A host of movie stars have signed a letter, published in the Observer, calling on the corporation to keep The Film Programme
Radio 4 executives know their listeners are known for reacting badly when the
BBC changes the station’s schedule. This time, they may have met their match. More than 100 actors, writers and film-makers, many drawn from Hollywood’s elite, have condemned the corporation’s decision to axe The Film Programme.
A-list actors such as Liam Neeson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo have joined acclaimed directors including Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan, producer David Puttnam and numerous writers, producers, cinematographers, designers and composers, in calling for the BBC to reverse its decision to cancel the show after 17 years.