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The Film Programme: Mark Gatiss, Peter Fonda, World Cup v Cinema

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03/07/2014

Mark Gatiss, Peter Fonda, World Cup v Cinema

BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, Mark Gatiss, Peter Fonda, World Cup v Cinema

Mark Gatiss on his favourite movie detectives; Peter Fonda; World Cup v Cinema.

Mark Gatiss on his favourite movie detectives, Peter Fonda remembers Dennis Hopper, how the World Cup is affecting cinema attendances and why social media killed the movie star.

With Matthew Sweet.

In a new series on The Film Programme, Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss reveals his favourite movie detectives, starting with Alastair Sim's lugubrious Inspector Cockrill.

Peter Fonda remembers his Easy Rider co-star Dennis Hopper and recalls their legal dispute about the authorship of the counter-culture classic.

How has the World Cup affected cinema attendances ? Clare Binns of the Picturehouse chain and independent cinema owner Kevin Markwick reveal their figures.

Antonia Quirke argues that social media has killed the movie star and blames James Franco's underpants.

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