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recognisable elements of modern blended family life. If you aren’t coupled up it is a bit like

being at a dinner party where people won’t stop talking about catchment areas.

Carrie Jade Does Not Exist

One of the great things about podcasts is that updates on compelling stories can land at any time,
and there’s an update from Sue Perkins and Katherine Denkinson on a young Englishwoman

who has been popping up all over Ireland using deceptive identities for years. She is still looking

after children — and their parents discuss the impact she has made on them.

Putin’s Murders (Tortoise podcast)

In the wake of the death of Alexei Navalny in February, Giles Whittell discovers why so many
of Putin’s enemies have met an early end. Talking to a selection of top-notch experts on Russia,

Whittell explains why Putin doesn’t need to kill his enemies — he does it because he fears them

and because he can, because he has finally gone “the full Stalin”. Terrifying stuff.

Who Killed the Video Star? — The Story Of MTV

David Holmes, a former MTV VJ, looks at the rise and fall of the iconic music TV channel, with
input from company execs and stars whose careers were made by the station. Gary Kemp

explains how dull the TV music landscape was before MTV launched in 1981, and how bands

couldn’t turn out videos fast enough for the channel. Yet music programming became less

important as a youth audience increasingly wanted reality shows, such as The Real World,

Jersey Shore and The Osbournes. An essential cultural listen.
Reviews by Clair Woodward