The Beach Boys - Ed#739

Vale Brian Wilson, the heart and harmony of The Beach Boys. In this edition, we look back on the life, lyrics and legacy of one of the greatest songwriters of all time: from riding the waves of success in the early 60s as he defined a California sound, to the lush and haunting Pet Sounds album and the tragedy that lurked just below the tides.

More highlights in this edition:

• • In her Letter to My Younger Self, Adelaide actor Teresa Palmer reveals she went from Hungry Jack’s to Hollywood when her very first film premiered at Cannes. She also talks mixed tapes, motherhood and the impact of growing up in community housing.
  • When British couple Raynor and Moth Winn lost their home, they never expected their story would become bestselling book The Salt Path. We join them and stars Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs on set of their new film – which co-stars The Big Issue.
  • Bestselling author Torrey Peters tells us how she found liberation in the sauna, as her genre-breaking book Stag Dance takes us on a kaleidoscopic tour of the trans experience that reaches from boarding school romance to 19th-century queer lumberjacks.
  • With their dreamy debut album, Sydney trio Egoism are on the verge of “overnight success” – they tell us it’s just taken a decade of playing together to get there.
  • Keen for chicken tonight? Samuel Goldsmith dishes up the perfect cosy Roast Chicken With Cabbage and Peas in Tastes Like Home.