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30 May 2017updated 02 Aug 2021 11:54am

SRSLY #95: Pirates of the Caribbean / Three Girls / Loaded

On the pop culture podcast this week, the latest instalment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, the BBC drama Three Girls and Channel 4 comedy Loaded.

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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The Links

Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale is now available in the UK via Channel 4 here. Listen to our discussion of it episode 91 here.

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Pirates of the Caribbean

The film’s trailer.

Pauline says that Pirates works, but Johnny Depp doesn’t.

Even the scriptwriters don’t seem to care any more.

Three Girls

The show on BBC iPlayer.

Anna’s piece about whether the show is morally justified.

BBC Head of Drama Hilary Salmon’s blog post about the show.

Loaded

The trailer.

The show on All4.

For next time:

We are (finally!) watching Flowers.

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See you next week!

PS If you missed #94, check it out here.

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