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The Film Programme

David Fincher on Gone Girl; Clint Mansell; George Szirtes; London Film Festival

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

David Fincher on adapting bestselling thriller Gone Girl for the big screen, Clint Mansell on the pleasure and pain of writing for Hollywood, and George Szirtes on Le Jour Se Leve. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
David Fincher
Interviewed Guest:
Clint Mansell
Interviewed Guest:
George Szirtes
Interviewed Guest:
Clare Stewart

The Film Programme

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari; Gruff Rhys; Richard Attenborough

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Francine Stock unlocks The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Gruff Rhys on his quest to find a lost tribe of Welsh-speaking Native Americans, and Richard Attenborough's philosophy of film. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Kim Newman
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Byrne
Interviewed Guest:
Maria Djurkovic
Interviewed Guest:
Gruff Rhys
Interviewed Guest:
Ivan Sen

The Film Programme

Robin Wright; David Michod; Crisis in the VFX industry

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Actress Robin Wright reveals what it is like playing actress Robin Wright in the fantasy satire The Congress. Plus David Michod on The Rover, and a crisis in the VFX industry. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Robin Wright
Interviewed Guest:
David Michod

The Film Programme

Chappie, Short films, Final films, Neil Brand on Morricone

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Francine Stock covers the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV. With Chappie creator Neill Blomkamp, Neil Brand on Ennio Morricone, plus short films and final films. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Neill Blomkamp
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Brand
Interviewed Guest:
Daisy Jacobs
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Romney

The Film Programme

Richard Linklater on Boyhood

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Presented by Francine Stock. Director Richard Linklater discusses Boyhood, his ground-breaking new movie, which was filmed over 12 years of a boy's life, from six to eighteen. Show more

The Film Programme

Ryan Gosling; 25 Years of BBC Films

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Presented by Francine Stock. Ryan Gosling discusses his directorial debut Lost River, and the head of BBC Films, Christine Langan, on the highs and lows of its 25-year history. Show more

The Film Programme

John Slattery; How to Train Your Dragon 2; Lilting

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Mad Men star John Slattery discusses his directorial debut God's Pocket. Plus Neil Brand unpicks the score for How to Train Your Dragon 2, and Lilting director Hong Khaou. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
John Slattery
Interviewed Guest:
Hong Khaou
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Brand
Interviewed Guest:
Clare Binns

The Film Programme

Mark Gatiss; Bob Stanley; Script supervisors; dawn of the prequel

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss lines up his favourite screen detectives, Bob Stanley picks his favourite London soundtrack and Matthew Sweet on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Gatiss
Interviewed Guest:
Bob Stanley
Interviewed Guest:
Penny Eyles
Interviewed Guest:
Angela Allen
Interviewed Guest:
Antonia Quirke

The Film Programme

James Dean remembered; Whales in cinema; Steven Knight on Locke

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

James Dean remembered; Steven Knight discusses his thriller Locke, set entirely in a car driving down the M6; Philip Hoare discusses the representation of whales in cinema. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest:
Steven Knight
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Eyre
Interviewed Guest:
David Thomson
Interviewed Guest:
Terence Stamp
Interviewed Guest:
Jon Savage
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Hoare
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Hymns

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Francine Stock talks to director Kevin Macdonald about his Whitney Houston documentary. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Kevin Macdonald
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Townend
Interviewed Guest:
Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Interviewed Guest:
Marco Bellocchio

Front Row

David Edgar, Errol Flynn, Airport Live, Glenn Patterson

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

David Edgar on the coalition, Errol Flynn's adventures in Northampton, two series about airports and airlines, and Glenn Patterson on a famous James Cagney dance routine. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest:
David Edgar
Interviewed Guest:
Glenn Patterson
Interviewed Guest:
Martin Sutherland
Interviewed Guest:
Gerry Connelly

Front Row

Stewart Lee, Jonathan Creek, Versailles

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Comedian Stewart Lee discusses his new television show; Naomi Alderman reviews Jonathan Creek; playwright Peter Gill on his World War I drama Versailles. With John Wilson. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Matt Wolf
Interviewed Guest:
Stewart Lee
Interviewed Guest:
Naomi Alderman
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Gill

Front Row

Jeeves and Wooster; Stanley Spencer; Frank Gehry

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news, reviews and interviews with Kirsty Lang, including Matthew Macfadyen and Stephen Mangan on Jeeves and Wooster, and Fiona MacCarthy on Stanley Spencer's war paintings. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Matthew Macfadyen
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Mangan
Interviewed Guest:
Frank Gehry
Interviewed Guest:
Fiona MacCarthy
Interviewed Guest:
Melissa Silverstein

Front Row

Earth, Wind and Fire; From Here to Eternity, Chinese paintings; Sir Anthony Caro

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Earth, Wind and Fire on their new album, a review of From Here to Eternity the musical, sculptor Sir Anthony Caro remembered, and an exhibition of Chinese paintings reviewed. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Verdine White
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Bailey
Interviewed Guest:
Ralph Johnson
Interviewed Guest:
Maggi Hambling
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Marlow

Front Row

Seamus Heaney tribute

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news, interviews and reviews. Mark Lawson and guests reflect on the life and work of poet Seamus Heaney, whose death was announced earlier today. Show more

Front Row

Mark Rylance; prisons on television; actors on songs

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Actor/director Mark Rylance discusses his staging of Much Ado About Nothing, with Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones. Plus why prisons continue to fascinate TV drama writers. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Rylance
Interviewed Guest:
Dick Clement
Interviewed Guest:
Pete McTighe
Interviewed Guest:
Maureen Chadwick
Interviewed Guest:
David Quantick

Front Row

Oscars special

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Mark Lawson talks to some of the nominees for this year's Oscars including Steve Coogan and David O Russell, whose con-artist film American Hustle received 10 nominations today. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest:
Steve Coogan
Interviewed Guest:
David O Russell
Interviewed Guest:
Sally Hawkins

Front Row

Binge TV Special

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

As we binge on box sets, Kirsty Lang asks if we are witnessing the death of the cliffhanger and water-cooler TV, as predicted by Kevin Spacey in his 2013 MacTaggart Lecture. Show more

Front Row

The Bridge stars, Jonathan Lethem, RS Thomas

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

The stars of Nordic noir TV series The Bridge, the strange case of RS Thomas and the crisp packet, novelist Jonathan Lethem on the history of the Communist party in the USA. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Lethem
Interviewed Guest:
Sofia Helin
Interviewed Guest:
Kim Bodnia
Interviewed Guest:
Byron Rogers
Interviewed Guest:
Adam Smith

Front Row

Philip Glass; Michael Douglas plays Liberace; P D James on Philip Larkin

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Julian Clary reviews Behind the Candelabra with Michael Douglas as Liberace, Philip Glass on his opera about Walt Disney, PD James' Cultural Exchange and a French zombie drama. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest:
Phillip Glass
Interviewed Guest:
PD James