{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68e53acad798804c9eae1036/69a87f25f413fba64f618d3c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Threads, Thatcher and Sheffield with Catherine Taylor","description":"<p>In this episode, I speak with Catherine Taylor, who was an extra in Threads.</p><p><br></p><p>She’s written about her experiences on the set in her memoir The Stirrings – Coming of Age in Northern Time. It’s a story about a young woman’s experiences, and about the place and time that shaped her: the north of England in the 1970s and 80s.</p><p><br></p><p>We chat about the film, its lasting legacy and why it’s a metaphor for Thatcher’s own attack on northern cities like Sheffield.</p><p><br></p><p>PS - if you were involved in Threads, please get in touch. I'd love to chat!</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Chas Newkey-Burden"}