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The Film Programme
Fridays 16:30- 17:00.
Francine Stock and star guests on the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV. Friday 4.30pm - 5pm
This week
5 September 2008
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Ralph Fiennes in The Duchess
Ralph Fiennes on why his character in The Duchess is not based on Prince Charles; Nic Roeg and Jeremy Thomas on their forgotten masterpiece, Eureka...
In The Film Programme This Week:

Eureka
Director Nic Roeg and producer Jeremy Thomas discuss their 1983 epic, with contributions from fans Danny Boyle, Asif Kapadia and Nigel Floyd.

Eureka is available on DVD, cert 18

Ralph Fiennes 
The star of Schindler's List and The English Patient explains why his character, The Duke of Devonshire, is misunderstood and why he's definitely not based upon Prince Charles.

The Duchess is in cinemas, cert 12A
The Film Programme Recommends:

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