Show Notes (Saturday 25 April 2009)

DVD movie of the week: Teeth (2007)

Featured movies:

• The African Queen (1951)
  
• Marathon Man (1976)
  
• The Running Man (1987)
  

Featured music:

• No You Girls by Franz Ferdinand
  
• Paper Planes by M.I.A. from Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
  
• Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks from The Boat That Rocked (2009)
  
• My Generation by The Who from The Boat That Rocked (2009)
  
• Let's Dance by David Bowie from The Boat That Rocked (2009)
  

Movie quote:

"If we talk for too long, I'll forget how we started. Next time I see you, I'm not gonna remember this conversation. I don't even know if I've met you before."

Memento (2000)

Show Notes (Saturday 14th March 2009)

Focus on the Terminator series of movies.

DVD Movie Of The Week: Tough Enough (2006) Certificate 15

Featured movies:

• The Terminator (1984)
• Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
• Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines (2003)
• Terminator Salvation (2009)

Featured music:

• Can't Get Over by September
• Thriller by Michael Jackson
• You Could Be Mine by Guns N' Roses
• Desolation Row by My Chemical Romance from Watchmen (2009)

Movie quote:

"Much has been said of the strumpets of yore / Of wenches and bawdy house queens by the score / But I sing of a baggage that we all adore / The landlord's daughter!"

The Wicker Man (1973)

Show Notes (Saturday 7th March 2009)

A further look at the films of Director Danny Boyle.

Movie of the week: And When Did You last See Your Father? (2007)

Featured movies:

• The Beach (2000)
• 28 Days Later (2002)
• Sunshine (2007)

Featured music:

• Just Can't get Enough by The Saturdays (Comic Relief Single)
  
• Paper Planes by M.I.A. from Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
• Pure Shores by All Saints from The Beach (2000)
• In The House - In A Heartbeat by John Murphy from 28 Days Later (2002)
• Porcelain by Moby from The Beach (2000)
• Yeke Yeke by Mory Kanté from The Beach (2000)

Movie quote:

"Don't be silly, Toto. Scarecrows don't talk."

The Wizard Of Oz (1939)

Show Notes (Saturday 28th February 2009)

Feature on the early films of Director Danny Boyle.

Movie of the week: Brick Lane (2007)

Featured movies:

• Shallow Grave (1994)
• Trainspotting (1996)
• A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

Featured music:

• Round Are Way by Oasis from A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
• O... Saya by A. R. Rahman from Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
• My Baby Just Cares For Me by Nina Simone from Shallow Grave (1994)
• Born Slippy by Underworld from Trainspotting (1996)
• Beyond The Sea by Bobby Darin from A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

Movie quote:

"So, what would you two little maniacs like to do first?"

Weird Science (1985)

Show Notes (Sat 7 February 2009)

Special focus on animals and evolution, in recognition of Charles Darwin's bicentenery (200th Birthday) next week on Thursday 12th February.

The Natural History Museum is promoting Darwin 200: a national programme of events honouring Charles Darwin's scientific ideas, and their impact.

Movie of the week: Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging (2008) Certificate 12

Featured movies:

• Jurassic Park (1993)
  
• King Kong (2005)
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

Featured music:

• Reach by S Club 7
• She's So Lovely by Scouting For Girls from Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging (2008)
• Piano Parchment by Johnny Pearson from All Creatures Great And Small
  
• Main Themes by John Williams from Jurassic Park (1993)
• The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens from Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
• Decode by Paramore from Twilight (2008)

Movie quote:

"It's all right. It's quite all right, really. She's having a rest. We'll be going on soon. There's no hurry, you see. We have all the time in the world."

On her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

Show Notes (Sat 24 January 2009)

Movies set in China, in recognition of Chinese New Year on Monday.

Movie of the week: The Dark Knight (2008) Certificate 12

Featured movies:

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
• Enter The Dragon (1973)
• Lust, Caution (2008)

Featured music:

• Wow by Kylie Minogue from Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2009)
• Feeling Good by Muse from Seven Pounds (2009)
• Hong Kong by Gorillaz
• Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas
• Mr Blue Sky by Electric light Orchestra from Role Models (2008)

Movie quote:

"On this day, September 20th 1942, a young shepherd boy from the Urals arrived in the city of Stalingrad on the banks of the Volga. His name is Vassilij Zaitzev. Like thousands before him he came to answer comrade Stalin's call. Armed only with a rifle, he quickly made the fascist invader realise that from now on he would be punished for every step he took in the motherland, that from here on the only way was back."

Enemy At The Gates (2001)

Show Notes (Sat 17 January 2009)

Looking at movies nominated for the 2009 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs). The awards are announced on Sunday 8 February 2009.

Featured music:

• Paper Planes by M.I.A. from Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
• Your Song by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman from Moulin Rouge! (2001)
• Barcelona by Giulia Y Los Tellarini from Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
• The Winner Takes It All by Meryl Streep from Mamma Mia! (2008)
• Eye Of The Tiger by Chiara Mastroianni from Persepolis (2007)
• The Wrestler by Bruce Springsteen from The Wrestler (2008)

Movie quote:

"O Captain, my Captain. Who knows where that comes from? Anybody? Not a clue? It's from a poem by Walt Whitman about Mr. Abraham Lincoln. Now in this class you can either call me Mr. Keating, or if you're slightly more daring, O Captain my Captain."

Dead Poets Society (1989)