Rhiannon has been watching the BAFTAs, hosted by Richard Ayoade, while Alex has been tracing the history of the phrase ‘call me by your name’ and its importance in queer culture and music. Rhiannon read The Rosie Project and has been mulling over the swiftness with which people diagnose characters with neurodiversity based on stereotypes. Meanwhile, Alex loved an Italian novel called A Girl Returned, with its gritty and entrancing characters. Netflix’s documentary, Sherpa, captivated Rhiannon as it told the stories and difficulties faced by the mountain people of Everest and finally, Alex has been travelling down memory lane with Dorset-based, Thomas Hardy-inspired, Tamara Drewe.    

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See below for a full list of what we discuss:

BAFTAs hosted by Richard Ayoade

Paul Mescal - Normal People

Amie - Sex Education

Montero (Call Me By Your Name) by Lil Naz X 

https://genius.com/videos/Lil-nas-x-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-montero-call-me-by-your-name

Call Me By Your Name

Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens

In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan

Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

Mad Girl by Bryony Gordon

A Girl Returned by Donatella Di Pietrantonio 

Sherpa on Netflix

Tamara Drewe on Netflix

Love Actually