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The Back Half episodes

January 25, 2018 #15: When the Wind Blows, Beck and shabby chic
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman revisit Raymond Briggs' 1986 animated feature When the Wind Blows and discuss Beck's latest album Colors. Then they celebrate a noniversary sent in by a listener: it's 38 years since the "shabby chic" interior design trend was born.
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Further reading:
Roz Chast on her "cruellest month" calendar for the New Yorker.
Kate's interview with Beck.
An interview with Rachel Ashwell about shabby chic.
Credits:
When the Wind Blows is rereleased on DVD by the BFI and available here.
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35 min
January 18, 2018 #14: Coco, Kiri and Alexandra Burke's Hallelujah
On the NS culture podcast this week, Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman are joined by film critic Ryan Gilbey to discuss the new Pixar film Coco. Then they analyse Jack Thorne's new drama Kiri and celebrate the noniversary of Alexandra Burke's "Hallelujah".
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34 min
January 11, 2018 #13: The Post, Radiohead vs Lana Del Rey and Mr Bean
On the NS culture podcast this week, Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the new Steven Spielberg film The Post, the plagiarism accusations dogging pop music and the noniversary of Mr Bean.
Further reading/listening:
Anthony Lane on The Post in the New Yorker.
"The Air That I Breathe" by The Hollies.
"Creep" by Radiohead.
"Get Free" by Lana Del Rey.
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27 min
January 05, 2018 #12: McMafia, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin and Pipes of Peace
On the NS culture podcast this week, Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the BBC's new international crime thriller McMafia, a book about the Wu-Tang Clan's mysterious album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin and the noniversary of Paul McCartney's single "Pipes of Peace".
Further reading:
Rachel Cooke on McMafia.
The Wu-Tang Clan book.
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31 min
December 21, 2017 #11: The Serial Killer Special
Kate Mossman is joined by Helen Lewis to discuss the cultural depiction of murderers, from Nineties biopics to David Fincher's Mindhunter.
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31 min
December 14, 2017 #10: A Christmas Carol, Judd Apatow: The Return and Mr Blobby
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the new adaptation at the Old Vic of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Judd Apatow's return to stand up comedy and the noniversary of Mr Blobby's Christmas number one.
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31 min
December 07, 2017 #9: Happy End, Craig David and Stars In Their Eyes
On the NS culture podcast this week, Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss Michael Haneke's film Happy End, the revived career of Craig David and the noniversary of the TV phenomenon that was Stars in Their Eyes.
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Clips from Craig David's The Time is Now courtesy of Insanity Records/Sony.
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38 min
November 23, 2017 #8: Daddy's Home 2, Björk's Utopia and the troll doll
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman are joined by New Statesman film critic Ryan Gilbey to discuss Mel Gibson's return to the big screen in Daddy's Home 2. Then, they analyse the new Björk album Utopia, and finally celebrate the noniversary of the troll doll.
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Utopia by Björk is out now on One Little Indian Records.
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32 min
November 15, 2017 #7: Liam and Noel Gallagher, Modigliani and Child's Play
On this episode of the New Statesman's new culture podcast, The Back Half, Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the new albums from Liam Gallagher, As You Were, and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Who Built the Moon?. Then they talk about an upcoming Modigliani exhibition at Tate Modern, and finally they celebrate the noniversary of that iconic horror movie, Child's Play.
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Relevant links:
Michael Prodger on Modigliani.
The clip from "Holy Mountain" performed by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds is courtesy of Sour Mash Ltd.
The clip from "For What It's Worth", written by Liam Gallagher and Simon Jons and published by Warner/Chappell Music and Kobalt, is courtesy of Warner Bros UK.
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31 min
November 08, 2017 #6: Film noir, Brass Eye's Oxide Ghosts and the Reebok Pump
On this episode of the New Statesman's new culture podcast, The Back Half, Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the Trump-esque sensibilities of classic film noir. Then they talk about their trip to see the new Brass Eye documentary Oxide Ghosts, and finally they celebrate the noniversary of that iconic shoe, the Reebok Pump.
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Relevant links:
Read Douglas Kennedy's piece about how film noir explains Donald Trump.
Find a screening of Oxide Ghosts.
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32 min

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