Programme Index

The Film Programme

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 14^th Dec 2017, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 17^th Dec 2017, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Inside Science presenter Adam Rutherford joins Francine Stock to assess the latest instalment in the Star Wars saga. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:: Adam Rutherford
Interviewed Guest:: Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Interviewed Guest:: Daniel Rezende
Interviewed Guest:: Dariush Alavi
Interviewed Guest:: Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Interviewed Guest:: Tim Robey

The Film Programme

Blade Runner 2049

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 5^th Oct 2017, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 8^th Oct 2017, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Francine Stock talks to director Denis Villeneuve about Blade Runner 2049, his sequel to the much-loved science fiction classic Blade Runner. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:: Denis Villeneuve
Interviewed Guest:: Paul Rose
Interviewed Guest:: Tomas Alfredson
Interviewed Guest:: Caitlin Benedict
Interviewed Guest:: Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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The Film Programme

Jacques Cousteau and Cinema

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 10^th Aug 2017, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 13^th Aug 2017, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Antonia Quirke talks to Lambert Wilson, the star of a new biopic of Jacques Cousteau, The Odyssey, and finds out how Cousteau revolutionised cinema technology. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest:: Lambert Wilson
Interviewed Guest:: Tim Ecott
Interviewed Guest:: Briony Hanson
Interviewed Guest:: Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:: Richard Dyer
Interviewed Guest:: Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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The Film Programme

Whitney

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 5^th Jul 2018, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 8^th Jul 2018, 23:00 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
Producer:: Stephen Hughes

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Front Row

Incredible! The unstoppable rise of the comic book superhero

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Dec 2017, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Dec 2017, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

As superheroes, including Wonder Woman, take over the box office, we ask why we keep turning to comics for our heroes. With Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Stig Abell
Interviewed Guest:: Dave Gibbons
Interviewed Guest:: Adam Karenina Sherif
Interviewed Guest:: Louise Blain
Interviewed Guest:: Simon Brew
Interviewed Guest:: Nikesh Shukla
Interviewed Guest:: Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Interviewed Guest:: Kieron Gillen
Producer:: Kate Bullivant

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Front Row

Jessica Jones, Women's Prize for Fiction nominees, The Cherry Orchard, Redressing the gender balance in the music industry

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 8^th Mar 2018, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 8^th Mar 2018, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Jessica Jones reviewed by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Alex Clark looks at the nominees for the Women's Prize for Fiction, The Cherry Orchard and redressing the gender balance in music. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:: Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Interviewed Guest:: Alex Clark
Interviewed Guest:: Rory Mullarkey
Interviewed Guest:: Jude Owusu
Interviewed Guest:: Marion Leonard
Interviewed Guest:: Melvin Benn
Producer:: Harry Parker

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The Film Programme

Clio Barnard

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 22^nd Feb 2018, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 25^th Feb 2018, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Francine Stock with the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV. Award-winning filmmaker Clio Barnard discusses her drama Dark River. Plus Neil Brand on Cinema Paradiso. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:: Clio Barnard
Interviewed Guest:: Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Interviewed Guest:: Briony Hanson
Interviewed Guest:: Neil Brand
Interviewed Guest:: Rosemary Fletcher

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The Film Programme

Julie Delpy, Florence Pugh

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 25^th Jan 2018, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 28^th Jan 2018, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Julie Delpy explains why she thinks there are so few female directors in film and Florence Pugh discusses the parts she has been offered since her breakthrough in Lady Macbeth. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:: Julie Delpy
Interviewed Guest:: Florence Pugh
Interviewed Guest:: Neil Brand
Interviewed Guest:: Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Interviewed Guest:: Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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