In the first episode of The Banterists, hosts Phill, Jo, and Lilly introduce the podcast and discuss TV, color, and the Oscars. Phill recommends the TV series Small Prophets, written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, set in Manchester and centered on Michael searching for his vanished girlfriend using homunculi prophecies; they praise its observational humor, set design, and cast including Pierce Quigley, Crook, Michael Palin, Paul Kaye, Sophie Willan, and Shola Adewusi. Jo explores International Klein Blue, its patenting in 1961, Yves Klein’s use of nude models as “living brushes,” and related blue references from denim and Picasso’s Blue Period. They review Oscars history and red-carpet fashion trends, note winners including Best Picture One Battle After Another, and end with recommendations: the Wes Anderson exhibition at London’s Design Museum, BBC’s The Other Bennet Girl, Pat Barker’s Troy trilogy, and the short film A Friend of Dorothy’s on YouTube.

00:00 Introduction

00:48 Small Profits (TV Pick)

08:28 Yves Klein Blue

12:15 The Oscars

12:47 Oscar Fashion

22:36 Oscar Winners

27:55 Recommendings

Books mentioned this podcast are 

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

My Life in Design by Terence Conran

Conran on Colour by Terence Conran

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