On the NS culture podcast this week, Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman revisit Raymond Briggs’ 1986 animated feature When the Wind Blows and discuss Beck’s latest album Colors. Then they celebrate a noniversary sent in by a listener: it’s 38 years since the “shabby chic” interior design trend was born.
Listen on iTunes here, on Acast here or via the player below:
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Roz Chast on her “cruellest month” calendar for the New Yorker.
Kate’s interview with Beck.
An interview with Rachel Ashwell about shabby chic.
Credits:
When the Wind Blows is rereleased on DVD by the BFI and available here.
Our theme music is “God Speed” by Pistol Jazz, licensed under Creative Commons.
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