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Radio 3,28 May 2012,30 mins,

The Angels' Share

Night Waves
Contains language which some may find offensive.

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Matthew Sweet watches Ken Loach's new film The Angels' Share. Along with Hannah McGill, Anne Karpf and Lynda Mugglestone he also discusses the use of strong swearwords in the film and the controversy surrounding the cuts that Loach was forced to make in order to obtain a 15 certificate for the film. THIS ITEM WILL CONTAIN THE STRONGEST LANGUAGE AND MAY OFFEND SOME LISTENERS. And science writer Marcus Chown, creative writing teacher Richard Hamblyn and translator Martin McLaughlin discuss the work and life of Italo Calvino and the way he uses science in his writing.

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