In his first full length interview since Pinocchio was nominated for an Oscar, Guillermo Del Toro and his co-director Mark Gustafson came into the Today Programme studio - bringing in two of the puppets. They discussed with Martha Kearney the painstaking process of using stop motion animation which uses physical puppets, as well as the film's setting in Mussolini's fascist Italy.
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Folge vom 27.01.2023Pinocchio: Interview with Guillermo del Toro
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Folge vom 26.01.2023Zelensky urges speedy delivery of Western tanksAmerica's 30 tanks, Britain's 14, and Germany's pledge of another 14 in addition to commitments from Poland and possibly from France still leave Ukraine well short of the 300 it asked for. Today's Mishal Husain and Nick Robinson spoke to the NATO Secretary General and former Norwegian prime minister Jens Stollenberg and advisor to Ukranie's defence minister Yuri Sak about what difference the tanks would make to the war. (IMAGE CREDIT: Photo by Sgt Anthony Prater/DVIDS/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (13741081a))
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Folge vom 25.01.2023Oscar nominees speak to TodayHere on Today we have heard from a variety of Oscar nominees over the last few weeks. They include: Cate Blanchett on her role in Tár; Brendan Fraser on his role in The Whale; Tony Kushner on co-writing The Fabelmans; novelist Sir Kazuo Ishiguro on Living; John Landau who produced Avatar: The Way of Water; and Angie Marchese who advised on Elvis. Hear all of those interviews in full. (Image: Oscar statue, Credit: CAROLINE BREHMAN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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Folge vom 24.01.2023Should Tory chairman stand aside over tax questions?Five days ago the Prime minister said the issues around Nadhim Zahawi “had been addressed in full” but has now called an his ethics advisor to look into the former chancellor and current Conservative chairman. There are also questions about BBC Chairman Richard Sharp’s links with former PM Boris Johnson prior to his appointment. Today's Mishal Husain spoke to to Policing Minister Chris Philp about both issues. Amol Rajan spoke to former acting chair of the BBC Trust, Professor Diane Coyle & former Culture Minister Lord Vaizey. (By:Peter Nicholls - Credit : Reuters)