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Films That Changed the World

Mr Bates vs the Post Office has caused legal changes where years of campaigning failed. Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones explore if movies and television can change the world.

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore whether films and TV can change the world.

First up, Ellen talks to the award-winning independent filmmaker Eliza Hittman, whose critically acclaimed 2020 drama, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, charts the odyssey of 17 year-old Autumn, played by newcomer Sidney Flanigan from her home town in rural Pennsylvania, to her nearest accessible abortion clinic in New York City. Ellen also meets Caren Spruch, National Director for Arts and Entertainment Engagement at US-based organisation Planned Parenthood. They discuss her activism towards shaping TV and film storylines around abortion.

Mark ponders how two film makers have addressed homelessness in their work - rising star Lorna Tucker who's deeply personal documentary Someone鈥檚 Daughter, Someone鈥檚 Son has recently brought homelessness back into the spotlight, and film legend Ken Loach who shares how his 1966 麻豆约拍 TV play Cathy Come 麻豆约拍 came to be and alerted the public and politicians alike to the country鈥檚 growing housing crisis.

Producer: Mae-Li Evans
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Tue 14 May 2024 11:00

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