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The Business of Film: Ticket to Paradise, Don't Worry Darling & Avatar

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The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Ticket to Paradise, Don't Worry Darling & Avatar
James Cameron-Wilson celebrates a box office take which has more than doubled with the Julia Roberts, George Clooney comedy Ticket to Paradise at #1. Sadly, James found it charmless and excruciating. At #2 is Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling with Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, which James found intriguing but ultimately a cop-out. He was more enthusiastic about the rerelease of Avatar which he thought better and more topical than he remembered. He also tells Simon Rose about the top 10 foreign language releases in the UK.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Gadgets & Gizmos: Racing robots, Skyscraper-repairing drones & VR goggles for sedation

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: Racing robots, Skyscraper-repairing drones & VR goggles for sedation
Technology guru Steve Caplin talks to Simon Rose about a record-breaking running robot, a clever seabed camera, repairing the tops of tall buildings with extruding drones, how to make driverless cars safer for pedestrians, a lamp that not only follows you but also offers emotional companionship, turning plastic into diamonds and how VR goggles can be used for sedation.
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Steve Caplin


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The Bigger Picture: The mini-budget and the market response & the Labour Party conference

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The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture: The mini-budget and the market response & the Labour Party conference
Political commentator Mike Indian discusses with Simon Rose the Chancellor's mini-budget and the market turmoil it caused, as well as criticism from the International Monetary Fund. Arguing that previous dashes for growth didn't end well, he asks if there really is a correlation between the tax burden and growth and whether the level of regulation in the UK really is too high? He also looks at the Labour Party conference, understanding the confidence but pointing out that Keir Starmer is still missing a narrative of excitement.
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Mike Indian


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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Interest rate decisions from the Fed and the BoE

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors

The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Interest rate decisions from the Fed and the BoE
Victoria Scholar of Interactive Investor discusses with Simon Rose the Fed's hiking of interest rates by 75 basis points, with indications they have further to go. The move strengthened the dollar still further. In the UK, the Bank of England opted for a 50 basis point rise, rather than 75 (the highest level since 2008), with the MPC split over the decision. With the pound continuing to weaken, she also discusses why former ratesetter Danny Blanchflower has said investors should short sterling.
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Victoria Scholar


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The Bigger Picture: What can we expect of the PM, Energy and Russia & Reflections on the late Queen.

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The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture: What can we expect of the PM, Energy and Russia & Reflections on the late Queen.
Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University discusses what we might expect from Liz Truss as Prime Minister. He points out how long it has been since the Government (or Opposition) had a clear strategy. He also wonders where the Russian economy is heading now that Europe appears to be weaning itself off the country's energy. And he reflects on the late Queen and her funeral, surprising himself with the realisation that her death appears to have taught many of us something about ourselves.
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Professor Tim Evans


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The Business of Film: Both Sides of the Blade, Identification of a Woman & I Came By - 22 Sep 22

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The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Both Sides of the Blade, Identification of a Woman & I Came By - 22 Sep 22
James Cameron-Wilson laments a further decline in the UK box office, off another 31%. See How They Run is still #1 with Bowie doc Moonage Daydream at #10. The worthwhile but uncomfortable drama Both Sides of the Blade with Juliette Binoche only managed #48. Cleaned up for a Blu-Ray release is Antonioni's 1982 provocative arthouse film Identification of a Woman. James was pleasantly surprised by I Came By, an unsettling dystopian view of Britain today with George Mackay and Hugh Bonneville, which is on Netflix.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Gadgets & Gizmos: Ig Nobel prizes, cyborg cockroaches, a moon simulator & concrete inflatable buildings

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: Ig Nobel prizes, cyborg cockroaches, a moon simulator & concrete inflatable buildings
Share Radio's technology editor Steve Caplin reveals to Simon Rose the winners of the Ig Nobel prizes for science. There's also news of how AI can change the accents of cold callers, of a giant simulated moon you can visit, how building blueprints can be interpreted by robots, how cockroaches can be turned into cyborgs for dangerous situations, how concrete buildings can be easily constructed using inflatable forms, a motorless food blender, a clever camping lantern and why Janet Jackson might crash your laptop.
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Steve Caplin


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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: The tenure of company CEOs

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors

The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: The tenure of company CEOs
With Ben van Beurden stepping down as CEO of Shell, Russ Mould of A J Bell looks at the tenure of senior chief executives. With 9 years at the helm, he's the 24th-longest serving FTSE100 boss, the average currently being 6 years. Perhaps it was just a good time to leave. Russ also looks at the growing list of companies showing signs of demand ebbing or cost pressures building – or both.
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Russ Mould


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The Business of Film: See How They Run, Jaws, 3000 Years of Longing & Prima Facie

Simon Rose
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The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: See How They Run, Jaws, 3000 Years of Longing & Prima Facie
James Cameron-Wilson reports that cinema box office in the UK is currently grim, down 16% on last year at this time. New #1, comedy whodunnit See How They Run, just managed to take over £1m. James found it a hoot. A re-release of Jaws from 1975 was #3 while 3000 Years of Longing with Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba only managed #18, though James wasn't enthusiastic. At #22 is Jodie Comer in Prima Facie, now the highest-grossing event cinema release ever. At #23 was the unengaging The Forgiven with Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Gadgets & Gizmos: iPhone 14, iOS16, 3D Wagyu beef, disco fridges & laughing robots

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: iPhone 14, iOS16, 3D Wagyu beef, disco fridges & laughing robots
Share Radio's tech maven Steve Caplin tells Simon Rose about the new iPhone 14, which can tell if you're involved in a crash. The new iOS lets you unsend texts while the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra has a camera with abundant pixels. There'll soon be 3D-printed Wagyu beef while LG have a fridge with mood lights and bluetooth speakers. And if you're worried that robots might be too solemn, Japanese scientists have worked out how to make them laugh.
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Steve Caplin


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