Olivia Colman

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  1. Olivia Colman and Florian Zeller, The Father and Ellie and Abby and Ellie's Dead Aunt.

    06/11/2021

    Olivia Colman and Florian Zeller, The Father and Ellie and Abby and Ellie's Dead Aunt.

    Mark and Simon are joined by Olivia Colman and Florian Zeller, star and director respectively of Oscar-winning drama The Father. Mark also reviews Bob Odenkirk’s new action thriller Nobody, about a mild-mannered bystander who intervenes in a crime; Ellie and Abby and Ellie's Dead Aunt, about a 17 year old who is struggling to find the courage to ask her classmate to an event; 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez, a documentary about the ne'er-do-well rapper, Tekashi69, sci-fi Parallel, Ethiopian drama Running Against the Wind and another re-release of the classic Fargo. Plus Mark and Simon’s Movie Road Trip continues into Nunavut. They also talk you through the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week, and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. Send us your sub 20 second instant reaction to any film attached to an email to mayo@bbc.co.uk for our feature ‘Lobby Correspondents’. 00:23:58 Celebrating Cinema 00:28:24 Digital releases 00:29:34 Box Office Top Ten 00:43:11 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez review 00:48:02 Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) review 00:51:51 Olivia Colman and Florian Zeller interview 01:07:42 The Father review 01:13:52 North American Movie Road Trip 01:20:22 Nobody review 01:25:39 Parallel review 01:27:57 Running Against The Wind review 01:29:03 TV Movies of the Week 01:34:52 Fargo review 01:40:50 DVD of the Week Download our podcast from the Baby Sea Clowns app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment

    1h 50m
  2. Olivia Colman, Undercover policing inquiry, Afua Hirsch, Lottie Jackson

    06/30/2023

    Olivia Colman, Undercover policing inquiry, Afua Hirsch, Lottie Jackson

    Actress Olivia Colman is the patron of the arts charity Tender, having previously played a survivor of domestic violence in the film Tyrannosaur. She speaks to Woman’s Hour alongside Tender CEO Susie McDonald about the work they’re doing to try and prevent domestic violence. A special police unit used to spy on left wing political and activist groups was not justified and should have been disbanded in its early days. That’s one of the conclusions of the first part of a judge led inquiry into undercover policing, which covers the years 1968 to 1982. Sir John Mitting, Chair of the inquiry said most groups infiltrated by the Met’s Special Demonstration Squad posed no threat. His report details tactics such as forming sexual relationships while undercover and using dead children’s names to create false identities. Hayley Hassall is joined by ‘Alison’ who had a five year relationship with an undercover officer, and by Harriet Wistrich, who is Director of the Centre for Women’s Justice and part of the legal team that represented women in the inquiry. The writer, editor and disability activist Lottie Jackson has written a memoir called See Me Rolling. In it, she discusses the way that society views disability and the innate prejudices that we have. She also talks about fashion and how important it is in letting her express her identity. She joins Hayley. The journalist Afua Hirsch has made a new series of Africa Rising for BBC 2, about an African cultural renaissance. Afua visits three very different countries; Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa, and interviews young creatives who are expressing new ideas which are gathering momentum across the continent. Afua joins Hayley to talk about the female artists she met and their inspiring visions.

    57 min