Oscars 2019
Matthew Sweet & guests look at films making waves as the Academy announces its shortlists
Arts & Ideas · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Matthew Sweet and critics Catherine Bray and Ryan Gilbey look at films making waves as the Academy announces this year's nominations. Writer Jan Asante and cultural theorist Bill Schwarz assess James Baldwin's legacy in the light of the film adaptation of his novel If Only Beale Street Could Talk. Language historian John Gallagher gets to grips with the dialogue in period dramas including The Favourite and Mary Queen of Scots.
Producer: Torquil MacLeod