LLW: The Crown's gender pay gap, BBC's His Dark Materials & books we love

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This week we discuss the shock reveal that Claire Foy was paid less than Matt Smith for her role in Netflix hit The Crown, casting announcements for the BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials, why we can't wait to see A Wrinkle in Time and a bunch of books we loved recently. Time stamps below! 2:38 – The Crown and the gender pay gap (note, since time of recording, it's been announced that Tobais Menzies will play the new Prince Philip. Thoughts on that next time!) 18:40 BBC's His Dark Materials 23:40 A Wrinkle in Time and new female-led film review site, Cherry Picks. 35:12 Book update! Why we're loving the Goodreads app, KJ Whittaker's False Lights, Gail Honeymoon's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Andre Aciman's Call Me By Your Name, and Matt Haig's How to Stop Time. (SPOILER ALERT for Call Me By Your Name book ending from 45:00-45:55)