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Business of Film: Spencer, Cry Macho, The Suicide Squad & Sweet Thing

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The Business Of Film

Business of Film: Spencer, Cry Macho, The Suicide Squad & Sweet Thing
James Cameron-Wilson on the latest UK box office, down 29% week on week while October as a whole was stronger than 2019. Moving up to #4 as it goes wider is Spencer with Kristen Stewart a shoo-in for an Oscar nomination. Clint Eastwood stars in and directs Cry Macho but it arrives at #15. For home viewing, James recommends James Gunn's The Suicide Squad, one of the best films of the year and the black & white melodrama Sweet Thing, which swept him along.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Gadgets & Gizmos: DIY Apple repair, DogPhones, satellite slinghots & 3D-printed steaks

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: DIY Apple repair, DogPhones, satellite slinghots & 3D-printed steaks
Share Radio's Technology Editor Steve Caplin looks at Amazon's beef with Visa, banning its credit cards. He is open-mouthed at news that Apple is going to allow customers to repair their own devices in future. He also discusses DogPhones for dogs left alone at home, a device to detect offensive language in schools, a system to launch satellites by slingshot, why Tesla cars are shipping without USB sockets, why Marco Pierre White is to sell 3D-printed steaks, cow-free milk, the new Spanish right to speak to a real person at a company and the Egyptian thief who managed to steal a TV reporter's phone – during a live feed.
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steve caplin


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The Business of Film: Eternals, Finch, Army of Thieves & Passing

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Eternals, Finch, Army of Thieves & Passing
James Cameron-Wilson looks at the UK box office, where the latest Marvel film, Eternals, has opened at #1. Spencer, with Kristen Stewart – hotly tipped for award nominations – as Princess Diana, is #6 on only 183 screens. Tom Hanks stars in the post-apocalyptic Finch on Apple while, on Netflix, James reviews Army of Thieves (part of the Army of the Dead franchise) and Passing, written and directed by Rebecca Hall.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: US inflation at a 30-year high & oil capex at a multi-year low

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors

The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: US inflation at a 30-year high & oil capex at a multi-year low
Russ Mould, Investment Director of A J Bell, looks behind the 30-year-high numbers for US inflation. CPI is 6.2% but the producer price index is 8.6% with intermediate producer prices up 25% and raw materials climbing 57% year on year. While high energy prices are responsible for some of that, he also points out that the capital investment of the oil majors is, despite the high oil price, at around a 20-year low. He explains the reason behind this (is oil the new tobacco?) but wonders if oil should be written off as an investment just yet.
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Russ Mould


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Gadgets & Gizmos: DogTV, growing tomatoes on Mars & lab-grown fish

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos:  DogTV, growing tomatoes on Mars & lab-grown fish
Share Radio's technology editor Steve Caplin looks at IT problems at Walker's crisps and how supermarkets are trying to hide empty shelves from shoppers. Heinz have apparently worked out how to produce tomatoes on Mars, Twitter is allowing people to edit tweets (at a price) and Curry's has teamed up with Uber for quick home deliveries. If you've a bored dog, then DogTV is here, aimed at the canine viewer, while lab-grown fish could soon be on the menu. And as COP26 draws to a close, there's news of how to power planes with ammonia, how to clean up the oceans in a more sustainable way and how to remove soot particles from wood fires.
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Steve Caplin


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The Bigger Picture: MPs' second jobs and lobbying, Lord Frost and article 16 & COP26

Simon Rose
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The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture: MPs' second jobs and lobbying, Lord Frost and article 16 & COP26
Political commentator Mike Indian looks at the issue of MPs having second jobs and how to prevent paid lobbying. Are the rules fit for purpose? He looks at the issue of Northern Ireland, Lord Frost, whether Article 16 might be triggered and what the consequences could be. And he reflects upon COP26 and expresses optimism that the UK can use technology to show the rest of the world how to achieve a zero-carbon future.
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Mike Indian


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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: What does the MPC's "studious inactivity" imply?

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors

The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: What does the MPC's "studious inactivity" imply?
Russ Mould, Investment Director of A J Bell, looks at the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee's decision to take no action on interest rates. He wonders if their "studious inactivity" is likely to prove wise and that all the evidence of mounting inflationary pressure will indeed be transient. Will we get the Goldilocks economy or has the horse already bolted through the open stable door? There must be a tipping point with interest rates in regard to equities, he says, but where will it be?
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Russ Mould


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The Bigger Picture: Culture Wars move into science arena, NHS and private hospitals & Frank Field

Simon Rose
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The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture: Culture Wars move into science arena, NHS and private hospitals & Frank Field
With Cop26 underway, Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University discusses the way that the culture wars are moving into the realm of science. He also contrasts how the UK public's behaviour has changed in a generation with the polarised politics of the USA. He examines why the NHS has failed to use private hospitals to clear its backlog despite a £10 billion deal. And he pays tribute to Lord Frank Field, looking at his ideas – way ahead of their time – on the provision of unemployment benefit.
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Professor Tim Evans


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The Business of Film: Dune, The Boss Baby 2, Last Night in Soho, Ron's Gone Wrong

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Dune, The Boss Baby 2, Last Night in Soho, Ron's Gone Wrong
James Cameron-Wilson discusses the UK box office, with No Time To Die reclaiming the #1 spot. With £86m banked, it's the 6th most successful film in the UK and the only one ever to have taken over £1m a day for 30 consecutive days. Dune, spectacular but unengaging according to James, has been knocked off top spot and is #2. The Boss Baby 2 is #5 while Edgar Wright's "baffling" Last Night in Soho arrives at #8 with Ron's Gone Wrong, a UK animation much recommended, #9. James also looks at two Netflix movies, Hypnotic and The Harder They Fall.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Gadgets & Gizmos: Space nappies, 20 years of the iPod & wood that's sharper than steel

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: Space nappies, 20 years of the iPod & wood that's sharper than steel
Share Radio's technology editor gives us the low-down on high-tech. There's Hertz ordering 100,000 Teslas, just as 12,000 are recalled, how SpaceX's astronauts are coping with a lavatory leak, the 20th anniversary of the music revolution sparked by the iPod, the scientists who have found a way to make wooden knives that are 3 times sharper than steel, a hover bike arriving next year that will set you back a mere half a million pounds and Steinway's innovation that will enable pianos to play remotely.
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Steve Caplin


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