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Tuesday, 18 March 2025 - 58 minutes

As Disney's newest live-action remake of Snow White becomes the centre of America's latest culture war, facing backlash over casting, messaging and its portrayal of classic themes... Richard and Marina unpack why this might become the mouse's biggest ever fumble.

Millie Bobby Brown has grown up in the public eye after coming to world wide attention in Netflix’s Stranger Things. Now in her early 20s the actress is facing constant comments about her appearance, causing her to go online to personally call out journalists harassing her.

Why do the media and the public have such intense reactions to female celebrities growing up?

Facebook - the home of free speech? Sarah Wynn Williams, former Facebook Director Of Global Public Policy and author of ‘Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work’ as the company have denounced their former employee, claiming the book is “a mix of out-of-date and previously reported claims about the company and false accusations about our executives”. Is the battle for free speech more interesting than the content?

All this, plus Richard Osman reveals the highly anticipated title of his next Thursday Murder Club book!

Recommendations:

Marina - Adolescence (Netflix) / The World Of Tim Burton (Design Museum)

Richard - Drive To Survive (Netflix)

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Producers: Neil Fearn + Joey McCarthy

Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude

Video Producer: Jake Liascos

Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport

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