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The Film Programme

Frances Ha; Birth of a Nation; Porridge; box office trends

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

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

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:
Greta Gerwig
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Gatiss
Producer:
Elaine Lester

Duration: 1 hour, 21 minutes

American comedy. The story of a New York woman who works for a dance company, but can't really dance, and continuously strives to achieve her dreams, even in the face of adversity.

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Three HD

Available for 8 months

High school senior Lady Bird expects much from life, but the strained relationship with her mother and failing family finances keep clipping her wings, while early romance leads to heartache. Show more

Contributors

Miguel McPherson:
Jordan Rodrigues
Lady Bird McPherson:
Saoirse Ronan
Danny O'Neill:
Lucas Hedges
Kyle Scheible:
Timothee Chalamet
Sister Sarah Joan:
Lois Smith
Julie Steffans:
Beanie Feldstein
Shelly Yuhan:
Marielle Scott
Jenna Walton:
Odeya Rush
Greg Anrue:
John Karna
Larry McPherson:
Tracy Letts
Marion McPherson:
Laurie Metcalf
Director:
Greta Gerwig

Film 2018

The Oscars

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Host Clara Amfo is joined by critics Ellen E Jones and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh to consider the Academy's top picks. Plus best director nominee Greta Gerwig chats about Lady Bird. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clara Amfo
Participant:
Ellen E Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Greta Gerwig
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee
Series Producer:
Bex Palmer

Front Row

Greta Gerwig, Opportunities for disabled actors, National Short Story Award

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Greta Gerwig on her directorial debut film Lady Bird and we consider opportunities for disabled actors. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Greta Gerwig
Interviewed Guest:
Benjamin Markovits
Interviewed Guest:
Timothy Prager
Interviewed Guest:
Mik Scarlet
Interviewed Guest:
Genevieve Barr

The Film Programme

Greta Gerwig, Judd Apatow, Open-air screenings

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Presented by Antonia Quirke. Greta Gerwig, star of Mistress America, talks about her favourite director, Judd Apatow discusses Trainwreck, and Antonia braves an open-air screening. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest:
Greta Gerwig
Interviewed Guest:
Judd Apatow
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Robey

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Single mother Dorothea is concerned about the lack of a male role model for her impressionable son and persuades teenage friend Julie to give him some lessons in living life as it should be lived. Show more

Contributors

Dorothea Fields:
Annette Bening
Julie Hamlin:
Elle Fanning
Abbie Porter:
Greta Gerwig
William:
Billy Crudup
Julie's Mother:
Alison Elliott
Gail Porter:
Thea Gill
Director:
Mike Mills
Writer:
Mike Mills

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Romantic comedy. Two old friends (Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher) embark on a casual relationship, but both struggle to keep a check on their emotions and remain detached. Show more