BBC Radio 4 FM

BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

BBC Radio 4

Radio 4

Radio 4 (FM)

The Film Programme

Magazines & Reviews

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

The latest releases, the hottest stars and the leading directors, plus news and insights

The latest releases, the hottest stars and the leading directors, plus news and insights from the film world

Francine Stock

David Michod

Clare Binns

Tim Robey

Rungano Nyoni

Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

The Film Programme: David Michod

25/05/2017

BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, David Michod

Francine Stock talks to David Michod about War Machine, his satire on the US military.

Cinema magazine programme. Francine Stock talks to David Michod about War Machine, his satire on the US military starring Brad Pitt as an ambitious general.

With Francine Stock

Francine talks to director David Michod about War Machine, his big budget satire on the U.S. military starring Brad Pitt, which is having its premiere on-line. He tells Francine why he really doesn't mind that it's only playing in a handful of cinemas.

The debate about big screen versus small screen raged this year at the Cannes film festival when the logo of an on-line film and TV company was booed at a premiere. Film buyer Clare Binns and critic Tim Robey tell Francine if they joined in the booing.

Rungano Nyoni was born in Zambia and raised in Wales. Her debut feature, I Am Not A Witch, premiered at Cannes, and she reveals what it was like to get the red carpet treatment.

Heavy drinking, existential malaise and deadpan humour characterise the films of director Aki Kaurismaki. Critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh tells us five things we should know about the Finnish auteur.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

The Film Programme

David Michod

Contributors

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4