5282 Series 5: Episode 17
22nd June 2026
In: 5282 BLOG
Depressing Musicals
Who doesn't love a big uplifting film musical? Dave. And quite a few people, if cinema audience numbers are anything to go by. What about musicals that deal with Fascism, recession, poverty, dashed hopes and the grim inevitability of the love of your life turning out to be a bit of an arse? Turns out there is a lot to think about - and discuss - when it comes to depressing musicals.
Kevin, Mel and Phil each offer a film to consider, and Phil then goes for two wickets in one over with a early Bollywood classic.
Remember, the hills are alive but it's the sound of jackboots marching towards you.
Listen to Depressing Musicals
Full links to this episode:
Watch Gold Diggers of 1933
15 Pre-Code Shockers So Bold They Forced Hollywood's Cleanup
Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Trailer
Umbrellas of Cherbourg - Documentary of French New Wave Film
Jacques Demy on Wikipedia
Bob Fosse's Cabaret Trailer
Bob Fosse on Wikipedia
Actor Alan Cumming explores The Real Cabaret
Watch Guru Dutt's Kaagaz Ke Phool
Guru Dutt on Wikipedia
We make no revenue from links or recommendations.
Hosts Kevin Petch, Melanie Delaney, Phil Todd and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.
Thanks for supporting 5282.
Who doesn't love a big uplifting film musical? Dave. And quite a few people, if cinema audience numbers are anything to go by. What about musicals that deal with Fascism, recession, poverty, dashed hopes and the grim inevitability of the love of your life turning out to be a bit of an arse? Turns out there is a lot to think about - and discuss - when it comes to depressing musicals.
Kevin, Mel and Phil each offer a film to consider, and Phil then goes for two wickets in one over with a early Bollywood classic.
Remember, the hills are alive but it's the sound of jackboots marching towards you.
Listen to Depressing Musicals
Full links to this episode:
Watch Gold Diggers of 1933
15 Pre-Code Shockers So Bold They Forced Hollywood's Cleanup
Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Trailer
Umbrellas of Cherbourg - Documentary of French New Wave Film
Jacques Demy on Wikipedia
Bob Fosse's Cabaret Trailer
Bob Fosse on Wikipedia
Actor Alan Cumming explores The Real Cabaret
Watch Guru Dutt's Kaagaz Ke Phool
Guru Dutt on Wikipedia
We make no revenue from links or recommendations.
Hosts Kevin Petch, Melanie Delaney, Phil Todd and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.
Thanks for supporting 5282.