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14 February 2017

SRSLY #81: Hidden Figures / The Moorside / Process

On the pop culture podcast this week: the biopic Hidden Figures, BBC drama The Moorside and the album Process by Sampha.

By Caroline Crampton

This is SRSLY, the pop culture podcast from the New Statesman. Here, you can find links to all the things we talk about in the show as well as a bit more detail about who we are and where else you can find us online.

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Hidden Figures

The trailer.

The true stories behind the film.

The Moorside

The drama on iPlayer.

Rachel Cooke’s review for the NS.

Process by Sampha

The album on Spotify.

The single, “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”.

For next time:

Anna is watching Young Frankenstein.

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See you next week!

PS If you missed #80, check it out here.

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