Voyeurs And Visionaries
Francine Stock presents a series on the influence of films on all aspects of our lives.
First broadcast from 20040401 to 20040422, Radio 4 and repeated on Radio 7, 20071125 to 20071216 (and 20081129 to 20081220)
128/44; 102 MB total; encoded from iPlayer
Celebrity And Obsession 20040401
The first programme investigates the appeal of celebrity and the effect our obsession with stars can have on our psyche and culture.
We love them, we want to be with them; they belong to us. Francine Stock examines the impact of film stars on our lives.
Film And Politics 20040408
Francine Stock investigates the relationship between film and politics: how the imagery and rhetoric of the western were used in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; and how, from Stalin to Schwarzenegger, actors have become politicians and politicians have become actors.
Parts 1-2 of 4
Replies
Crying 20040415 Francine Stock investigates why we cry in films, the relationship between cinema and emotions and why some psychiatrists are prescribing film clips to patients.
Voyeurism 20040422 The final programme investigates how cinema affects our memory, and the relationship between films and voyeurism.
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Voyeurs and Visionaries - Episode 3of4.mp3
Voyeurs and Visionaries - Episode 4of4.mp3