Garlic & Pearls

This week on the podcast, biros at the ready: it’s PUB QUIZZES! Did this very British obsession begin on a mythical night in Yorkshire in 1946? And is it where the British sense of terroir is located? Warning: this episode contains a veritable avalanche of punning. Link 👇

I thought I’d seen all the good Joan of Arc movies, but I didn’t know about Jacques Rivette’s “Joan the Maid”, 1994. It’s 5 1/2 hours long all told. And every minute’s worth it ( so far, I’m finishing tomorrow). I’m not even done and it kind of feels like a perfect movie. Rare.

Find this and watch this, is my advice. MADE IN ENGLAND: THE FILMS OF POWELL AND PRESSBURGER (2024) It’s presented, narrated & exec produced by arguably their biggest fan — MARTIN SCORSESE.

In the Gentlemen's club, you can smell the Chanel 19 in 1980

This week, a mind-blowing episode: the creation story of THE LETTER J and its distinctive sound! Tune in: it’s a corker.