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Episodes from The Film Programme broadcast in 2009

December
  1. Francine Stock talks to 92-year-old actress Googie Withers, star of Night And The City.
  2. Daniel Day-Lewis on Nine, James Cameron on Avatar and Sam Taylor-Wood on Nowhere Boy.
  3. Spike Jonze on Where The Wild Things Are. The curse of The Queen Of Spades.
  4. Steven Soderbergh on the reasons he employed an adult film star in his latest drama.
November
  1. Ken Russell discusses his musical The Boyfriend; Andrea Arnold on Fish Tank and awards.
  2. The Coen brothers on returning to their roots for their new comedy, A Serious Man.
  3. Barry Norman on the film career of his dad, Leslie. Isabelle Huppert on Michael Haneke.
  4. Ang Lee reveals the personal reasons why he made a drama about the Woodstock festival.
October
  1. Nick Hornby discusses his adaptation of Lynn Barber's memoir, An Education.
  2. Foxes, werewolves and vampires star in this edition, with Wes Anderson and John Landis.
  3. Terry Gilliam on how he coped with the death of Heath Ledger, the star of his latest film.
  4. Paddy Considine on making a film in five days with Shane Meadows and the Arctic Monkeys.
  5. The grandmother of the French New Wave, Agnes Varda, and The Battle Of Britain remembered.
September
  1. Atonement director Joe Wright on the effect of the recession on Hollywood.
  2. Actor Paul Bettany and director Sam Mendes discuss their latest projects.
  3. Nora Ephron discusses her biopic of America's first celebrity chef, Julia Child.
  4. Francine Stock talks to Janet Suzman about the 1972 movie A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.
August
  1. Matthew Sweet talks to Douglas Slocombe, one of Britain's most prolific cinematographers.
  2. Pedro Almodovar explains why he remade Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown.
  3. Jean Kent on James Mason, Stewart Granger and why Marilyn Monroe was a bit grubby.
  4. Father and son Freddie And Toby Jones on the art of being a character actor.
July
  1. Vincent Cassell on France's Public Enemy Number 1. David Warner: Peckinpah saved my career
  2. Sylvia Syms: from Ice Cold In Alex to The Queen. Mark Gatiss's guide to British cinema.
  3. Francine Stock talks to Lars Von Trier about his controversial film Antichrist.
  4. Behind the scenes of Blade Runner with producer Michael Deeley.
  5. Director Michael Mann discusses Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger.
June
  1. Francine Stock dips into The Pool of London and talks to 91-year-old actor Earl Cameron.
  2. Francine Stock talks to Nic Roeg and Franc Roddam about opera, cinema and Aria.
  3. Francine Stock talks to Ken Loach about working with Eric Cantona on Looking for Eric.
  4. A tribute to Stanley Baker, working-class hero of British cinema. Director Stephen Daldry.
May
  1. Francine Stock talks to film director Richard Lester about his career.
  2. Willem Dafoe talks about Antichrist, which was booed at its premiere at Cannes.
  3. Francine Stock talks to Charlie Kaufman about his directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York.
  4. Francine Stock talks to the creator of Lost, JJ Abrams, about his revival of Star Trek.
  5. Michael Caine reveals why his wife banned their daughter from seeing his new film.
April
  1. Francine Stock celebrates a recent renaissance of British cinema.
  2. Francine Stock celebrates the 50th anniversary of the French New Wave.
  3. Francine Stock talks to poet, publisher, painter and film actor Viggo Mortensen.
  4. Francine Stock talks to Richard Curtis about his new comedy, The Boat That Rocked.
March
  1. Francine Stock talks to Colin Firth about his new film, Genova.
  2. Francine Stock talks to Michael Sheen about playing Brian Clough in The Damned United.
  3. Francine Stock talks to Julia Roberts about her new espionage comedy, Duplicity.
  4. Francine Stock talks to Julian Fellowes about his latest script, Young Victoria.
February
  1. Francine Stock talks to Jamie Cullum about Clint Eastwood's film Gran Torino.
  2. Clive Owen explains why bankers are the bad guys in his new movie.
  3. Francine Stock talks to Bruce Robinson as he prepares to make his first movie for 17 years
  4. Francine Stock talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley.
January
  1. Francine Stock talks to Penelope Cruz about working with Woody Allen.
  2. Francine Stock talks to Gus Van Sant, the director of Milk, starring Sean Penn.
  3. Francine Stock reviews The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke's Oscar-tipped comeback film.
  4. Francine Stock talks to Danny Boyle about his Mumbai thriller Slumdog Millionaire.
  5. Francine Stock presents a behind the scenes look at the Mike Leigh comedy, Happy-Go-Lucky.

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