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Radio 4,15 Oct 2010,30 mins

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The Full Monty and Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy, 24 Hour Party People and Welcome To Sarajevo scribe Frank Cottrell Boyce, and Tamara Drewe adapter Moira Buffini reveal some secrets of screenwriting. Neil Brand joins Francine Stock to play and discuss the work of composer Max Steiner, famous for Casablanca and Gone With The Wind Matthew Sweet pays tribute to Barry Evans, the likely lad of British cinema and television in the 1970s Kim Newman ventures into The Night Of The Demon, the classic horror movie finally being released on DVD this week.

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