In this edition of Entertainment! we hear an interview with the actor and director Clint Eastwood. Eastwood has just made two films about the Battle of Iwo Jima, fought during World War II. The two films show the Battle from both sides: the Japanese and the American. You can download the script and audio for this programme from the 'Extras' section below.

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	'Letters From Iwo Jima'

Vocabulary

the inspiration
the idea or stimulus

to personalise
to focus on the human aspects

to delve into something
to explore something

to wind up
to end

tragedy
a disastrous event

futility
pointlessness or senselessness

a propaganda film
a film made to spread a particular view of events

to be curious
to want to learn more

I don't give a damn!
slang I don't care at all!

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Extras
Programme script (pdf - 20 k)
Download this programme (mp3 - 1.7 MB)
Clint Eastwood fansite*

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