The Film programme

"Film CURRENTYEAR" is a weekly film review show on BBC television. The first series was broadcast in 1972 (BBC South East only) under the title "Film '72", and the title has been updated annually to match the year of broadcast. When referring to all series collectively, the BBC simply calls it 'the Film programme'.Fact|date=February 2007 Despite being a BBC Scotland production, its studio, office and edit room are at the BBC's Maida Vale studios in London.

In the UK, in 2008, it is shown weekly, on BBC1, late Tuesday evenings. The show has a break between March and September each year. In 2008 this break started after the episode on March 18th. The programme resumed on 16 September 2008.

Presenters

The series initially had several presenters including Joan Bakewell, Frederic Raphael, Iain Johnstone and Barry Norman, who became the regular host in 1974. He remained until 1998, with Jonathan Ross taking over from 1999.

Format

The format of the show has remained stable throughout: reviews on the latest releases are delivered direct to camera by the host, interspersed with clips. There may also be reports, interviews and a rundown of the box-office charts. The show normally runs to 30 minutes. The song I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free) by the Billy Taylor Trio, which is used as the TV show's theme, has become synonymous with the programme.

Radio

"The Film Programme" is also the name of a BBC Radio 4 programme about film, currently broadcast on Fridays and presented by Francine Stock [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/filmprogramme/filmprogramme.shtml bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts] ]

References

External links

*bbc.co.uk|id=films/film2008|title="Film 2008"
*imdb title|id=0192897|title=Film '72