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The Arts Hour: Gary Oldman becomes Winston Churchill

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Gary Oldman

13/01/2018 GMT

Gary Oldman becomes Winston Churchill

BBC World Service - The Arts Hour, Gary Oldman becomes Winston Churchill

Gary Oldman tells us why he changed Winston Churchill’s voice for the film Darkest Hour

British actor Gary Oldman tells us why he had to subtly change Winston Churchill’s voice for the film Darkest Hour

British actor Gary Oldman tells us how his body and voice were transformed to play Winston Churchill in the film The Darkest Hour. 

Author Lionel Shriver talks about the real relationship in her life that led to her latest book The Standing Chandelier and Gone Girl actress Rosamund Pike explains how she researched grief for her new movie Hostiles. 

The film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has just won four Golden Globes and been nominated for nine BAFTAs. The film’s writer and director Martin McDonagh discusses how the idea for the film was sparked nine years ago by something he saw. 

Musician Will.i.am. reveals the influence of the elephant god Ganesh on his work and Canadian comedian Bobby Mair tells us about starring in the TV reality- sitcom, Bobby and Harriet Get Married, with his real wife the comedian Harriet Kemsley based on their actual lives. 

Joining Nikki Bedi in the studio is the film critic Rich Cline and the playwright and performer Javaad Alipoor whose stage show The Believers Are But Brothers, explores the dark world of online extremism, anonymity and hate speech. 

(Photo: Gary Oldman before and after he is made up to look like Winston Churchill (c) Working Title Films)

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