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11 July 2017updated 05 Oct 2023 8:25am

SRSLY #101: Baby Driver / Okja / Happy Valley

On the pop culture podcast this week: the Edgar Wright film Baby Driver, the Netflix feature Okja and the BBC drama Happy Valley.

By Caroline Crampton

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The Links

Buy tickets for our appearance at the ShoutOut Festival on 5 August here.

The wrestling film listener Joe recommended to go with GLOW is here. You might also like GLOW: The Story of the Glorious Ladies of Wrestling on Netflix.

Baby Driver

The trailer.

A contrary view to ours, focusing on the problematic elements of the film.

Okja

The show on Netflix.

Anna’s piece about its genre-mashing.

Happy Valley

A trailer.

The show on Netflix.

For next time:

We are discussing the RSC play Queen Anne, currently playing at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London.

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See you next week!

PS If you missed #100, check it out here.

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