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The Back Half episodes

November 23, 2018 #35: Klimt & Schiele, Christine and the Queens and 8 Mile
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman are joined by Michael Prodger to discuss the Klimt & Schiele exhibition at the Royal Academy, and then review a Christine and the Queens gig and celebrate another noniversary.
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41 min
November 02, 2018 #34: Halloween, the Goldsmiths Prize and Orinoco Flow
Tom Gatti, Kate Mossman and Ryan Gilbey discuss the new Halloween film and then celebrate another noniversary. Plus, we hear from the six novelists shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize.
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47 min
October 19, 2018 #33: The Booker Prize, Fahrenheit 11/9 and Sleeping Satellite
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the 2018 Booker Prize and Michael Moore's new film Fahrenheit 11/9, and then celebrate another noniversary.
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39 min
October 05, 2018 #32: John Grant, Maniac and CeeLo Green
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss John Grant's new album Love is Magic and the Netflix series Maniac, and then celebrate another noniversary.
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27 min
September 21, 2018 #31: King of Thieves, The Clock and But I'm A Cheerleader
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the British heist film King of Thieves and Christian Marclay's The Clock installation at Tate Modern and celebrate the noniversary of the 1999 film But I'm A Cheerleader.
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44 min
September 07, 2018 #30: Paul McCartney, Cold War and Tubthumping
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the new Paul McCartney album Egypt Station, the Polish film Cold War, and celebrate the noniversary of Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping".
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42 min
August 24, 2018 #29: Unforgotten, Sweetener and The Fugitive
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the ITV crime drama Unforgotten, the new Ariana Grande album Sweetener, and another noniversary.
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45 min
July 26, 2018 #28: The League of Gentlemen, writers' collections and Man O Man
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the return of The League of Gentlemen, the strange collections of objects that writers amass — with guest appearances from Audrey Niffenegger, Tom Holland and Howard Jacobson — and the noniversary of the short-lived Nineties reality show Man O Man.
Read: Writers on their collections
Kate Mossman's profile of the League of Gentlemen
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45 min
July 13, 2018 #27: Fun Home, Summer Listening and Save Tonight
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel's Fun Home, analyse summer album releases from Let's Eat Grandma and Iggy Pop & Underworld, and celebrate another noniversary.
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43 min
June 29, 2018 #26: Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones at 85 and Men in Black
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the new Michael Jackson exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Quincy Jones's 85th birthday part at the O2 Arena, and Men in Black — the Will Smith film released 21 long years ago.
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38 min

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