Tara Ward: Lady in the Lake, Supacell, Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough

Lady in the Lake 

In 60s Baltimore, an aspiring reporter pursues the murder of a forgotten young woman (Apple TV+). 

 

Supacell  

In South London, a group of normal people suddenly develop superpowers, and the only apparent connection between them is that they are all Black; as they deal with the impact of their powers on their daily lives, one man must bring them together (Netflix). 

 

Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough  

Using the latest audio technology, David Attenborough explores the crucial role of sound in nature, examining how it shapes and influences the everyday lives of animals, from communication to their behaviour and decisions (Netflix). 

 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast
from News Talks d B.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
It is twenty five minutes fast ten on News Talks.
He'd be if you were just turning on the radio
or just turning on iHeart this morning, you're just joining us.
But fourteen o'clock I posed a ridiculous question, just an
utterly absurd question. What would you do if you had
to win Olympic gold at the next Olympics? What sport
would you would you take up? We've got all sorts

(00:34):
of answers. Jack. If they had a new Olympic sport
like Tidley winks that I might be in with a chance. No,
that's not going to work. Lee says that. Well, Lee
did race walking back in the day. It says it's
a really disciplined sport. So Lee would back themselves in
race walking. I reckon, that's a real stretch, Lee. Pauline
says Jack, the five thousand meters, the five thousand meters

(00:56):
in the athletics, the women's race. I like long distance
races at a high school sports day. I still as
much as I'm sure you are a very athletic person, Pauline,
I reckon if you have to win God at the
next Olympics. I mean, it's basically an impossible question, right.
I'm not sure that there's necessarily a correct answer. I'm
intrigued to see if anyone can come up with a
good argument for any sports. Dressage. Nah, I reckon, that's

(01:19):
one of the sports that is just way more complicated
than those of us who don't properly understand a questrian
can ever appreciate. That would be my perspective on that.
But anyway, let me know your thoughts. It's time to
catch you up with our screen Time Expert Tara Award
for this week's screen Time picks TV shows to watch
and stream at home. Hey Tara, good morning. What would
you do.

Speaker 3 (01:41):
You?

Speaker 2 (01:42):
I mean, the five thousand means Pauline is. I mean,
I am my Pauline's optimism, but I'm not sure she's
gonna be able to pull that one off. What would
you do?

Speaker 3 (01:50):
I think it would have to be something where I'm
sitting down. Yeah, possibly maybe rowing or canoeing. Maybe. I
think if he's sitting down, you can already wedding.

Speaker 2 (02:00):
I think you've got to look at the sports where
don't take this the wrong way. We're at least there's
less of an issue. And I just like, I wonder
if there's like a one of like an air pistol
or something.

Speaker 1 (02:13):
You know.

Speaker 2 (02:14):
Yeah, if you had five four and a half years
of absolutely dedicating every waking moment to getting awesome with
the air pistol, could you compete an Olympic level. I
don't know what the answer is to that, but you
could do ten thousand. Now it's tween down there. Yeah.
So anyway, anyway, we go to the world. Yeah, lots
of text coming and so I'll get to those in
a couple of minutes. Talk us through this week's shows.
Let's begin with the show streaming on Apple TV plus

(02:34):
tell Us about Lady in the Lake.

Speaker 1 (02:37):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (02:37):
This is a new thriller and it stars Natalie Portman.
This is her first small screen role. It's based on
a best selling novel set in nineteen sixties Baltimore, and
it's about two women whose paths cross in a in
a tragic, unexpected way. And Natalie Portman's character, Maddie is
a white Jewish housewife and Moses and Graham plays at Cleo,
who's a black lower class and working three jobs to

(03:00):
get ahead. And when a local girl goes missing, Maddie
becomes determined to find the killer and that's how she's
connected Cleo. So you've got this murder mystery, but it's
set in a particular period of American history, during the
Civil Rights movement, during a lot of political upheaval, which
gives the show a bit more weight than your average
murder mystery. And this is not a fast paced thriller.

(03:21):
It's not frenetic. It's more moody and atmospheric and slow
and heavy, very stylish as well. The whole nineteen sixties
vibe is captured beautifully. But this is a who Done It?
Where you take your time with it. That the first
episode takes a lot of time to set this world
up and get to know all the different characters, and
then it's going to dive right and try and solve
these murders. So the pace is quite slow, and I

(03:43):
think it will be quite a rewarding watch, but you'll
just need to have the patients to stick with it.

Speaker 2 (03:48):
Yeah, Okay, Cool Lady in the Lake that's on Apple
TV Plus on Netflix, Supercell.

Speaker 3 (03:54):
Yeah, this is a really fresh, energetic news series that's
been on Netflix for a few weeks now and it's
still sitting in the ten and it's a superhero drama,
but not in the way that you might know superherodramas.
This is not a MU type series. This is gritty
and urban and feels very real in a way that
a lot of superhero dramas don't. It's set in South
London and it's about five young black strangers who suddenly

(04:17):
develop superpowers. They come from nowhere. There's no obvious connection
between the five people. They can't choose their powers, and
they don't necessarily want to have them, but they realize
that they need to team up and work together to
protect themselves. And so it's science fiction, but as I said,
it feels very real. It's a story about life in
South London on the estate as much as it is

(04:37):
a story about superheroes, and kind of reminded me of
a mix of shows like Top Boy in Misfits. Great
soundtrack as well, and very bingeable. If you want something
fast paced and entertaining, this would be a great weekend watch.

Speaker 2 (04:50):
Nice and also on Netflix tell us about Secret World
of Sound with David Attenborough.

Speaker 3 (04:57):
I know look Sir David Attenborough. He's ninety eight and
is still making television. And this is a new documentary
series that landed on Netflix this week, and it's all
about the wonder sound And because of the developments and technology,
we can now pick up a lot of animal sounds
and interactions that would not usually be heard by the
human ear alone. And so this documentary celebrates all the

(05:19):
weird clicks and buzzes and rules of the universe and
shows us how the animals use those sound to their
advantage and how they use them to survive. And I mean,
I don't think you can ever go wrong with a
David Attenburgh documentary. This has stunning photography, the storytelling is
always so compelling, and you've got some sounds that you
will have never heard before. So yeah, it's a winner.

Speaker 2 (05:41):
Awesome. Yeah, I can't wait to see that. Thank you
so much, Tara. So that Secret World of Sound with
David attenbir it's on Netflix, Supercell, that one in South London,
the drama that's also on Netflix, and the one with
Natalie Portman that's Lady in the Lake and that's streaming
on Apple TV Plus.

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