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The Film Programme
Son of Saul, The Sound Barrier, 1916 v 2016
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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With Francine Stock. Laszlo Nemes discusses Son of Saul, his Oscar-winning film about life and death in a Nazi concentration camp. Plus The Sound Barrier and cinema in 1916 v 2016. Show more
Al Murray is joined by former director of MI5 Dame Stella Rimington, political comedian Matt Forde and film expert Matthew Sweet for a fresh look at the great British spy movie. Show more
Charting the enduring appeal of dinosaur and monster films, from their early beginnings in a fledgling industry, to the spectacular computer wizardry of Jurassic Park and beyond. Show more
Night Waves
Night Waves at ZSL London Zoo
Episode 3: Matthew Sweet discusses the ways we can think about our close association with primates
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
In a series broadcast from ZSL London Zoo, Matthew Sweet discusses the ways we can think about our close association with primates: biologically, conceptually and culturally. Show more
The Film Programme
Frances Ha; Birth of a Nation; Porridge; box office trends
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Matthew Sweet talks to writer-actor Greta Gerwig about her film Frances Ha. Mark Gatiss looks at Porridge on the big screen. Plus Birth of a Nation and the Ku Klux Klan on film. Show more
Tom Service introduces music from Vienna. Webern: Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op 11. Plus Fuchs: Serenade No 1. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor. Show more
Night Waves
Francis Bacon and Henry Moore, women on stage, Wilkie Collins, Artificial Intelligence
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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Francis Bacon and Henry Moore, how theatre has reflected the changing role of women, Andrew Lycett on the life of Wilkie Collins, changes in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Show more
Night Waves
Night Waves at ZSL London Zoo
Episode 1: Matthew Sweet examines the zoo as a cultural institution
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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In a programme broadcast from ZSL London Zoo, Matthew Sweet examines the zoo as a cultural institution. He discusses the zoo's current incarnation as conservation centre. Show more
Comedian and history buff Al Murray is joined by Dan Snow, Natalie Haynes and Matthew Sweet for a fresh look at a subject very close to his heart - the great British war movie. Show more
The Film Programme
Jessica Chastain
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Jessica Chastain, the star of Miss Sloane, tells Francine why it's about time that we saw more women being ambitious, complicated and unlikeable on screen. Show more
A discussion from the 2018 Free Thinking Festival at Sage in Gateshead.
Night Waves
Mexico Art Revolution, Ben Wheatley, Dystopia
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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Ben Wheatley talks to Matthew Sweet about his new film A Field in England. Filmed in 12 days and set during the English Civil War, it shows madness afflicting a group of deserters. Show more
The Film Programme
Ben Wheatley on A Field in England; Mark Gatiss on TV classics on the big screen
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Sightseers director Ben Wheatley talks to Matthew Sweet about his new civil war film A Field in England, and writer Mark Gatiss talks about TV classics remade for the big screen. Show more
The Film Programme
The World's End; Mark Gatiss On the Buses; Breathe In; Hans Zimmer
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Matthew Sweet talks dangerous nostalgia with The World's End director Edgar Wright. Mark Gatiss looks back at cinema spin off of On the Buses. Plus Hans Zimmer on his big break. Show more
In a series from ZSL London Zoo, Matthew Sweet is joined by Margaret Drabble, Iain Sinclair and Jonathan Powell to discuss Angus Wilson's 1961 novel The Old Men at the Zoo. Show more
Night Waves
Captain Phillips, David Thomson, David Greig's The Events
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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Matthew Sweet with a review of Paul Greengrass's new film, Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks and a discussion of David Greig's play based on the Norwegian massacre. Show more
The Film Programme
Mark Gatiss; Bob Stanley; Script supervisors; dawn of the prequel
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
Night Waves
The Singing Detective
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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Matthew Sweet and guests discuss Dennis Potter's television series The Singing Detective. With Kenith Trodd, actor Bill Paterson, critic Anne Karpf and writer Mark Gatiss. Show more
Kirsty Wark is joined by Mark Ravenhill, Hannah McGill and Matthew Sweet to discuss a new exhibition about brains at the Wellcome Collection in London. Show more