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24/04/2009

After Slumdog Millionaire swept the Oscars, Francine Stock hails the renaissance in British cinema, asks why our local industry is doing so well and wonders if it can last.

Francine Stock presents a special edition about the recent renaissance in British cinema. After Slumdog Millionaire swept the Oscars, the green shoots of recovery are evident in low-budget, critically-acclaimed films like Hunger, Shifty, Helen, Unrelated and The Escapist. Francine asks why the industry is doing so well and wonders if it can last.

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