The Bush Telegraph: The sullied toilet cubicles of our minds
Is Nicki Minaj about to take over press briefings in the White House? Can a wind-up radio be enough to see us through the impending apocalyp...
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Rated or Dated: Carrie (1976)
It’s Hallowe’en, so Mick’s picked a film considered a classic of the horror genre. But has Brian De Palma’s take on Stephen King’s debut nov...
Jodie Reed and the Home-Start heroes
Parenting is, and always has been, a tough gig. With the rising cost of living, the breakdown of communities and a whole new digital world t...
Outside The Box October '26
In this month's round-up of the best and worst TV, we're watching Slow Horses, Blue Lights, WAR, Below, Winter and The Reluctant Vampire. Yo...
Rated or Dated: Dragonheart (1996)
Jen's picked Rob Cohen’s family fantasy adventure starring Dennis Quaid as a disillusioned knight and Sean Connery as a good-hearted dragon,...
Wolf mother Natalie Lagstrom on wolfie family
You know the idea of an alpha wolf, dominating the pack and OBVIOUSLY male... Total wolfshit, mate. Wolves are matrilineal families who work...
Helen Thorn is always carrying tissues
Next year, our Jen is running the London Marathon for the Samaritans. It's her second time round the 26.2 mile block, although some 18 years...
Flicking #78: The Naked Gun
Relentless silliness, sight gags, wordplay and sheer chaotic comedic energy? Too right it was Mick’s pick for Flicking this month. And so sh...
The Bush Telegraph: Freed from desire
Where does the word 'whore' come from? In this week’s Bush Telegraph, Mick’s wondering if Saturday Night Live guest host Shane Gillis knows...
The Banality of Evil, with Julia Pascal
Hannah Arendt's most famous expression - the banality of evil - might be well quoted, but the woman herself is less widely known. Her time i...
What’s the point of pubes? asks Judy Wearing
It seems there’s scarcely a person alive, male or female, who doesn’t have some kind of hang-up about their hair. Whether we have too much,...
Liz Hyder is a teller of tall tales
Award-winning author Liz Hyder’s new book, The Teller of Tall Tales, is aimed at young adults but a total delight for grown-ups, too. Becaus...
Rated or Dated: This Is England (2006)
Brace yourself for a tension bellyache as Shane Meadows’ violence-smeared, working-class coming-of-age drama gets Rated or Dated. This Is En...
Anything to add, Penelope?
Amelia Bullmore is about to star in Margaret Atwood's stage adaptation of her book The Penelopiad. So Hannah grabbed the chance to chat to t...
Tully Kearney and Melanie Woods are variously excellent
Paralympic athletes Tully Kearney and Melanie Woods are used to be recognised for their performance in the pool and on the track. And now th...
Standard Issue Birthday Podcast (PREVIEW)
It's 12 years since Standard Issue was founded by the boss, Sarah Millican. To celebrate, and just for the ears of our Patreon supporters, w...
The Bush Telegraph: She said, they said
This week Mickey takes a look at the case of the Cornell Seven, as well as what this year's PM, Andy Burnham, has planned for a better Brita...
Rated or Dated: Sid and Nancy (1986)
Alex Cox’s biopic of punk-rock’s "ill-fated lovers" Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, starring Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb, was met with critica...
Laleh Khadivi explores Female Life on Planet Earth
Iranian-American author Laleh Khadivi’s latest novel, Female Life on Planet Earth, centres on a mid-life woman, Heti, who comes up against s...
Grace Harper Brighouse on Dependence
In 2013 director Grace Harper Brighouse began work on a film about her dad Richard’s dying dog, in a bid to heal their fractured relationshi...