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Cinema: open for business
Cinema: open for business. As cinemas opened for the first time in five months, have concerns about the so-called Indian variant made people think twice about visiting them?
With Antonia Quirke
As cinemas opened for the first time in 5 months, have concerns about the so-called Indian variant made people think twice about visiting their local picture palace ? Antonia takes a mini-tour of London cinemas and hears from Kevin Markwick, owner of the Uckfield Picture House, and from listeners who went to the flicks on opening day: Simon Barraclough, Ruby Phelan, Pamela Hutchinson and Michael O'Kelly.
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Sun 23 May 202123:00
BBC Radio 4
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- Thu 20 May 202116:00BBC Radio 4
- Sun 23 May 202123:00BBC Radio 4
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