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Flicking #76: Sorry, Baby Aug 14, 2026

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Eva Victor’s lauded auterial debut about a bad thing that happens to a young woman called Agnes and how she feels and deals in the aftermath, is Yosra’s pick for this month. Billed pretty much everywhere as a black comedy, will Mick and Hannah do any laughing? Is Victor’s telling of trauma authentic? How big is that cat? And how do they all feel about the term ‘traumedy’? (Spoiler: traumedised. They feel traumedised.)

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The Bush Telegraph: A whole lot of maths Aug 13, 2026

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This week’s apocalypse is brought to you by Mick and Jen. They’re chatting about the early release of prisoners, which may require more nuance than ‘from October’, the rise and risks of pervert specs, some lovely cash news for women who invest, and why Jen is sat in a puddle staring at the sun.

There’s fake wives and sexist weather in SOTW, and some joyous shouting of ‘BELLEND!’ And ‘ELIMINATOR!’ in JOTB.

Don’t have nightmares, do sleep with your sweaty bum out of the duvet.

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Rated or Dated: The Go-Between (1971) Aug 12, 2026

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We escape a red hot summer to visit, checks notes, another red hot summer in Joseph Losey and Harold Pinter's adaptation of LP Hartley's novel. There's big hair, wild hats, Alan Bates - swoons! - future British sitcom stars and crippling social conventions. What could possibly go wrong?

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Vix Leyton, Chief Petty Officer Aug 11, 2026

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Comedian and long-time Standard Issue friend Vix Leyton's latest show – Chief Petty Officer – is on at the Edinburgh Fringe right now. She chats to Hannah about big changes, small pettinesses, the cost of the Fringe (in every sense), and the joys of moving up North.

Tickets and info for Chief Petty Officer here.

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Digging up Buried stories, with Lucy Taylor Aug 07, 2026

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Investigative journalist Lucy Taylor is, along with her partner in podcasting and partner in life Dan Ashby, responsible for the award-winning BBC Radio 4/BBC Sounds programme Buried, the third series of which has been recently released. She chats to Hannah about how the dumping of dead animals in a tiny community led to a network of organised crime in the British countryside, and how rural police forces are struggling to get it under control.

You can listen to Buried: Dead Rabbit here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002z5yj/episodes/player

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The Bush Telegraph: “He would make outrageous claims, like he invented the question mark” Aug 06, 2026

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Is there a new grifter on the scene? Hannah’s been nose to the ground around the ever-growing tall tales of Jason Arday, the University of Cambridge’s youngest ever black professor with a very impressive CV. Too impressive? Weeeelllll.

There’s definitely an old grifter on the scene, as Mick’s been nose to the ground around the ever-growing “joke” candidate list for next week’s Clacton-on-Sea’s byelection, with spam-faced clown Nigel Farage the biggest joke of all.

There’s also chatGPT, a stopped clock in a memorial pool, and, what’s that, a glimmer of hope for England’s maternity system? Could it be true? IS ANYTHING TRUE ANYMORE?

And here are those links Hannah promises:

"Maybe I flew too close to the sun": https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2026/aug/01/playbooks-plagiarism-pigs-head-new-claims-surrounding-cambridge-professor-jason-arday

"It's very rare that academics refuse to talk to the press": https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/04/journalist-questioned-by-police-for-investigating-cambridge/

Charity casts doubt on volunteering record: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/03/cambridge-professor-accused-plagiarism-loses-key-ally-uk/

"We're talking about academia here. I didn't murder somebody”: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78gmp7zylvo

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Rated or Dated: Mission: Impossible (1996) Aug 05, 2026

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“Wake up, Claire, Jim’s dead! They’re all dead!” Is the subtle way Tom Cruise’s super-cool spy Ethan Hunt tells a woman her husband’s been killed a cipher for the rest of Brian De Palma’s slick and shiny 1996 thriller? How secure is that CIA vault? Where did you get that mask? Is it really that easy to get stabbed through a fence? Mick and Hannah answer these questions and many more, as the first film in the Mission: Impossible franchise gets Rated or Dated.

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Susannah Walker is In Her Place Aug 04, 2026

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When it comes to women and girls being not just welcome and safe in public places and spaces, but also thought about and designed for, Susannah Walker has credentials and previous.

When she and Imogen Clark co-founded the not-for-profit Make Space For Girls back in 2021, her eyes were opened to a whole load more issues to address when it comes to women and girls in public places and spaces.

Cue In Her Place, Susannah’s new venture, working to make women and girls feel ownership, safety and belonging in spaces by creating better, more inclusive spaces, buildings and designs that foreground the needs of women and girls. Which is possible. Let Susannah tell you about Umeå…

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Working the algorithm with Kathryn Jezer-Morton Aug 03, 2026

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Like it or loathe it, social media is a huge part of our everyday lives. That's the topic sociologist and journalist Kathryn Jezer-Morton grapples with in her new book, The Story of Your Life: Social Media, Storytelling and the Branding of Everyday Life, in which she attempts to uncover the deeper truths about how what we see and share on social media is rewriting the ways we make sense of our everyday experiences.

Jen chats to Kathryn about the book, the concept of personal branding, what’s an overshare in millennial terms and how that compares to today’s youth, and whether three glasses of wine are actually likely to ruin anyone’s life for three days.

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Outside The Box July 2026 Jul 30, 2026

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In this month's guide to the best and worst TV, we're watching Cape Fear, Katie Price: Nothing To Hide, Ann Droid, Jesy Nelson; Life Changing, The American Revolution and I, Jack Wright.

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