As Emerald Fennell’s new adaptation hits the screens, the historian Dominic Sandbrook takes a deep-dive into the novel’s dark themes. Plus, how to battle phone addiction
The latest release from Goalhanger hears historian Dominic Sandbrook in English teacher mode, as he dissects classic novels with producer Tabitha Syrett. Luckily, it doesn’t feel like homework: their first episode, on Wuthering Heights, revels in Emily Brontë’s dark themes, confusingly-named protagonists, and the author herself – from her tragically tiny coffin to the graveyard water that may have led to her premature death. Hannah J Davies
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Harriet Dyer, Amy Mason and Lindsey Santoro’s series is ostensibly about how to get out of the house when your mental health, children, or phone addiction are holding you back. Largely ludicrous and instantly endearing, it’s also an excuse for the three comics to share wry anecdotes about rude hecklers and nosy Google search results. HJD
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