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The Film Programme

The latest releases, the hottest stars and the leading directors, plus news and insights from the film world

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The Last Picture Show
Francine Stock and Antonia Quirke discuss the future of cinema in the age of streaming.
30 Sep 2021,28 mins
Chris Menges, Local Hero
Chris Menges, Local Hero
23 Sep 2021,28 mins
Emma Thomas: How Batman Began
Emma Thomas: How Batman Began
16 Sep 2021,28 mins
Mark Gatiss: Anthony Hopkins superfan
Mark Gatiss: Anthony Hopkins superfan.
09 Sep 2021,28 mins
Maria Djurkovic
Maria Djurkovic: how to make a movie in lockdown.
02 Sep 2021,28 mins
Hossein Amini on Heat
Hossein Amini on De Niro and Pacino in Heat.
26 Aug 2021,28 mins
Jude Law, Ayten Amin and Mark Jenkin
Jude Law talks about The Nest, a suspenseful family drama.
19 Aug 2021,28 mins
Alvin Rakoff
Alvin Rakoff on Sean Connery, Peter Sellers and many others.
12 Aug 2021,28 mins
Juliet Stevenson on Truly, Madly, Deeply
Juliet Stevenson revisits Truly, Madly, Deeply
05 Aug 2021,28 mins
Francis Lee on My Beautiful Laundrette
Francine Stock talks to director Francis Lee about My Beautiful Laundrette
29 Jul 2021,28 mins
Bruce Robinson: Withnail and me
Bruce Robinson: Withnail and me.
22 Jul 2021,28 mins
Carol Morley on Muriel Box
Carol Morley on Muriel Box.
15 Jul 2021,28 mins
David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo: we now have the raw data.
08 Jul 2021,28 mins
Thomas Vinterberg
Thomas Vinterberg on Another Round.
01 Jul 2021,28 mins
Iron Curtain Directors
Iron Curtain Directors
24 Jun 2021,28 mins
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci: Colin And I
17 Jun 2021,28 mins
Ousmane Sembene
Ousmane Sembene - The Father Of African Film
10 Jun 2021,28 mins
Ben Whishaw
Ben Whishaw on Surge.
03 Jun 2021,28 mins
Toby Jones
Toby Jones on In The Soup.
27 May 2021,28 mins
Cinema: open for business
Cinema: open for business
20 May 2021,28 mins
Cinema: The Comeback
Cinema: The Comeback
13 May 2021,28 mins
How I directed a movie with Parkinson's Disease
Brett Harvey on how he's made a movie with Parkinson's Disease.
06 May 2021,28 mins
Judi, Nicole, Sandra, Kristin, Cate, Fanny, Anna and Francine
Moving on up: from muse to producer
29 Apr 2021,28 mins
Mark Jenkin & The Köttings
Mark Jenkin & The Köttings
22 Apr 2021,28 mins
Chloe Zhao
Chloe Zhao on Nomadland.
15 Apr 2021,28 mins
The Power
Antonia visits the set of The Power
08 Apr 2021,28 mins
Antonia and the stars
Antonia Quirke recalls her film 'junket' meetings with stars including Willem Dafoe.
01 Apr 2021,27 mins
Rogue Males
Francine Stock talks to Christopher Plummer and other movie actors with long film careers.
25 Mar 2021,27 mins
Francis Lee on Ammonite
Antonia Quirke talks to Francis Lee, director of Ammonite starring Kate Winslet.
18 Mar 2021,27 mins
Location, Location, Location
Scouting with Mark Jenkin.
11 Mar 2021,27 mins