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Two of the year's major films, Till and Empire of Light, reviewed and John Preston on his TV drama Stonehouse.

Jan 5, 2023 · 42m
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  • Costa Award-winning biographer John Preston makes screenwriting debut with drama Stonehouse about 1970s MP who faked his own death, discussing fact and fiction boundaries
  • Critics review Till, about Emmett Till's mother Mamie's fight for justice after her son's lynching in 1955, and Empire of Light, Sam Mendes' seaside cinema drama set in the 70s
  • James Conor Patterson reads his poem from his TS Eliot Prize-shortlisted debut collection Bandit Country

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