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Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

Documentary about the extraordinary friendship and collaboration between Winston Churchill and film producer Alexander Korda that helped to bring America into the Second World War. Show more

Contributors

Director:
John Fleet
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Fry
Interviewed Guest:
Lady Williams
Interviewed Guest:
Charles Drazin
Interviewed Guest:
David Thomson
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Rose
Interviewed Guest:
David Lough
Interviewed Guest:
Greg Walker
Interviewed Guest:
Charles Barr

Night Waves

Captain Phillips, David Thomson, David Greig's The Events

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

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

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:
Kevin Jackson
Interviewed Guest:
Anja Shortland
Interviewed Guest:
Cleo Van Velsen
Interviewed Guest:
Giles Fraser
Interviewed Guest:
Ramin Gray
Interviewed Guest:
David Thomson

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

Last Word

Simon Hoggart, Prof Janet Rowley, Saul Zaentz, Terry Biddlecombe, Phil Everly

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister remembers journalist and broadcaster Simon Hoggart, cancer researcher Prof Janet D Rowley, film producer Saul Zaentz, and champion jockey Terry Biddlecombe. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Alan Rusbridger
Interviewed Guest:
Andy Hamilton
Interviewed Guest:
Jeremy Hardy
Interviewed Guest:
David Thomson
Interviewed Guest:
Cornelius Lysaght
Interviewed Guest:
Emily Grossman
Interviewed Guest:
Francis Collins
Producer:
Neil George

The Film Programme

The Invisible Woman; Dallas Buyers Club; RoboCop; Philip Seymour Hoffman

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 screenwriter Abi Morgan about The Invisible Woman, the tale of Charles Dickens' love affair with Nelly Ternan. Plus Gary Oldman on Hollywood remakes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:
Abi Morgan
Interviewed Guest:
Jared Leto
Interviewed Guest:
Gary Oldman
Interviewed Guest:
David Thomson
Producer:
Elaine Lester