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Radio 2 Celebrates 100 Years of Hollywood

James King’s Pocket Guide to 90s Movies

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Available for 6 months

James King curates a Pocket Guide to the Movies, revealing his key films from the 1990s - a decade when Disney was reborn with Pixar's Toy Story, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and, the pride of them all, The Lion King.

You would have thought that it would be the biggest selling soundtrack of the 90s, but it was only third. Coming in second was James Cameron's epic romance Titanic, featuring the track you might have head before: My Heart Will Go On. At the top spot not just for the 90s but for all time is The Bodyguard.

The hottest director for the decade was, of course, Quentin Tarantino, with blockbusters like Reservoir Dogs and the unforgettable Pulp Fiction under his belt in just a few years, as well as story and scripting contributions to cult classics Natural Born Killers and True Romance. Meanwhile, Tom Hanks had the decade of his life, picking up Oscars for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, and later scoring a nomination for Saving Private Ryan.

This series is also available as four individual podcast guides from the decades 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s on BBC Sounds. Show less

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