The fourth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, has just been released in the UK. In today's programme we feature an interview with the director of the film, Mike Newell.

The director talks about his reaction to the fact that the film got a 12A rating in the UK and describes the reaction of a boss at Warner Brothers, the studio which paid for the film, when he first saw it.

Before you listen to the programme, look at the comprehension questions below. You can hear the answers in the programme. You can check your answers in the quiz from the Extras section.

According to the programme are the following statements true or false?
1: In the UK the Harry Potter books are only popular with children.
2: The Warner Brothers boss thought that the film was too long.
3: Mike Newell was happy that the film wasn't a 'U' classification.
4: Callum thinks the film has street-cred.

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	Film Director - Mike Newell

Words and expressions from the programme

film classification / rating
the certificate that is given to a film to say for which audience it is suitable (e.g. U, PG, 12A, 15, 18)

a studio
the big company that provides money so a film can be made (e.g. Warner Brothers, MGM, 20th Century Fox etc.)

a screening
when a film is shown. This can either be in a public cinema or for a private viewing

street-cred
if something has street-cred then people think it is cool and it has a status that is desirable.

Don't forget to try the quiz below.

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Extras

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