Past to Present with Lucy Jane Santos: May 2025
Whilst I am gearing up to the publication of the paper back of Chain Reactions: The Hopeful History of Uranium in July a little sneak peak of what is coming next year.
Nobody’s Perfect: Behind the scenes of Billy' Wilder’s Some Like It Hot.
What happens when you bring together:
- A legendary director with a razor sharp wit
- A bombshell determined to prove she’s more than just a pretty face
- A dashing leading man hungry for this big break
- A production company daring to challenge the studio system
- A fiercely protecting drama coach with everything on the line
- A playwright under the shadow of government scrutiny
- An unflappable professional striving to keep it all together
Nobody’s Perfect is an inside look at the making of Some Like It Hot, tracing its journey from pre production to cultural legacy. Drawing on letters, archives, interviews, autobiographies and secondary sources, this story unfolds through the eyes and words of those who lived it.
A history where nobody’s perfect and there’s everything to play for.
And am off to write it now! Speak soon!
My books
Chain Reactions: The Hopeful History of Uranium
Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium
Nobody’s Perfect: Behind the scenes of Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot (Forthcoming, 2026)