This week, Steve McQueen and his wife, historian, filmmaker and producer Bianca Stigter, are in the studio to chat with Simon about ‘Occupied City’, their four-hour documentary about the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam from 1940-45, which is based on Stigter’s book on the subject.

Mark gives his thoughts on the film, along with reviewing ‘Your Fat Friend’, a documentary that charts the rise of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon from anonymous blogger to NYTimes best-selling author and podcaster, whose goal is to shift the way we see fat people in the world and the fat on our own bodies; and ‘The Iron Claw’, the Zac Efron-starring true story of the Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.

Plus, we find out about the exciting cinematic events happening around the UK.

Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):

08:44 Your Fat Friend review

19:00 Box Office Top 10

34:00 Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter interview

49:32 Occupied City review

59:03 Laughter Lift

01:01:49 The Iron Claw review

01:08:00 What’s On

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