Night Waves - Captain Phillips, David Thomson, The Events
Tom Hanks stars as Captain Phillips in the new film from Paul Greengrass; writer Kevin...
Arts & Ideas · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Tom Hanks stars as Captain Phillips in the new film from Paul Greengrass; writer Writer Kevin Jackson and Anja Shortland join Matthew Sweet to discuss the film and its portrayal of Somali Piracy. Film historian David Thomson discusses the most memorable moments in films. As David Greig’s play The Events opens, inspired by the Norwegian massacre by Anders Breivik, the director Ramin Gray, forensic psychiatrist Cleo Van Velsen and priest Giles Fraser discuss the possibility of forgiveness in the face of atrocity.