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The Janice Forsyth Show: 15/01/2015

15/01/2015

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Kit Harington and Alicia Vikander talk about their roles in Testament of Youth.

Kit Harington and Alicia Vikander on their roles in Testament of Youth, plus critics Stephen Carty and Nicola Balkind discuss the film and other releases, including American Sniper.

Its film review day here in The Culture Studio and Janice Forsyth will be hearing from 'Game of Thrones' star, Kit Harington and Alicia Vikander, who will be discussing their roles in 'Testament of Youth: the cinema adaptation of Vera Brittain's World War I memoir.

Regular Critics, Stephen Carty and Nicola Balkind will also be on hand to share their thoughts on the film and on 'American Sniper' - the hotly anticipated American biographical war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Jason Hall. They will also review 'Wild' - Reese Witherspoon's 'Oscar buzzed' film about Cheryl Strayed, who embarked on the 1,100-mile journey after abusing drugs, suffering through a failed marriage and losing her mother. Also up for review is Whiplash which uses the very competitive setting of a New York college jazz band as a metaphor for American society.

We'll hear from Scots author Peter May will be discussing his new stand- alone novel 'Runaway'. 

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