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Fifteen Seconds of Fame

Antonia Quirke hears from listeners who found 15 seconds of fame in the movies.

Antonia Quirke hears from listeners who found 15 seconds of fame in the movies, like John Chapman whose hair can be seen in two scenes in Star Wars. Hanja Kochansky rubbed shoulders with Richard Burton in Cleopatra, while Diane Poole was picked from her school playground to take the plum part of Hayley Mills' sister in Whistle Down The Wind. Antonia visits Downham village to meet Diane and her best friend Pam Dyson, who played Pam in the movie. There's the tale of the badly behaved extra and the resident of Notting Hill who was greeted one morning by the sight of Rhys Ifans in his grey underpants on his neighbour's doorstep.

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HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOUSE A MOVIE STAR

HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOUSE A MOVIE STAR

To register your house click if you live in Wales

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BUSTER KEATON ON TOUR IN BRITAIN

BUSTER KEATON ON TOUR IN BRITAIN
Did you see Buster Keaton on his tour of British theatres in 1951?  If you did, please e-mail us at thefilmprogramme@bbc.co.uk

These are his tour dates:

June 18-23 Leicester Palace 
June 35-31 Chiswick Empire
July 2-7 Wood Green Empire 
July 9-14 Manchester Hippodrome 
July 16-21 Derby Hippodrome 
July 30-August 4 Leeds Empire 
August 6-11 Glasgow Empire 
August 13-18 Newcastle Empire 
August 20-24 Bradford Alhambra


At the end of the tour the other acts gave Buster Keaton a gift.  Photograph courtesy of Bob Borgen.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest John Chapman
Interviewed Guest Hanja Kochansky
Interviewed Guest Diane Poole
Interviewed Guest Pam Dyson

Broadcasts

  • Thu 20 Aug 2015 16:00
  • Sun 23 Aug 2015 23:00

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