We sit down with Tim Robey, author of the new book ‘Box Office Poison: Hollywood’s Story in a Century of Flops’. This alternative history of cinema recounts the industry’s biggest bombs, including how they came to be made and what they tell us about both the Hollywood machine and the public who eschewed them.

Saint Etienne on their 13th and final album, ‘International’
28:49

Summer books special: Fredrik Backman, Christopher Bollen and our recommended reading
29:06

Summer music special: Green Man Festival and the season’s best albums
30:00