Whitney
Francine Stock talks to director Kevin Macdonald about his Whitney Houston documentary.
Oscar winning director Kevin Macdonald turns his lens on Whitney Houston for his latest documentary, Whitney, only twelve months after fellow Brit Nick Broomfield did the same with Whitney: Can I Be Me. Macdonald tells Francine Stock why his documentary needed to be made.
Cinematographer Tom Townend takes us behind the scenes of Lynne Ramsay's You Were Never Really Here and explains why we should keep an eye out for the dead crows.
Gavia Baker-Whitelaw ruminates on the history of straight actors playing gay men, as Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan are the latest stars to continue the enduring tradition in the comedy Ideal ±«Óãtv, playing a couple whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of a small child.
Director Marco Bellocchio, whose career spans fifty years documenting the crises in Italian politics, explains why it's very difficult to make political films anymore.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Francine Stock |
| Interviewed Guest | Kevin Macdonald |
| Interviewed Guest | Tom Townend |
| Interviewed Guest | Gavia Baker-Whitelaw |
| Interviewed Guest | Marco Bellocchio |
| Producer | Stephen Hughes |
Broadcasts
- Thu 5 Jul 2018 16:00±«Óãtv Radio 4
- Sun 8 Jul 2018 23:00±«Óãtv Radio 4
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