Beverly Hills Cop is absolutely steeped in nostalgia for Jen, Hannah and Mick alike. But, despite its banging soundtrack, charismatic leading man, and textbook English baddie, can it be anything but dated? Are our childhoods about to be ruined?

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Doing the work with Diane Samuels Feb 04, 2025

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Playwright Diane Samuels has been working in theatre for more than 30 years, and her back catalogue includes 1993’s Kindertransport, winner of the Verity Bargate and Meyer-Whitworth awards. She’s back with new play As Long As We Are Breathing, which tells the real-life story of Miriam Friedman who, as a child in Slovakia during World War II, hid from the Nazis to survive the Holocaust. Jen chatted to Diane about trauma, grief, forgiveness and whether or not we still have cause to hope.

As Long As We Are Breathing is showing at the Arcola Theatre, London, until March 1.

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Philippa Dunne's not worried Feb 03, 2025

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Actor, writer and former worrier queen Philippa Dunne is back on our screens this week as reliable Anne in Motherland spin-off Amandaland. She's chatting to Hannah about the highs and lows of being Amanda's friend, Mayo weather and learning to worry less.

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Sarah Treleaven on The Con Jan 31, 2025

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The second series of the CBC/BBC podcast The Con focuses on Kaitlyn Braun, who hoodwinked many doulas into believing she was pregnant. Hannah's talking to the writer, producer and host of Kaitlyn's Baby, Sarah Treleaven, about the hows and why of this extraordinary case, the harm it's done, and why it's often harder to persuade people they've been conned than it is to con them.

You can listen to Kaitlyn's Baby on BBC Sounds here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvq7

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