BONUS: Bend it like Beckham

Carolina and Robin take you back to 31st July 2025, when the Lionesses won the UEFA Women's Euros (again!), by way of the brilliantly prophetic Bend it Like Beckham (2002).

Politics include: the hypocrisy of families from all cultures, how an Indian wedding can look like a scene from The Godfather via Bollywood, and how a generation of girls grew up wishing and hoping that they too could bend it like Beckham... and then they did.

More about Gurindher Chadha, the Lionesses, and directing good comedies:

• Youtube's 'Every frame a painting' on directing visual comedy
• 'Bend it like Beckham is still relevant to South Asian kids today' via MyLondon
• A short interview with director Gurinder Chadha about growing up as a South Asian child in London

And the Soundtrack right here - the perfect pairing to Trainspotting.

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