Best Deb Hunter Podcasts (2025)

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Miles Jupp on JL Carr, author of A Month in the Country 27:28

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2d ago27:28

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"I find his novels extraordinarily beautiful .. and they're an excellent length." Miles Jupp picks an author he loves, but knows little about. JL Carr was born in Yorkshire and was a teacher, mapmaker, and an eccentric. Joining the comedian in studio to discuss Carr is a man who knew him well - DJ Taylor - who paints a picture of a man who hated Lo…

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Helen Castor on Richard II 27:37

9d ago27:37

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Today's great life is possibly more famous as a Shakespearean character - King Richard II who was deposed by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke in 1399. He's been chosen by historian Helen Castor, author of The Eagle and the Hart, who shines a light on what really happened towards the end of his reign. Also helping is Professor Emma Smith who explains wh…

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DJ Deb Grant on John Prine 26:51

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DJ Deb Grant picks US mailman turned country-folk singer John Prine, whose beautiful songs captured the world in which he lived. Bob Harris, who first met him on the Old Grey Whistle Test, adds to the conversation. "I came to know him through him speaking about his own music - it's his character, his personality and his attitude that I fell for," s…

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BONUS: K-Pop Demon Hunters featuring @Dani.Reads.Things 46:59

2M ago46:59

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Is it our moment? Are we gonna be golden? Sorry, I hope this is a safe space - just had to absolutely incoherently HOWL at the (Hon)moon about the legendary, iconic and original bit of movie history that is K-Pop Demon Hunters. Released on Netflix just one month ago (!), it has swept over the internet and made brand new K-Pop Stans of us all - or, …

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Sir Seretse Khama, first president of Botswana 27:43

3M ago27:43

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Seretse Khama was born in 1921 in Bechuanaland when it was still a British Protectorate. In 1966 he became Botswana's first president. In between he married a white Londoner, Ruth Williamson, was exiled by the British, and made to renounce his interest in succeeding as head of the Bangwato. It's an extraordinary and notable life, and he's been nomi…

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Emily Williamson, co-founder of the RSPB 27:32

3M ago27:32

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For over a hundred years no one thought too much about the origins of the RSPB, but among its founders was a woman in Didsbury opposed to the use of feathers in fashionable hats. Emily Williamson was outraged by the widespread slaughter of egrets and the crested grebe. She had tried to join the all-male British Ornithological Union, and when that f…

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Tina Turner 27:43

3M ago27:43

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Rock Icon Tina Turner proposed by the actress and author Rebecca Humphries. Tina Turner began life as Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee, joining Ike Turner's band in St Louis at the age of 17. Her presence, her performances and her voice captivated audiences, but this is really a story of triumph over abuse. After she left Ike Turner with noth…

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Raymond Blanc on Professor Nicholas Kurti 27:39

4M ago27:39

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The chef Raymond Blanc nominates his mentor and friend, the physicist Professor Nicholas Kurti.Kurti was born in Hungary but fled to Oxford when Hitler came to power. Pushing the frontiers of low-temperature physics during his career, he went on to create‘molecular gastronomy’ in retirement. Raymond Blanc approached Kurti after a lecture the profes…

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Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) 2:30:41

4M ago2:30:41

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Sisters! Where is your sense of ADVENTURE? Find it with US as we recount the tale of Ever After: A Cinderella Story, the 1998 classic fairy tale romance starring Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott. Listen to us rant about accents, That Guy From That Thing, and historical anachronisms in a completely fictional work. We have fun here! As always, find u…

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Dervla Murphy, author of the classic Full Tilt 27:38

4M ago27:38

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At the age of 10 Dervla Murphy was given an atlas and a bicycle, and so began an adventurous life. Her account of a journey to India became a classic called Full Tilt but she also went to Cuba, Ethiopia and the Andes where our guest first met her in a doss house. Hilary Bradt is the founder of the Bradt Travel Guides and is picking Dervla Murphy as…

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Ned Ludd mythical leader of the Luddites 27:43

4M ago27:43

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We don't even know if Ned Ludd was real, but perhaps that was the point. "You could say he was everyone and no one - and that's what made him so terrifying for the authorities." Leader of the Luddites, who often signed letters and proclamations Ned Ludd, he is shown in one engraving wearing mismatched shoes and a blue polka dot dress, suggesting a …

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Save My Lady Jane: Chat with Jules and Deb 1:10:24

4M ago1:10:24

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Hey Sisters! This week we're sitting down with Jules and Deb, the real-life heroines doing the work to save My Lady Jane! Jules and Deb swiftly launched the Save My Lady Jane campaign after the show was prematurely cancelled after its first season. The campaign has garnered media recognition and has gained more then 100,000 signatures petitioning t…

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Richey Edwards of The Manic Street Preachers 27:40

4M ago27:40

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Richey was, beautiful says Cummins, a natural icon and a gift to photograph. He also believes his writing has been overshadowed by the fact of his disappearance in 1995. "I think nobody has looked beyond that for quite a long time.” Manic Street Preachers biographer, Simon Price, also knew Richey Edwards and says he was "the most intelligent rock s…

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Benny Hill 27:28

4M ago27:28

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Biography show in which the guest picks someone they admire. Benny Hill is a thorny choice but playwright Jonathan Maitland is determined that - despite accusations of sexism and racism later in his career - Britain's most successful comedian deserves a second look. Benny was fired by Thames TV in 1989. "The show was past its sell-by date," was the…

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My Lady Jane, S1: Episodes 7 & 8 1:57:20

5M ago1:57:20

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Hello? Is anyone out there? Do you remember us? The sisters from Sis Flicks Pod? Finally finishing up My Lady Jane S1 recap episodes? Hello! Somebody, please! It has been TOO LONG, but we hope you'll still accept us into your ears and brains for our final (!) recap episode of My Lady Jane, season 1! We've been cooking this one up special, just for …

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Maggi Hambling picks muse and lover Henrietta Moraes 27:35

5M ago27:35

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“Henrietta's eyes looked into one's soul at the same time exposing her own. She posed for me most Mondays for the last seven months until two days before she died.” In a raw and very funny opener to the new series of Great Lives, painter and sculptor Maggi Hambling chooses someone she knew extremely well - her lover Henrietta Moraes. Born in India,…

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Harriet Harman on Maria Callas 27:57

5M ago27:57

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The legendary opera star Maria Callas was lauded for her magnetic stage presence and extraordinary vocal range. Born in New York in 1923 to Greek immigrant parents, she moved with her mother and sister to Greece aged 13. In 1939 she attended the Athens Conservatoire where she embarked on a rigorous vocal training in the Italian "bel canto" traditio…

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My Lady Jane, S1: Episodes 5 & 6 1:45:28

6M ago1:45:28

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All right, sisters and friends, are we ready for the second-to-last installment of our My Lady Jane recap & discussion episodes?! We aren't! You can tell by how long the episodes are. We can talk about this show until our voices go HORSE (get it?) but we try to limit it to the usual mix of critique, cultural relevance, social justice discussion, an…

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Kate Raworth on Donella Meadows 27:56

6M ago27:56

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Born in Illinois in 1941, Dana Meadows studied Chemistry and Molecular Biology, before turning her back on a post doc position at Harvard, to pursue environmentalism. She joined her husband Dennis Meadows as part of the team working on Professor Jay Forester's World3 computer model of the world economy at MIT and wrote the report on the results of …

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My Lady Jane, S1: Episodes 3 & 4 1:38:57

6M ago1:38:57

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Let's keep this Jane train MOVING, shall we? Join us for our second installment of our 4-part My Lady Jane commentary and recaps! Watch along with us on Amazon Prime and make sure to catch all of the song titles on the soundtrack - the song choices are to die for. But don't lose your head, the next installments are coming to you ASAP! Tell us your …

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My Lady Jane, S1: Episodes 1 & 2 2:05:27

6M ago2:05:27

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Getting it in JUST under the wire, HAPPY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH! We still have a few days left! Don't look at us like that! For the next few weeks, we will be covering My Lady Jane, the Amazon Prime Studios original series that debuted in June of 2024, based on the 2016 novel by the same name. It blends everything we love here at Sis Flicks - histor…

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Sis Flicks Podcast Trailer 0:52

7M ago0:52

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Welcome to SIS FLICKS PODCAST! Come for the movie chatter, stay for the on-mic therapy sessions, random bouts of Spanglish, and feminist rants - we'd love for you to join us as a Sister of the Pod.

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Sis Flicks Hit Clips: Romeo & Juliet On Broadway Minisode 31:52

7M ago31:52

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These violent delights have violent ends - but not Sis Flicks Podcast, baby! Listen to us chat briefly about our experience watching the most recent production of Romeo & Juliet on Broadway - starring none other than Sis Flicks royalty, Kit Conner and Rachel Zegler. We gush about the importance of good choreography and sound design and (rightfully)…

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Mark Billingham chooses George Harrison 27:00

7M ago27:00

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George Harrison was a musician, singer and songwriter who became one of the most famous people in the world as one quarter of the Beatles. That alone would merit a place in the Great Lives pantheon, but his work in the decades after the band broke up indicates a man of diverse and arguably underestimated talents. Erupting onto the pop music scene i…

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Jake Arnott on John Gay 27:42

7M ago27:42

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John Gay, eighteenth-century satirist and author of The Beggar's Opera, is nominated by the writer Jake Arnott - whose novels, including The Long Firm and He Kills Coppers, are also set in London's criminal underworld. Editor of Private Eye, Ian Hislop, is the presenter, and Dr Rebecca Bullard of the University of Oxford is on hand to help uncover …

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Ellen E Jones nominates Florynce Kennedy 27:59

7M ago27:59

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One dubbed "the biggest, loudest and indisputably the rudest mouth on the battleground", Florynce Kennedy was a force to be reckoned with. She was a lawyer, a vocal figure in the American civil rights and feminist movements of the 1960s and '70s, and a champion of numerous other causes besides; from legalising abortion to campaigning for sex-worker…

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A N Wilson selects Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 27:47

7M ago27:47

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"I've chosen him because I think he was possibly the most interesting human being who has ever lived". A N Wilson Born in the middle of the 18th century in Frankfurt, Goethe went on to become the pre-eminent figure in German literature. As well as writing plays and poetry (including Faust) he was a statesman, a scientist, an artist and a critic. Qu…

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Sleepless in Seattle (1993) 2:29:07

7M ago2:29:07

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Sisters! Valentines, Galentines, Palentines, lend us your EARS as we discuss the absurdly splendid and splendidly absurd Nora Ephron CLASSIC, Sleepless in Seattle, starring the GOATs Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. We're getting to the very end of Sleepless in Seattle season, which extends every year from Christmas Eve through Valentine's Day, and we thoug…

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Jessica Fostekew on Boudica 27:44

8M ago27:44

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"The Queen Boadicea, standing loftily charioted, Brandishing in her hand a dart and rolling glances lioness-like, Yell'd and shriek'd between her daughters in her fierce volubility": so wrote Alfred, Lord Tennyson in the 19th Century, celebrating the story of an ancient English warrior queen who sparked a brutal and bloody rebellion against Roman r…

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10 Things I Hate About You (1999) 2:53:12

8M ago2:53:12

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Y'all. Welcome to our FIRST movie episode of 2025 (and of Sis Flicks Season 2)! In true 2025 fashion, it is too much and completely overwhelming. Or is it just... whelming? You'll have to decide once you listen to our (abridged, if you can believe it) thoughts and feelings on the iconic teen classic, 10 Things I Hate About You. This episode is an a…

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Reginald D Hunter selects Eugene V Debs 27:41

8M ago27:41

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Eugene Victor Debs, born 1855 in Indiana USA, was a railway worker, a trade unionist and a five time candidate for the presidency. He was imprisoned during the First World War for sedition. He'd urged resistance to the draft; President Woodrow Wilson called him a traitor to the nation, but Debs still ran for the presidency in 1920. His sentence was…

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Pen Hadow nominates Sir Peter Scott 27:48

8M ago27:48

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"Make the boy interested in natural history," wrote Captain Scott from his tent in the Antarctic. He was talking about his son, three year old Peter Scott, whom he never saw again and who went on to found the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust and campaign against the hunting of whales. The son also designed the panda logo for the Wold Wide Fund for Nature…

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Heartstopper, S3: Episodes 7 & 8 1:43:13

8M ago1:43:13

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FINALLY, we've MADE IT to our Heartstopper Season 3 FINALE episode! Y'all, if you've been here with us for the last 3 months, you're aware that this has been a JOURNEY - both through therapy & through the horrors of our ongoing existence. Heartstopper brought us up, down, and back up again on the roller coaster of self-discovery and teenage emotion…

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Lauren Cuthbertson on Margot Fonteyn 28:06

8M ago28:06

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Margot Fonteyn was an icon: a ballerina who helped build and indeed embodied the traditional image of a dancer, just as the artform was finding its feet on the British cultural scene. From humble beginnings she became an international star, enjoying a dazzling career with the Royal Ballet, a glamorous social life as a diplomat’s wife, and an electr…

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Dr Hannah Critchlow picks Professor Colin Blakemore 27:59

8M ago27:59

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Professor Colin Blakemore was a famous communicator of science, the youngest ever Reith lecturer on the BBC. He was also targeted by members of the animal rights movement, which sent bombs and letters lined with razor blades to his home address. Born in 1944 and brought up in Coventry, Colin Blakemore was committed to brain research and the connect…

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Heartstopper, S3: Episodes 5 & 6 1:43:35

9M ago1:43:35

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WE ARE ALMOST THERE! Welcome to our penultimate (SAT word) installment of our series of episodes covering Heartstopper, the Netflix original series that has CAPTIVATED us through the entire autumn and some of This Winter. HAPPY NEW YEAR and all that, but as always, we remain on our bullshit as we have another on-mic therapy session while using the …

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Doug Allan on Captain Jacques Cousteau 28:07

9M ago28:07

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Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau was an oceanographer, filmmaker and explorer who made the seas a subject of fascination for millions. During his time in the French Navy, Cousteau co-invented the Aqua-Lung: the first self-contained kit that allowed a diver to breathe underwater. This and his fascination with capturing images of the subaquatic world pa…

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Heartstopper, S3: Episodes 3 & 4 1:37:05

9M ago1:37:05

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And it just keeps coming! Listen to us have another topical therapy session on mic as we discuss Heartstopper, Season 3 in all of its' psychically damaging glory. Do we discuss our family dynamic and compare it to that in the show, again? YES, of course we do. Do we discuss the importance of showing up for your friends? YES, of course we do. Do we …

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Heartstopper, S3: Episodes 1 & 2 1:57:48

9M ago1:57:48

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Y'all - we have FINALLY made it to our Season 3 recap of Heartstopper! Happy Heart-o-days, amirite? (We're gonna workshop that.) It's been a few months in the making, but we're rounding the corner on our Heartstopper series coverage with our last few recaps - and they're a doozy. Season 3 was heart wrenching, emotional, informative, and hit a littl…

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Heartstopper, S2: Episodes 7 & 8 1:35:24

10M ago1:35:24

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Restart those hearts, baby! In this episode, we wrap up our discussion on Heartstopper, Season 2 - the LAST two episodes before we get to SEASON 3! We have spent our autumn absolutely adoring the Charlie, Nick and the rest of the Gang, and we can't wait to recap Season 3 for you before we hit you with a holiday flick, wrapped up just for you by Sis…

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Heartstopper, S2: Episodes 5 & 6 1:31:18

11M ago1:31:18

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FRIENDS! We said we'd try to get this episode out ASAP, and we truly did our absolute best. Grab your cameras and your berets, because we're in Paris for these episodes of Heartstopper, Season 2 - and there's a LOT to talk about, from bi-visibility, to handling mental health issues, to whether telling a trusted adult you've got alcohol poisoning is…

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Heartstopper, S2: Episodes 3 & 4 1:13:17

11M ago1:13:17

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Sisters - what a week it has been. If you need a palate cleanser, hang with us as we recap episodes 3 & 4 of Heartstopper, Season 2 - a show we can always count on to give us some hope and joy. In this Episode Tao & Elle, Nick & Charlie, and Tara & Darcy, try to take their respective relationships to the next level. This inevitably comes with many …

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Heartstopper, S2: Episodes 1 & 2 1:18:13

11M ago1:18:13

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Oh HI THERE, sisters of the pod! Welcome back to Sis Flicks Podcast for our next installment of our recaps of Heartstopper, Season 2 (!) Ride along with us as we "recap" (we all know what this is) the most wholesome show we've ever seen, which teaches these old crones new things about identity and self acceptance every time we watch. We don't cry o…

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Heartstopper, S1: Episodes 5-8 2:18:33

11M ago2:18:33

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Have you had your hearts STOPPED? Well, restart them, baby, because it's time for the Sis Flicks "recap" of S1, episodes 5-8! Join us as we wrap up our Heartstopper Season 1 recap while trying very hard not to openly weep on mic, because this show is SO important, SO wholesome, and SO healing. Everyone should be watching it, but if you're reading t…

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Heartstopper, Season 1: Episodes 1-4 2:25:15

12M ago2:25:15

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If you hadn't heard, we're BACK, baby! Welcome to the OFFICIAL first recap episode of Sis Flicks Season 2! As we mentioned (warned) before on social media and on our Hit Clips, we were absolutely mooning over the special coming of age stories captured in Heartstopper this summer, and simply NEEDED to get some recaps out as Season 3 approaches (lite…

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Sis Flicks Hit Clips: Welcome to Season 2! 22:10

1y ago22:10

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Welcome BACK to the Sis Flicks Cinematic Universe, as we usher in the start of our Season TWO! It seems like an eternity and a blink of an eye, but after our brief end-of-summer hiatus we are BACK in your eardrums, ready to bring you some highly requested recap content! You'll find that this episode is a bit shorter than usual - and that's because …

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Ekow Eshun on the first openly gay footballer, Justin Fashanu 27:47

1y ago27:47

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In 1981 Brian Clough paid £1 million pounds to bring Justin Fashanu to Nottingham Forest. It was the climax of a meteoric career, but within months the goals had dried up, he'd been going to gay nightclubs, and Fashanu had also become become a born again Christian. Four decades later Justin Fashanu remains top flight English football's only openly …

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Anneka Rice picks the largely forgotten Jane Morris, muse to Rossetti and wife of William Morris 27:46

1y ago27:46

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The biography show where famous guests picks someone they admire or love. Jane Morris was the wife of William Morris and muse of Gabriel Dante Rossetti. Anneka Rice believes her contribution to 19th-Century art and culture has been largely overlooked. "I'm not a big fan of needle point," she says, "but we cannot ignore what she brings to art histor…

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The surgeon Henry Marsh picks 'the saviour of mothers' Dr Semmelweis 27:44

1y ago27:44

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The biography show where famous guests pick someone from history they admire or they love. Our only rule is they must be dead. Today neurosurgeon Dr Henry Marsh chooses “the saviour of mothers” Dr Ignaz Semmelweis The Hungarian doctor discovered the link between childbirth and puerperal fever in 19th century Vienna but he was ridiculed, ignored and…

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The Roman Emperor Nero 27:36

1y ago27:36

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An unexpected choice for Great Lives, the Roman Emperor Nero has a reputation for debauchery and murder. He was also surprisingly popular, at least during the early years of his reign, and the writer Conn Iggulden argues he may be a victim of bad press. The Christians decided he was the anti-christ some three centuries after he died, and the three …