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Michael Douglas, X + Y, The secrets of a storyboard artist

Presented by Francine Stock. Michael Douglas discusses his first superhero movie, Ant-Man, and explains why he's become the go-to guy for lengthy monologues.

With Francine Stock

Michael Douglas discusses his first super-hero movie, Ant-Man, and explains why he's become the go-to guy for lengthy monologues

Director Morgan Matthews explains why he turned his documentary about a maths Olympiad, Beautiful Young Minds, into a feature film, X + Y.

Martin Asbury lets light in on the magic of the storyboard artist.

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28 minutes

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Sun 19 Jul 2015 23:00
91热爆 Radio 4

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X+Y (12A TBC)

X+Y (12A TBC)
Nathan (Asa Butterfield) and Zhang Mei (Jo Yang) star in聽'X+Y' , inspired by the BAFTA-nominated documentary Beautiful Young Minds. 聽 'X+Y' is available on DVD from 13th July 2015.聽Image copyright: Koch Media

Ant-Man (12A)

Ant-Man (12A)
Michael Douglas reflects on the state of filmmaking and how, like Ant-Man, the little guys are taking on the powerful corporations. Ant-Man is released on Friday 17 July. 聽 (Image: 聽Paul Rudd. 聽Copyright: 聽 Walt Disney Studios)

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Presenter Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest Michael Douglas
Interviewed Guest Morgan Matthews
Interviewed Guest Martin Asbury

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  • Thu 16 Jul 2015 16:00
    91热爆 Radio 4 FM
  • Sun 19 Jul 2015 23:00
    91热爆 Radio 4

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