One of the things keeping me sane during lock down was the watching of CALL MY AGENT on a loop. Have you watched it? It’s fantastic! If you haven’t, go and watch it immediately. It’s on Netflix and once you’ve done that we can have a discussion about which agent you’d want to represent you. Personally, I favour far left. He’s the only sane one there is and he’s good at nipping at ankles.

Another thing I saw was COUP 53. This is a film about the coup which took place in Iran in 1953 in which MI6 and the CIA ousted Iran’s democratic PM Mossadegh and replaced him with the Shah. Ten years in the making, it’s excellent and informed me of something I knew next to nothing about. You can find out more about it and how to watch it here.
I am currently reading SWAN SONG by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott. It’s about what happened when writer Truman Capote published a story in Esquire magazine which spilled the beans on a whole load of his closest female friends. Capote is a writer I love and he’s a fascinating personality, so if you like his writing this will probably interest you. The Esquire story, La Cote Basque 1965, can be found in Answered Prayers. One of the enjoyable tit-bits from the book is that Jackie Kennedy and then Onassis produced a number of drag queens one of which was named Jackie Uh-oh.

Finally, I listened to some Katherine Mansfield short stories on BBC Radio 4 a while ago. They were excellent. I’ve not read her before but these really got me hooked. You’ll find them here on BBC Sounds.
What are you reading? What are you watching? What do you recommend?Spill the beans below.
Loved it! And Camille Cottin would be my agent because I find her face so fascinating that I’d be sidetracked if she was giving me bad news. Hollywood is fun, as is Rita. Books, well, who’s got the time? But Swan Song sounds good, thank you…
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Gabriel would be a disaster – all that cream being squirted into his mouth. Mathias would be no fun. Camille a good choice. I must check out Hollywood and Rita. Swan Song is great in a bitchy, tawdry way ie the best possible way! Capote is a fascinating character.
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Bitchy and tawdry, all in the best possible way, is a quotation I’d love on a book cover.
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Call My Agent is fantastic! I love it.
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My favourite is Naomi especially that scene when she thinks Mathias has killed himself and smashes into his flat when he’s serenely listening to classical music!
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She is brilliant!
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Good question! I have mostly been watching reruns – the Crown, Game of Thrones – comfort in seeing something again. Though recently our PT recommended ‘All of Nothing’ about Tottenham Hotspur, not my normal watch, and it was great. Though now I find out that there are 12 episodes …
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I’m not sure I’d get Maureen to watch anything football related! Rather ashamed never to have watched Game of Thrones. Looking forward to new series of the Crown in (I think) October.
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I never thought I would watch anything football related either 😆. I think you would eat GoT up with a spoon 🐉🐲!
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I’m probably the only person in the world who doesn’t have Netflix! I’m reading Rosie Garland’s ‘Palace of Curiosities’ at the minute, quite enjoyable though it doesn’t really strike me as anything new…
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Sometimes I wonder why I have it especially when scrolling through loads of films I have no intention ever of watching but I love Call My Agent. It makes some pretty pointed comments on what happens when art meets commerce. I just checked out Rosie Garland and she sounds a bit Angela carter-y and I’m tempted.
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