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13 June 2018

SRSLY #146: A Very English Scandal / On Chesil Beach / Kate & Leopold

The pop culture podcast with Caroline Crampton and Anna Leszkiewicz.

By Caroline Crampton

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In this episode, Caroline and Anna discuss A Very English Scandal (6:42), the film adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel On Chesil Beach (16:20), and the 2001 rom com Kate & Leopold (28:33).

The links

A Very English Scandal on iPlayer.

Alim Kheraj’s piece about camp being played for comedy.

The trailer for On Chesil Beach.

The trailer for Kate & Leopold.

For next time:

We are listening to West Cork, a podcast from Audible.

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