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Reads Like A Four

What difference do reviews make? From music to film to travel and beyond, Adam Brooks talks to a different critic each week about their best and worst reviews, unexpected reactions and personal connec... Read more

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#20: What have we learned?

#20: What have we learned?

In the last episode of the current series, we attempt to draw some conclusions about the purpose and future of journalis... Read more

2 Aug 2018

31mins

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#19: Sam Clements (Picturehouse Cinemas)

#19: Sam Clements (Picturehouse Cinemas)

Picturehouse Cinemas Head of Marketing Sam Clements is this week's guest, looking at reviews from an alternative point o... Read more

26 Jul 2018

45mins

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#18: Sam Parker (Esquire)

#18: Sam Parker (Esquire)

Masculinity, Twitter and the odd passing train all feature this week as I talk to Sam Parker, who rose through the ranks... Read more

19 Jul 2018

37mins

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#17: Christopher Hooton (The Independent)

#17: Christopher Hooton (The Independent)

Christopher and I discuss The Independent's shift online, representation, tokenism and crowbarred politics in film and w... Read more

12 Jul 2018

34mins

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#16: Ed Potton (The Times)

#16: Ed Potton (The Times)

There was a lot to talk about with Times' TV + Film guru Ed. Covered this week: Dunkirk, how to steer clear of puff piec... Read more

5 Jul 2018

41mins

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#15: Boyd Hilton (Heat/Pilot TV)

#15: Boyd Hilton (Heat/Pilot TV)

Heat Entertainment Director / Pilot TV Deputy Editor Boyd Hilton joins me to talk all things Film + TV, including the tr... Read more

28 Jun 2018

37mins

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#14: Merlin Alderslade (Metal Hammer)

#14: Merlin Alderslade (Metal Hammer)

Metal Hammer Editor Merlin and I discuss what makes metal's community unique, where the mag's limits lie, and heavy meta... Read more

21 Jun 2018

48mins

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#13: Simran Hans (The Observer + more)

#13: Simran Hans (The Observer + more)

Journalist, programmer, researcher + Observer film writer Simran Hans joins me to discuss how The Observer picks films, ... Read more

14 Jun 2018

34mins

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#12: Nancy Durrant (The Times)

#12: Nancy Durrant (The Times)

The Times' Arts Commissioning Editor Nancy Durrant joins me to talk about accessibility in art writing, who misses out w... Read more

7 Jun 2018

34mins

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#11: Mark Beaumont (NME + more)

#11: Mark Beaumont (NME + more)

Critic and music biographer Mark Beaumont talks about his days manning the NME letters desk, what happens when pop paren... Read more

31 May 2018

30mins

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