Laura Ferguson on (Not) Separatin...

Laura Ferguson on (Not) Separating the Art from the Artist

Explicit
Spiralling with Zara Gladman by Zara Gladman
S1 · E3
Aug 10, 2026
52:45

Episode notes

Fresh from the set of Frankie Boyle-penned crime drama Meantime (starring James McAvoy), TV producer Laura Ferguson joins Zara with a spiral that has bugged her for years: why do people still play a certain moonwalking pop star?

Michael Jackson made some undeniable bangers. But can we ever separate the art from the artist?

Plus: what a producer actually does, surviving Scottish filming conditions and the art of girl math.

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Keywords

tvproducer
meantime
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