# Flicking #74: The Ballad of Wallis Island

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Podcast: [Standard Issue Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/standard-issue-podcast-628324)
Published: 2026-06-19T02:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Charming, melancholic, funny and ever-so British, Tim Key and Tom Basden’s tale of two men stuck in the past and on an island is Hannah’s pick for this month’s Flicking. How does Carey Mulligan fit in? Is Basden really that grubby? And why is Key making Mick and Yosra cry so much? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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