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Jack Thorne and Philip Barantini on Adolescence, Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi

Jack Thorne and Philip Barantini talk about their new Netflix series, Adolescence; Ludovico Einaudi plays from his new album; and, why is the Romantasy genre so popular?

Adolescence 鈥 the new Netflix series starring Stephen Graham 鈥 explores every parent鈥檚 worst nightmare: a teenage son accused of a knife-crime. Co-writers and directors Jack Thorne and Philip Barantini join us to explain how the 鈥渟ingle-shot鈥 filming technique sheds light on the way toxic masculinity spreads online among young people. Fantasy fiction generated almost 拢25 million more in 2024 than the previous year - and, a big part of that is the surge in Romantasy, the literary genre fuelled by booktok and YA fans. So, what is Romantasy and what鈥檚 the appeal? We meet author Alwyn Hamilton whose fourth book is out this month and editor Natasha Qureshi. Ludovico Einaudi is the most streamed classical artist of all time, with nine billion streams a year and a track which recieved 16 billion TikTok views alone. He discusses his compositions for the screen and plays from his latest album The Summer Portraits.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Ruth Watts

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  • Mon 10 Mar 2025 19:15

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