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The Bunker – News without the nonsense

Culture Bunker: Brit-Metal Babylon, Wuthering Heights, Johnny Marr and more

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

This week’s pop culture review: Untold tales of British metal, the star of the National Theatre’s astonishing Wuthering Heights, new Johnny Marr and more. Journalist and author of Denim And Leather: The Rise And Fall Of The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Michael Hann tells untold tales of rock’s most unfairly despised genre. Actor and cabaret phenomenon Lucy McCormick on her stunning role as Emily Brontë’s original riot grrrl of the moors Cathy in Wuthering Heights. And what’s Johnny Marr’s new album like? Hear all the music on our rolling playlists. Spotify: https://bit.ly/CultBunk Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/1aea7525-7891-4a88-8474-a08c45ea064b "All extreme metal comes from Venom." - Michael Hann "I love haunting the stage. It feels so goth." - Lucy McCormick "These metal bands did it all for themselves right up until the record labels signed them." - Michael Hann "Death and comedy is basically my thing." - Lucy McCormick Written and presented by Siân Pattenden and Andrew Harrison. Producer Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Alex Rees. Theme music: ‘Bunker Theme (Juntos Mix)’ by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. The Culture Bunker is a Podmasters production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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and me Sean Patton.

1:37.7

This week we're delighted to welcome an actor and performer Lucy McCormack who stars as Catherine in the frankly astonishing new production of Wuthering Heights

1:44.8

that's just transferred to the National Theatre.

1:47.1

Jerno Michael Han joins us to raise Devil Fingers to his new book Denham and Leather,

1:51.9

the rise and fall of the new wave of British heavy metal.

1:54.8

Plus we listen to the new album from Johnny Mar and confess to our teenage rebellion records.

1:59.3

What albums fired us up to go kicking a can down our local high street.

2:03.0

Welcome to Hell, it's the culture bunker. More than a feeling. Today we have the incredibly versatile actor and singer and

2:16.0

star of the National Theatre's adaptation of Wuthering Heights, Lucy McCormack in the

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