Film

Hedy Lamarr, inventor and film goddess was born in November 1914. Alison Jane Reid celebrates her mind as the inventor of frequency hopping and we explore how to emulate her image as a Hollywood icon of golden age style in suitably starstruck fashion.

Journalist Alison Jane Reid explores ten films about love with strong female leads. The review includes Kate Winslet in a Little Chaos, Cher in Moonstruck and Kelly Macdonald in Puzzle.

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Ten Things I Hate About You starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles is the definitive coming of age rom-com that has also inspired the hit Netflix drama Sex Education writes journalist Alison Jane Reid. AJ also reviews the James Bond soundtracks on BBC Sounds, Hania Rani and Somethings Gotta Give.

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The Magic Film, Drama and Radio Review This week Alison Reid looks at I Capture the Castle, Lovesick, I'm Your Man, Unorthodox and Erik Satie. This is your pick of what to watch, stream and listen to.

I'm Your Man Starring Dan Stevens and Maren Eggert, is a film by Emmy-Award Directing Maria Schrader that thrills as much as it poses serious questions about the boundaries of love. Could you fall for a humanoid, fantastic man asks Alison Jane Reid? Let's find out.