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Saturday Review

13/12/2014

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for over a year

With Treasure Island at the Olivier, Electricity starring Agyness Deyn, Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror, Robert Olen Butler's book The Hot Country and a V&A dolls' house exhibition. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Deborah Bull
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Brand
Interviewed Guest:
Misha Glenny
Producer:
Oliver Jones

The Film Programme

Spring Breakers; Bird's Eye View film festival

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Latest film news. Francine Stock talks to Harmony Korine about his new and most commercial film to date, Spring Breakers, starring James Franco, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens. Show more

The Film Programme

Notes on Blindness

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 James Spinney and Peter Middleton, the makers of groundbreaking documentary Notes on Blindness, which also has a version in virtual reality. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
James Spinney
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Middleton
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Brand
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Robey
Interviewed Guest:
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

The Film Programme

John Turturro, Neil Brand on Godzilla, Cannes Film Festival

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

With Antonia Quirke. Actor and director John Turturro discusses working with Woody Allen; Neil Brand on monster music in Godzilla; and the latest from the Cannes Film Festival. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest:
John Tuturro
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Brand
Interviewed Guest:
Clare Binns
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Robey

Sound of Song

Episode 2: Reeling and Rocking

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Neil Brand recreates innovative recording sessions, from Elvis's slapback echo in Memphis and the Beatles' Abbey Road tape loops to Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Neil Brand
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Series Producer:
Alastair Laurence
Director:
Francis Welch

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary series about the music used in television. Neil Brand explores the enduring power of the television theme tune, from Coronation Street to Game of Thrones. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Neil Brand explores how television jingles and advertisements lodge themselves in our collective memory, including the long-forgotten test card tunes found in American hip-hop. Show more

Jules Verne

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

Three intrepid explorers venture into an Icelandic volcano. It's a dangerous trip but discoveries await. Stars Joel MacCormack. Show more

Jules Verne

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

More shocks and perils await the three intrepid explorers deep beneath the earth's layers. Stars Stephen Critchlow. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Neil Brand reveals how television scores have grown in importance, from their origins in the 1960s and 1970s, to reach a peak in the big-budget world of Netflix and HBO. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Series in which Neil Brand celebrates the art of cinema music and soundtracks. Neil explores how changing technology has taken soundtracks in bold new directions. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
John Das
Director:
John Das
Presenter:
Neil Brand
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Interviewed Guest:
undefined Vangelis
Interviewed Guest:
Carter Burwell
Interviewed Guest:
Clint Mansell

The Film Programme

Pasolini by Ferrara, How to Change the World, Music for robots

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Looking at the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV. Including Pasolini by Ferrara, How to Change the World and music for robots. With Francine Stock. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Jerry Rothwell
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Brand
Interviewed Guest:
Liz Griffiths

The Film Programme

Battle of the Sexes

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Simon Beaufoy talks about The Battle of the Sexes and why it was not love all between tennis players Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. Plus how Alien changed the sound of sci-fi. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Beaufoy
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Brand
Interviewed Guest:
Sandra Hebron
Interviewed Guest:
Briony Hanson

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Francine Stock enters The Bookshop with Bill Nighy, and Debra Granik reveals the true story behind her award-winning feature film Leave No Trace. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Bill Nighy
Interviewed Guest:
Debra Granik
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Brand

The Film Programme

Aaron Sorkin

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 West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin about his directorial debut Molly's Game. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Aaron Sorkin
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Brand
Interviewed Guest:
Briony Hanson
Interviewed Guest:
Scott Jordan Harris

The Film Programme

Cannes Festival; The Great Gatsby premiere; Jay Bulger on Beware of Mr Baker; Neil Brand on spy theme music

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Francine Stock on The Great Gatsby premiere and films to watch out for at the Cannes Film Festival, Jay Bulger on his Ginger Baker music documentary, and Neil Brand on spy music. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Jay Bulger
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Brand
Producer:
Elaine Lester

The Film Programme

Zack Snyder on Man of Steel; Neil Brand on superhero soundtracks; Ulrich Seidl's Paradise trilogy

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 Zack Snyder about the latest Superman film, Man of Steel. Plus the story behind low-budget UK documentary Moo Man, about a maverick dairy farmer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Zack Snyder
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Brand
Producer:
Fiona Couper

The Film Programme

About Time: Richard Curtis and Bill Nighy; Great Beauty: Paolo Sorrentino; Neil Brand; Toronto Film Festival

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 Richard Curtis and Bill Nighy about time travel film About Time, Paolo Sorrentino discusses his film The Great Beauty, and Neil Brand explores film music. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Fiona Couper
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Curtis
Interviewed Guest:
Bill Nighy
Interviewed Guest:
Cameron Bailey
Interviewed Guest:
Paolo Sorrentino
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Brand
Presenter:
Francine Stock

Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies

Episode 2: Pop Goes the Soundtrack

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Neil Brand explores how, in the second half of the 20th century, composers and film-makers embraced jazz, pop and rock to bring fresh energy to film scores. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Neil Brand
Participant:
Martin Scorsese
Participant:
David Arnold
Participant:
Richard M Sherman
Participant:
Lalo Schifrin
Director:
Francis Welch
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Producer:
Francis Welch
Series Producer:
John Das

Sound of Song

Episode 3: Mix It Up and Start Again

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Series exploring the alchemy that creates great songs reaches the modern era, when music was transformed by digital technology and the computer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Neil Brand
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Series Producer:
Alastair Laurence
Director:
Jake Hayes