The Film Programme Podcast
The latest releases, the hottest stars and the leading directors, plus news and insights from the film world
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Director Scott Cooper; Alex Gibney; Lift to the Scaffold; British indie films abroad
Thu 30 Jan 2014
Francine Stock talks to director Scott Cooper about Out of the Furnace and masculinity.
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Meryl Streep; Oscar Isaac; Sundance festival; National Trust film locations
Thu 23 Jan 2014
Francine Stock talks to Meryl Streep about her Oscar-nominated role in August Osage County
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Wolf of Wall Street; Night of the Hunter; composer Neil Brand
Thu 16 Jan 2014
Francine Stock talks to Jonah Hill about The Wolf of Wall Street, Scorsese's latest film.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor; Frank Cottrell Boyce; Ken Loach; What makes a film British?
Thu 9 Jan 2014
Film news, as Francine Stock talks to Chiwetel Ejiofor about 12 Years a Slave.
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Idris Elba on Mandela; Films for 2014; Newcastle Film Club
Thu 2 Jan 2014
Francine Stock talks to British actor Idris Elba about playing Mandela.
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Teenagers on Film
Boxing Day 2013
Francine Stock explores the spirit of the teenager on film through the decades.
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; American Hustle; All Is Lost; Location scouting
Thu 19 Dec 2013
Francine Stock talks to Ben Stiller about The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
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Harvey Weinstein; Xmas gifts from the film world; Alfonso Cuaron on Gravity
Thu 12 Dec 2013
Francine Stock talks to legendary film producer Harvey Weinstein, co-founder of Miramax.
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Kill Your Darlings; Nebraska; A Long Way From Home; BIFA Awards
Thu 5 Dec 2013
Francine Stock talks to Daniel Radcliffe on playing a beat poet in Kill Your Darlings.
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Emma Thompson; Leviathan; Carrie
Thu 28 Nov 2013
Francine Stock talks to Emma Thompson about Saving Mr Banks, a tale of making Mary Poppins
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The Family; Blue Is the Warmest Colour; Catching Fire; 47 Ronin
Thu 21 Nov 2013
Francine Stock talks to Robert de Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer about mob comedy The Family.
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Jude Law on Dom Hemingway; Lee Daniels on The Butler; Vivien Leigh's centenary
Thu 14 Nov 2013
The latest news from the world of film.
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George A Romero; Scottish sci-fi; James Toback; Ealing rarities
Thu 7 Nov 2013
Francine Stock talks to zombie godfather George A Romero about where horror lurks today.
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Philomena; Cutie and the Boxer; Joe Eszterhas
Thu 31 Oct 2013
Francine Stock talks to director Stephen Frears about Philomena, starring Judi Dench.
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Ken Loach; Halloween re-release; Persistence of Vision
Thu 24 Oct 2013
Francine Stock talks to Ken Loach about how to get the best performances from young actors
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Paul Greengrass on Captain Phillips; David Gordon Green on Prince Avalanche; Robin Wright in The Congress
Thu 17 Oct 2013
Director Paul Greengrass talks about piracy and treachery on the high seas in his new film
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Le Week-End; The Fifth Estate; London Film Festival
Thu 10 Oct 2013
Francine Stock talks to screenwriter Hanif Kureishi about Le Week-End.
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James McAvoy on Filth; Kevin MacDonald on How I Live Now; Dexter Fletcher on Sunshine on Leith
Thu 3 Oct 2013
James McAvoy talks to Francine Stock about new film Filth, based on Irvine Welsh's novel.
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Cate Blanchett on Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine; Michael Roemer on Nothing But a Man; Denis Villeneuve on Prisoners
Thu 26 Sep 2013
Cate Blanchett talks to Francine Stock about her lead role in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.
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Diana; Tony Gilroy and Hossein Amini; Metro Manila; Trevor Howard
Thu 19 Sep 2013
Oliver Hirschbiegel on Diana; Hossein Amini on screenwriting; Sean Ellis on Metro Manila.
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Rush; Borrowed Time; Toronto Film Festival
Thu 12 Sep 2013
Francine Stock talks to director Ron Howard and writer Peter Morgan about F1 film Rush.
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About Time: Richard Curtis and Bill Nighy; Great Beauty: Paolo Sorrentino; Neil Brand; Toronto Film Festival
Thu 5 Sep 2013
Richard Curtis and Bill Nighy talk to Francine Stock about time travel film About Time.
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Shane Carruth, Gravity, film schools
Thu 29 Aug 2013
Francine Stock talks to director Shane Carruth about his new film Upstream Colour.
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Matt Damon on Hollywood ageism; Can Lovelace take porn mainstream?
Thu 22 Aug 2013
Francine Stock talks to Matt Damon about how Hollywood can't make films for the over-35s.
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Film festivals, Lotte Reiniger, DVD recommendations
Thu 15 Aug 2013
Robbie Collin talks to Roger Michell about film festivals and who really benefits.
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The Lone Ranger, Alan Partridge, Satyajit Ray, Silence
Thu 8 Aug 2013
Robbie Collin talks to Johnny Depp about The Lone Ranger and his new take on Tonto.
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Only God Forgives; The Heat; My Father and the Man in Black
Sun 4 Aug 2013
Robbie Collin talks to the director Nicolas Winding Refn about Only God Forgives.
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Frances Ha; Birth of a Nation; Porridge; box office trends
Thu 25 Jul 2013
Matthew Sweet talks to writer-actor Greta Gerwig about her new film Frances Ha.
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The World's End; Mark Gatiss On the Buses; Breathe In; Hans Zimmer
Thu 18 Jul 2013
Matthew Sweet talks dangerous nostalgia with Edgar Wright, director of The World's End.
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Pacific Rim with Del Toro; Wikileaks; Mark Gatiss on small-screen spin-offs; silent film Blancanieves
Thu 11 Jul 2013
Director Guillermo del Toro talks to Matthew Sweet about summer blockbuster Pacific Rim.
