Male Friendship
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore how film and TV have reflected changing ideas about masculinity and emotional intimacy.
From the boozy camaraderie of Withnail and I to the awkward co-dependency of Peep Show, the buddy-cop banter of Lethal Weapon to the devastating bond at the heart of The Banshees of Inisherin, how have film and TV reflected changing ideas about masculinity and emotional intimacy?
Interviews with critic Matt Schimkowitz and Withnail and I director, Bruce Robinson.
Producer: Jane Long
A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4
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Broadcast
- Fri 7 Aug 202619:15BBC Radio 4
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