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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Alien Romulus, Hollywoodgate and Laurel & Hardy – The Silent Years

Simon Rose
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The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Alien Romulus, Hollywoodgate and Laurel & Hardy – The Silent Years
With box office buoyant, James Cameron-Wilson was blown away by Alien:Romulus, the 9th in the series and the new #1. It feels fresh and smart, has a great retro look and, above all, is how horror films should work. He was glad to have caught #22 Hollywoodgate, a documentary made with the Taliban's cooperation after the United States pulled out of Afghanistan, leaving behind £7bn of military equipment. He found it eye-opening, fascinating and frightening. He (and Simon) were full of praise for the 2-disc set of Laurel & Hardy: The Silent Years. Beautifully restored, these comedies from 100 years ago and more are still fresh and funny and the superb extras only add to the enjoyment.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Robot dentists, making bricks from rubble & stopping cow burps

Simon Rose
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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: Robot dentists, making bricks from rubble & stopping cow burps
The man who knows tech stuff, Steve Caplin, discusses a household robot with a terrifying featureless face and the first autonomous dentist, apparently much faster than the real thing. There's a mosquito tracker, an AI-powered golf trolley, a necklace to jog your memory and a mobile factory that can make bricks from rubble, which is being sent to Ukraine. To solve the problem of moths in museums and stately homes, Rentokil suggests parasitc wasps while a pill could stop cows producing methane-laden burps. And do men drive more riskily if the voice on their satnav is female?
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

The Bigger Picture: Can Kamala Harris win, UK riots and Labour's public sector pay deals

Simon Rose
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The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture: Can Kamala Harris win, UK riots and Labour's public sector pay deals
Political commentator Mike Indian looks at the Democratic nomination of Kamala Harris for US President and how the likely outcome of the election has changed since Biden stood aside. Back in the UK, he discusses the recent riots, asks where it might lead and ponders whether we currently have a justice system we can be proud of. He also looks at Labour's pay deals with the likes of the train drivers and whether it will embolden other public sector workers.
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Mike Indian


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Gavin Oldham

Thought for the Week: Time

Gavin Oldham
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Thought for the Week

Thought for the Week: Time
What does time mean for you? A busy diary, rushing people, stress and anxiety — 'never enough hours in the day'? If so, there's plenty of that to watch on the Sky Movies channel. Or do you see it as one of the crowning glories of creation which makes all life possible? Nobel Prize winner Kip Thorne helped to unravel its mysteries in 'The Life Scientific' following his input on 'Interstellar', and thus inspired our thought for this week. Background music: opening with grandfather clock chimes, closing with 'Take Your Time' by Dan Lebowitz

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Georgie Frost

This Is Money: What does the latest inflation data mean for our finances for the rest of 2024?

Georgie Frost
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This is Money

This Is Money: What does the latest inflation data mean for our finances for the rest of 2024?
Last week, the consumer prices index measure of inflation nudged higher to 2.2%. But what does this mean for future base rate decisions — and then in turn, mortgage rates and savings rates? Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost discuss the latest inflation figures and what the rest of the year has in store for the economy. Meanwhile, experts predict a busier housing market this autumn - but what makes them so sure? And watch out if you plan on taking your kids out of school during term time — you could face big fines, with the first change to the system since 2013. Is it fair that parents get fined for taking children on holidays and should there be a better system devised? We look at the supermarket winners and losers over the last decade — just how bad have things been for ASDA. And our reporter Angharad Carrick takes a visit to west London Tesco to test its new anti-shoplifting measures. Is it any good? We also run the rule over Aliexpress... and the bargain items that are almost too good to be true.
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Angharad Carrick


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Motley Fool Money

Motley Fool Money: The Market's Coiled Spring (16/8)

Motley Fool Money
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Motley Fool Show

Motley Fool Money: The Market's Coiled Spring (16/8)
The macro picture might be putting a damper on guidance for some companies, but depressed valuations and climbing cash balances mean as the macro picture clears up, money could come back into the market in waves. Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss what Brian Niccol will need to do to turn around Starbucks as CEO, and how Chipotle will handle the departure of their superstar executive, earnings updates from Home Depot, Walmart, and Brinker, and Warren Buffett’s latest buys — Ulta Beauty and Heico – and what Berkshire and other smart money’s rising cash hoards might mean. Then, 31 minutes in, Jason and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Palo Alto Networks and Kenvue. Stocks discussed: SBUX, CMG, HD, WMT, EAT, PANW, KVUE. Host - Dylan Lewis; Guests - Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger
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Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger


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Motley Fool Money

Motley Fool Money: What Happens if Alphabet Breaks Up? (14/8)

Motley Fool Money
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Motley Fool Show

Motley Fool Money: What Happens if Alphabet Breaks Up? (14/8)
Here’s why investors could win. Tim Beyers and Mary Long discuss the lawsuit against Google, the likelihood of a big tech breakup, and consolidation in the snacking sector. Then, 14 minutes in, Jason Hall and Ricky Mulvey check in on some solar power stocks. Companies discussed: GOOG, GOOGL, K, ENPH, SEDG. Host - Mary Long; Guests - Tim Beyers, Jason Hall, Ricky Mulvey
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Tim Beyers, Jason Hall, Ricky Mulvey


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Adam Cox

The Hypnotist: The Hypnotic Sleeping Pill

Adam Cox
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The Hypnotist

The Hypnotist: The Hypnotic Sleeping Pill
The placebo effect drives an element of expectation or belief for people taking part in a medical test, when they don't know whether they're taking the 'real thing' or are part of a control group. In this episode, Adam Cox uses the metaphor of a sleeping tablet rather than the actual thing to drive that placebo suggestion, thereby inducing a self-fulfilling policy to help you sleep. An added bonus here, too: there's no wake-up call at the end of the session, so you can just keep on sleeping!

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Vicky Sayers

The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Is money still a man’s prerogative?

Vicky Sayers
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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors

The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Is money still a man’s prerogative?
Since the suffragette movement, women have had to work hard to gain autonomy in what was once very much “a man’s world”; and when it comes to finances, women are yet to achieve equality. Vicky Sayers is joined in this episode by Tamara Gillan, founder of the WealthiHer Network: created to inspire and empower women to grow and protect their wealth. They discuss the continuing economic inequality of the sexes, and the initiatives put in place by the WealthiHer Network to work towards equality. Replay from 20th March 2020
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Tamara Gillan


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: It Ends With Us, Trap and Borderlands

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: It Ends With Us, Trap and Borderlands
James Cameron-Wilson is joined by guest interrogator Chad Kennerk to discuss the UK box-office, which has dipped 3% from the previous weekend. Sadly, he was not a fan of any of the three new releases in the marketplace: he found 'It Ends With Us' implausible and ridiculous, M. Night Shyamalan’s psycho-thriller 'Trap' contrived and inexplicable and the video game adaptation 'Borderlands' (with Cate Blanchett, of all people) derivative and chaotic.
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James Cameron Wilson, Chad Kennerk


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