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Listen to Primal Screen – 12 January 202601:00:0012 January 2026

Vyshnavee Wijekumar and special guest, New Zealand actor, director and producer Nisha Madhan, discuss the resurgence of workplace dramas such as INDUSTRY, THE PITT and SEVERANCE, motherhood on screen including DIE MY LOVE and IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU, and whether second-screen viewing signals the demise of high-quality, thought-provoking television, referencing EMILY IN PARIS and BRIDGERTON.

Playlist for Primal Screen – 12 January 2026
  • SleeplessRACH
  • True FaithNew Order
  • No FunSextile
  • Love Will Tear Us ApartLynne Ramsay
  • Dancing On My OwnVitamin String Quartet

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Primal Screen is a show all about screen culture - from movies on the big screen to whatever you're streaming. It's a mix of new releases and retrospective film and television reviews, plus interviews with film practitioners and industry professionals.

Hosted and produced by Flick Ford.
Podcast editing and social media by Gina Cameron and Isabella Radevski.

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