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James Wilby remembers starring opposite Hugh Grant in Maurice, a film about gay desire in Edwardian England.

James Wilby remembers starring in Maurice, a story of the forbidden love between two men amid the stifling conformity of Edwardian England. As James Ivory's film adaption of EM Forster's novel returns to cinemas this summer Wilby looks back on filming alongside Hugh Grant and how the film was overlooked in Britain in in 1987.

Rosamund Pike and director Patrick Kennedy talk about the art of phoning it in. From their short film, The Human Voice, which consists entirely of Rosamund on the phone for 18 minutes to some of cinema's must iconic on the phone scenes.

Presenter: Antonia Quirke
Producer: Kate Bullivant.

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Sun 5 Aug 2018 23:00

The Human Voice

The Human Voice
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Role Contributor
Presenter Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest James Wilby
Interviewed Guest Rosamund Pike
Interviewed Guest Patrick Kennedy
Producer Kate Bullivant

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  • Thu 2 Aug 2018 16:00
  • Sun 5 Aug 2018 23:00

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