24 Hour Movies
On the 40th anniversary of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at films that confine their action to a single day (and, occasionally, night).
On the 40th anniversary of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at films that confine their action to a single day (and occasionally, night) - from the high-stakes urban odyssey of After Hours to the romantic tension of Richard Linklater’s Before Sunset trilogy.
Guest interviews include author David Nicholls.
Producer: Jane Long
A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4
On radio
Broadcast
- Fri 24 Jul 202619:15BBC Radio 4
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Podcast
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Screenshot
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image
