On this week's episode, Ed and Emily talk about Play for Today, the BBC's long-running anthology series which provided a platform for some of the best British actors, writers and directors of the '70s and '80s to create exciting, innovative works. They discuss some of the most (in)famous instalments (including Ken Loach's The Price of Coal, Mike Leigh's Nuts in May and Abigail's Party, Alan Clarke's Scum, and Dennis Potter's Brimstone and Treacle) and whether the series left a lasting legacy beyond the careers of the people (but mostly men) who worked on it.
00:00:00 - 00:16:29 - Intro & News
00:16:30 - 00:54:21 - Ed & Emily talk about Play for Today
00:54:22 - 00:59:15 - SRS Recommends & Outro
Here is the Play for Today archive at British Television Drama that Emily references
Here is the Washington Post profile of Jimmy Carter that Ed recommends
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360. Emily’s Leaving, Hiatus
359. News Round Up
358. Toxic Femininity
357. The Modern State of the Rom-Com
356. How We Would Fix the Oscars
355. Bad Movies We Can’t Stop Thinking About
354.Curation in the Streaming Age
353. Emily’s Birthday 2022
352. Best of 2021
351. The Lord of the Rings Films Are Old and So Are We
350. Musicians Acting
349. Perspective
348. Gimmick vs. Premise
347. The Six (with Arthur Jones)
346. Scary Moments in Non-Horror
345. The Fun of Sprawling Art
344. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020) / Malignant (2021)
343. What Makes a Good Rip-Off?
342. The Matrix Online is Canon!
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