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Sep 2023
38m 8s

Backstage | Past Lives, The Lovers, Wick...

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About this episode
Taylor Swift is giving fans another chance to catch her Eras Tour in the US - this time in the cinema.

On this week's Backstage, we chat about the 1989 singer's venture into film and some of the premieres from the Toronto International Film Festival.

Writer and director Celine Song talks about her cinematic debut Past Lives as it hits cinemas, actress Roisin Gallagher speaks about her new Sky Atlantic series The Lovers, and director Thea Sharrock tells us about her new film Wicked Little Letters.

Producer: Debbie Riggard
Podcast promotions producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Paul Stanworth
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