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Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Episode 45: Nick Broomfield On Whitney Houston, Kurt Cobain & Courtney Love

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Edith Bowman

Music, Tv & Film, Arts

4.6754 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2017

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

There have been many great documentary makers over the years, but of those at work today one of the undoubted bosses is Nick Broomfield.

Often controversial, always challenging, Nick has covered myriad subjects - from serial killer Aileen Wuornos and Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss to Afrikaner nationalist Eugene Terre Blanche.

He's perhaps best known for Kurt & Courtney, an incendiary investigation into the events surrounding Cobain's death - which Love was none too happy about. We do, of course, hear plenty more about that during the conversation.

Now normally, we play relevant musical extracts throughout the entirety of the conversation, but given the nature of Nick's work, it's a more conventional interview on this occasion.

But there's still plenty of music to discuss - not least because his latest project Whitney: Can I Be Me is all about Whitney Houston, who was found dead in a hotel room in 2012.

Made in collaboration with filmmaker Rudi Dolezal, Can I Be Me is scored by Nick Laird-Clowse (pron: Close), so it's his cues you hear we discuss Nick's thoughts on the troubled superstar.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, this is Simon Mayo.

0:01.4

And this is Mark Kermote.

0:02.6

He's the UK's best and most trusted film critic.

0:05.3

He's a best-selling writer, broadcaster and national treasure.

0:08.7

Far too kind.

0:09.6

Kermode and Mayo's take has all the reviews you need.

0:12.6

And star guests, such as Sir Ian McKellen.

0:15.7

Nice to be with you.

0:16.7

Emma Stone.

0:17.5

That sounds like something I would love to be a part of.

0:19.8

Ewan McGregor.

0:20.8

Very good.

0:21.3

How are you doing?

0:21.9

Kate Planchett.

0:22.8

What was that word you used?

0:24.0

Katiwompas.

0:25.0

Kermitomeo's Take All the Film You Need.

0:27.5

Available wherever you get your podcasts.

0:31.3

There have been many great documentary filmmakers over the years,

0:35.0

but of those at work today, one of the undoubted bosses is

0:38.1

Nick Broomfield. Often controversial, always challenging. Nick has covered subjects from serial

0:45.1

killers, Hollywood Madams, to Africaner nationalists. He's perhaps best known for Kurt and

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