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• 09 Feb: A Dangerous Method

  Thu, 9 Feb 12

  Duration:
  29 mins

  David Cronenberg talks about A Dangerous Method. James Watkins discusses Woman in Black, James Bobbin on The Muppets. Producer: Craig Smith

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• 2 Feb The Descendants

  Thu, 2 Feb 12

  Duration:
  28 mins

  Francine Stock and Alexander Payne discuss his Oscar-nominated film The Descendants.

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• 26 Jan Three Oscar-nominated directors

  Thu, 26 Jan 12

  Duration:
  28 mins

  Francine Stock talks to three Oscar-nominated directors - Martin Scorsese, Michel Hazanavicius and Woody Allen. Uggie, the Jack Russell from The Artist, has been snubbed by the Academy despite an online campaign to have him receive a best actor nod. But should animals receive Academy Awards? Susan Orlean, author of a new biography of Rin Tin Tin, believes so. She explains why. Director Volker Schlöndorff discusses his Oscar winning film from 1979, The Tim Drum, an adaptation of Gunter Grass's celebrated novel of the same name. And former cast member of Radio 4's The Archers Felicity Jones discusses her new film, Like Crazy.

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• 19 Jan Ralph Fiennes

  Thu, 19 Jan 12

  Duration:
  28 mins

  Francine Stock talks to Ralph Fiennes about his Coriolanus and delves into the murky world of J.Edgar which is directed by Clint Eastwood and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Naomi Watts.

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• 12 Jan 12 War Horse; Shame

  Thu, 12 Jan 12

  Duration:
  29 mins

  Francine Stock weighs up the week's two big releases - Steven Spielberg's War Horse and Steve McQueen's Shame. Spielberg is already being tipped for an Oscar and McQueen has been gathering plaudits from all over the world for his film which features Carey Mulligan and Michael Fassbender in a study of sex addiction.

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• 5 Jan 12 The Iron Lady; Mother and Child

  Thu, 5 Jan 12

  Duration:
  28 mins

  The Film Programme strays into the territory of Greek tragedy this week embracing the family, family politics and politics itself. Francine Stock talks to Olivia Colman about playing opposite Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady, Phyllida Lloyd's film about Margaret Thatcher; she discusses teenage pregnancy,lost daughters and redemption with Rodrigo Garcia the director of Mother and Child which stars Annette Bening and Naomi Watts; and she joins the critic Jonathan Romney to assess the celebrated Chilean film, Post Mortem which is released this month on DVD. Then, in a final flourish she invites the historian Jeffrey Richards, to reflect on the strange impact which an Atlantic crossing can have on a film''s title.

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• 29Dec11: The Artist & Silent Films

  Thu, 29 Dec 11

  Duration:
  28 mins

  Francine Stock and guests explore the enduring appeal of silent film as The Artist, a celebration of the era, opens in cinemas across the UK

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• Daniel Craig and the late Ken Russell

  Thu, 22 Dec 11

  Duration:
  29 mins

  Francine Stock talks to Daniel Craig about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, looks ahead to next year's likely hits and pays tribute to the genius of Ken Russell

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• 151211: Eddie Marsen & Carol Morley

  Thu, 15 Dec 11

  Duration:
  28 mins

  Carol Morley talks to Francine Stock about her disturbing documentary, Dreams of a Life and one of the undisputed stars of British cinema, Eddie Marsan, shares a few acting tips. Andrew Collins gives his verdict on the nominations for this year's Golden Globes and Jonathan Romney and Hannah McGill pick the year's best foreign language films and look forward to 2012

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• 081112: Nick Broomfield talks about his new film

  Thu, 8 Dec 11

  Duration:
  28 mins

  Directors abound this week. Nick Broomfield discusses his documentary on Sarah Palin, Ben Wheatley sketches the motives behind Kill List and Mike Cahill explains Another Earth.

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