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Nov 2020
1h 17m

Episode 221: Ben Frost & Radha Blank Tal...

Edith Bowman
About this episode
As promised, we've another double-header for you on this latest episode of Soundtracking, as we span the globe with an Australian and an American.

First up is Ben Frost - a composer of extraordinary versatility. We spent much of the time discussing his scores for the mind-bending German Netflix sci-fi / thriller / mystery / time-travel drama Dark. His work on all three seasons is available to buy right now at invada.co.uk - so get ordering online at the first opportunity.

Then we bring you Radha Blank discussing The 40-Year-Old Version - a film she wrote, directed and stars in. Blurring the lines between reality and fiction, it tells the story of, you guessed it, Radha, a down-on-her luck playwright moving between the worlds of theatre and hip-hop.

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