Timothee Chalamet, Martin Scorsese & John Galliano – Thoughts On Bleu and High & Low
Persolaise — To be clear: I could not be happier about the impact of feminism and the improvements to the lives of women made over the course of the last few…
Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: Apocalypse Now (dir. Francis Ford Coppola; 1979)
Time to dig out your annotated T S Eliot and stick on a bit of Wagner, because my latest contribution to BBC Radio 4’s Film Programme, presented by Francine Stock,…
Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: Double Indemnity (dir. Billy Wilder; 1944)
Here we go again: same voice, same station, same idea. Only this time, something’s different. At first, I couldn’t figure out what it was, but then it hit me. Right…
Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: Perfume – The Story Of A Murderer (dir. Tom Tykwer; 2006)
For the latest instalment of my occasional contributions to Francine Stock’s Film Programme on BBC Radio 4, I turned to what is perhaps the most obvious entry in cinema’s olfactory…
Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: Black Narcissus (dir. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger; 1947)
Cinema Scent is back on BBC Radio 4’s Film Programme tomorrow (Thursday 1st Feb) at 4 pm (UK time) and in this episode, the movie I’ve chosen takes us to…
Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: The Silence Of The Lambs (dir. Jonathan Demme; 1991)
I’ve long considered The Silence Of The Lambs to be one of the most pungent films I’ve ever seen, which is why I was so excited to discuss it on…
Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: The Age Of Innocence (dir. Martin Scorsese; 1993)
Tighten that corset and sweep all that lust under the silk rug. For my latest segment on Francine Stock’s Film Programme on BBC Radio 4, I’m delving into the extravagant…
Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: The Graduate (dir. Mike Nichols; 1967)
Regular readers will know that in recent weeks, I’ve started writing about the relatively unexplored space where the worlds of scent and cinema meet. Well, I am thrilled to announce…
Non-Perfume Post: Dariush Alavi On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme
I hope you won’t mind my stepping away from the world of perfume for a moment to bring you some news about another creative field that is dear to my…
Brad Pitt Is Smiling For A Reason
Over the last week or so, I’ve yet again had cause to think about the link between smells and memories, and I’ve found myself remembering a recent episode of Desert…
Persolaise Goes Mobile + BBC Four Perfume Documentary Broadcast Date
I’ve already mentioned this on Twitter and Basenotes, but just in case some of you aren’t yet aware: episode 1 of Ian Denyer’s perfume documentary will be broadcast on BBC…
Perfume Regulation On The BBC
UK readers may like to click on this link to listen to the latest podcast of BBC Radio 4’s You & Yours. About 27 minutes into the episode you’ll find…