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Radio 4,2 mins

Tom Hooper explains how EastEnders inspired Les Miserables

The Film Programme

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Francine Stock talks to Les Miserables director Tom Hooper, who broke with tradition by recording his actors singing live on set. Hooper began his career on EastEnders and explains how this experience helped him make Les Miserables. Hooper won an Oscar for The King's Speech, but this is his first musical.

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