Original Broadcast: The Business Of Film
James Cameron-Wilson talks to Simon Rose about the latest state of the UK box office, still becalmed ahead of the imminent release of Tenet. Together, they review the camp classic Flash Gordon which is out again for its 40th birthday. According to star Brian Blessed, it is the Queen's favourite film. James also reviews the Gemma Arterton film Summerland and the Shailene Woodley vehicle Endings, Beginnings.
Guests: James Cameron-Wilson
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Original Broadcast: The Week That Was and The Week Ahead
Helal Miah of The Share Centre looks at recent news from Intercontinental Hotels, Prudential, Admiral and GVC, all to some extent affected by the Covid pandemic. He looks ahead and gives an idea of what we might expect from Persimmon, Wood Group and BHP.
Guests: Helal Miah
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Original Broadcast: The Bigger Picture
Political commentator Mike Indian looks at the Government's obesity strategy and its decision to target junk food advertising. He considers the significance of the announced planning reforms, whether local lockdowns are the right way forward and tries to make sense of the COVID border policy. He also looks at the prospects for the American Presidential Election with three months to go.
Guests: Mike Indian
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Original Broadcast: The Business Of Film
For the first time since lockdown began, our film critic James Cameron-Wilson was able to attend a film in an actual cinema. He reviews the film he saw there, Unhinged, a thriller starring Russell Crowe. He also looks at the streaming version of the hit musical Hamilton and British movie Make Up. He also considers what Disney's decision to bypass cinemas with Mulan might mean for cinemas around the world.
Guests: James Cameron-Wilson
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Original Broadcast: The Week That Was and The Week Ahead
Joe Healey of The Share Centre looks at the current state of UK dividend payouts, where some light is being seen amidst the previous gloom. He also looks at the banks, particularly the problems faced by HSBC and at the airline sector and, in particular, at easyJet. Looking ahead, he suggests what we might expect from Intercontinental Hotels, Prudential and Just Eat.
Guests: Joe Healey
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Tech guru Steve Caplin asks what liquid which most of us use is more expensive than premium whisky or Chanel #5. He tells us about the world's first fly-in cinema, the Taipei competition to win fake air trips, the beetle that can digest polystyrene, robot dogs for the blind, the roll-up chess set, the porch parcel protection system and why future civilisations will know more about ancient Egyptians than they do about us.
Guests: Steve Caplin
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Original Broadcast: The Week That Was and The Week Ahead
Ian Forrest of The Share Centre looks at the latest news of US GDP and the effect of the new quarantine rules on travel to Spain. He examines recent results from retailer Next, iron ore producer Rio Tinto and Lloyd Bank. Looking ahead, he considers what we might expect when we hear the latest news from BP.
Guests: Ian Forrest
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Original Broadcast: The Bigger Picture
Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University looks at what the Covid-19 home-working revolution might mean to Britain's middle classes, who could find that their jobs no longer need to be done by people within the UK. He also considers what the changed work environment might mean to the status and role of London and the City. He also warns that we should be paying attention to the danger in the mounting tension between Australia and China.
Guests: Professor Tim Evans
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Original Broadcast: The Business Of Film
James Cameron-Wilson brings news of more cinemas reopening and more new films to show in them. He looks at the top 10 movies on Netflix and reviews the Netflix success 365 Days, a Polish erotic drama which, says James, should be given a wide berth. More interesting, he found, is the DVD release of Radioactive, with Rosamund Pike starring as Marie Curie. He also looks at the life and career of Olivia de Havilland, one of the last of the stars from Hollywood's golden era.
Guests: James Cameron-Wilson
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Steve Caplin, Share Radio's technology editor, looks at Sainsbury's introduction of the virtual queue, which won't leave you standing around as long. There's also Amazon's announcement of free grocery deliveries, Sky Arts becoming free to view, Proteus – a non-cuttable material and Proteus - an underwater ISS, a Porche with acceleration so fierce you risk passing out, Lego's grand piano, a wooden robot arm kit, Garmin's ransomware attack and Google building its own underwater transatlantic internet cable,
Guests: Steve Caplin
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