I’ve been bingeing (pictured) on Netflix, a Japanese dramatisation of the 2011 Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear disaster. It’s a slow burner, with a lot of focus on the opening and closing of valves, which is more exciting than it sounds.
Even if you know exactly what happens, the narrative drive is powerful enough to keep you on the edge of your seat – how are they going to extricate themselves (and all of Japan) from this nightmare?
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I’ve also been listening to Werner Herzog’s self-narrated autobiography, (hat tip to my colleague Dan for his recommendation). His life is astonishing, from a childhood of poverty and isolation in post-war Bavaria to global acclaim as a film-maker, actor and author of singular eccentricity.
His failed attempts to become a ski-jumper and his relationship with explosive actor Klaus Kinski are just two of many highlights. And that voice…
Graham Lawton
Feature writer
London, UK
