Culture 2024: what to watch and listen to this year
Culture critics Peter Bradshaw, Tshepo Mokoena and Gwilym Mumford look ahead to the best of the year in film, TV and music
When the weather is grim and the headlines are heavy, it’s good to remember that there’s so much to look forward to. The Guardian’s Saturday culture editor, Gwilym Mumford, film critic Peter Bradshaw, and culture journalist and Mercury prize judge Tshepo Mokoena tell Nosheen Iqbal about the TV, film and music we should all be excited about.
As promised, the full list of everything mentioned in this episode:
TV
True Detective (Sky Atlantic/HBO)
Masters of the Air (Apple TV+)
The Curse (Paramount+)
The Traitors (BBC)
3 Body Problem (Netflix)
Severance (Apple TV+)
For All Mankind (Apple TV+)
Silo (Apple TV+)
The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
The Changeling (Apple TV+)
Film
Poor Things
Priscilla
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Mean Girls (musical)
The Zone of Interest
American Fiction
Music
Serpentwithfeet – Grip
The Libertines – All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade
Kylie Minogue – Padam Padam
Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer
Daisy Jones and the Six – Aurora
Lily-Rose Depp – World Class Sinner / I’m a Freak
Tyla – Water
Philip Glass – Philip Glass Solo
Sleater-Kinney – Little Rope
Kali Uchis – Orquídeas
Other references
Yoko Ono – Music of the Mind (exhibition)
Bill Bailey – Thoughtifier (comedy)
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