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Jim Broadbent; I Heard It Through the Grapevine; Johana Gustawsson and Matt Johnson

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Jim Broadbent stars as an elderly divorcee who receives a letter that unlocks memories of a relationship he had back in the 1960s. He and director Ritesh Batra describe how they've reinterpreted Julian Barnes' novel The Sense of an Ending for film.

50 years ago this week Marvin Gaye finished recording a track that would go on to become one of the most iconic love songs ever written. To mark the moment, music journalist Kevin Le Gendre records his own tribute to I Heard It Through the Grapevine.

Novelist Matt Johnson started writing as part of his treatment for PTSD after a career in the army and police. Author Johana Gustawsson tackled the horror of her grandfather's deportation to a Second World War concentration camp, to form a family bond that wasn't possible during his lifetime. They discuss how writing has helped them to process difficult life experiences.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Angie Nehring. Show less

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Jim Broadbent
Interviewed Guest:
Ritesh Batra
Interviewed Guest:
Kevin Le Gendre
Interviewed Guest:
Matt Johnson
Interviewed Guest:
Johana Gustawsson
Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Producer:
Angie Nehring

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