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Post by stu77 on Jul 30, 2021 18:13:43 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Aug 1, 2021 20:06:33 GMT
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Aug 2, 2021 5:56:36 GMT
Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 2, 2021 5:56:36 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 2, 2021 9:22:06 GMT
Downloaded Very enjoyable and interesting if you like the book www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000tfl6
Thanks Stu 
American Psycho at 30
Bret Easton Ellis’s third novel, American Psycho, was nearly not published. Leaked pages of some of the novel’s most violent scenes provoked outrage, and the original publishers pulled out.
But 30 years on, the book’s cultural relevance is hard to deny, as is its eerie prescience. The world of Wall Street serial killer Patrick Bateman looks alarmingly similar to today's world - a consumerist, narcissistic and brand-obsessed society, rife with racism and misogyny, and perhaps most eerie of all, an obsession with Donald Trump.
The writer Octavia Bright unravels why this acerbic satire of a cruel capitalist world, and its dubious social and cultural values, continues to resonate. She unpacks our reaction to disturbing and disgust-provoking literature, asking why this novel struck such a nerve.
Octavia speaks to Bret Easton Ellis, the film’s director Mary Harron, Professor of Business Ethics John Paul Rollert, Professor of Social Psychology Sophie Russell, an expert in the emotion of disgust, and novelist Eliza Clark. With readings from the novel by Christopher Ragland.
Did we never leave the 80s? Are we all psychos now? |
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Post by stu77 on Aug 3, 2021 1:06:51 GMT
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Aug 5, 2021 1:23:59 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Aug 5, 2021 1:23:59 GMT
Bobby Gillespie on Ken Bruce's show - Tracks of my years
Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream
Lead singer of Primal Scream Bobby Gillespie chooses his Tracks of My Years. Born in Glasgow, he formed the successful alternative rock band back in 1982. They became a key part of the mid-1980s pop scene, but eventually moved away from their earlier jangly sound, taking on more psychedelic and garage rock influences, before incorporating a dance music element which won them the Mercury Music prize in 1992 for their third studio album 'Screamadelica'. It received universal praise from critics and has frequently been named one of the best albums of the 1990s in various polls, selling over three million copies worldwide.
Bobby recently teamed up with solo artist and Savages vocalist Jehnny Beth releasing their first album 'Utopian Ashes' last month alongside the lead single 'Remember We Were Lovers'. The collection explores the loss, miscommunication and emotional inarticulacy that a married couple experience as they realise their relationship is breaking down. The two first met in 2015 when they were both invited to perform with American duo Suicide at the Barbican. The following summer Jehnny joined Primal Scream on stage for a duet of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood's 'Some Velvet Morning' which cemented their connection. In 2017 they convened in Paris for sessions, accompanied by Beth's musical partner Johnny Hostile and the rest of Primal Scream. Their earlier electronic-focused ideas gradually evolved into a richer tapestry of soul, country, blues and rock 'n' roll.
Music Played
Susan Maughan
Bobby's Girl
Johnny Cash
A Boy Named Sue
The Move
Fire Brigade
T. Rex
Debora
David Bowie
The Jean Genie
Thin Lizzy
The Boys Are Back In Town
Sex Pistols
God Save The Queen
The Clash
Complete Control
Joe Smooth
Promised Land
Primal Scream
Loaded
Lola Lennox
Wherever You Go
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Post by stu77 on Aug 8, 2021 2:10:06 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 8, 2021 6:54:30 GMT
I have the original on DVD. Still stands up. I'll follow up Thanks Stu |
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Post by stu77 on Aug 8, 2021 18:25:19 GMT
Next Sunday: The Reunion, the Day Today
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000yt8y
Kirsty Wark brings together the cast of comedy show The Day Today. First broadcast in 1994, this six-part series savaged the business of TV news.
Coming off the back of the hugely successful and award-winning Radio 4 comedy On the Hour, Armando Iannucci, Chris Morris and cast brought their characters into the living rooms of millions. There was hapless sports reporter Alan Partridge, Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan, Rosy May and the eponymous newsreader and host Chris Morris.
Satirising the form of news presentation, with a groundbreaking use of comedic graphics and music that always went on slightly too long, the joke was always on the pomposity of news and how it was presented.
Armando Iannucci, co-creator (with Chris Morris) and series producer, came up with the concept while on a BBC training course.
Rebecca Front, known for her portrayal of characters such as Rosie May, went on to work with Armando Iannucci in political satire The Thick of It.
David Schneider, who was in a double act at university with Armando, contrived the very first early demos and was a regular cast member throughout.
Steve Coogan was drafted in after the initial pilot for On The Hour to help create a realistic sports reporter, who later morphed into Alan Partridge.
Doon Mackichan played multiple characters in The Day Today, as well as shows that followed, such as Brass Eye and Alan Partridge.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 8, 2021 18:37:29 GMT
Thanks Stu That should be well worth a listen |
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Aug 8, 2021 19:16:09 GMT
Post by stu77 on Aug 8, 2021 19:16:09 GMT
^^^^^Not surprised Morris isn't on it.
I'm closing the Bureau for an hour.
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Aug 9, 2021 6:16:58 GMT
Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 9, 2021 6:16:58 GMT
^^^^^Not surprised Morris isn't on it. No Morris?! Not really so interesting now I'm closing the Bureau for an hour. |
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Aug 14, 2021 16:41:33 GMT
Post by stu77 on Aug 14, 2021 16:41:33 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Aug 17, 2021 18:06:18 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Sept 17, 2021 0:20:12 GMT
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