The Film Programme: Peeping Tom (BBC Radio, 30/Mar/2007)

Programme Description

Two films released in 1960 had a lasting effect on cinema in general and the horror genre in particular: Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and Peeping Tom, directed by Michael Powell. But while Psycho enjoyed massive commercial success, Peeping Tom was critically damned and withdrawn from cinemas. As a new DVD edition is released, Francine talks to Michael Powell's widow (and distinguished film editor) Thelma Schoonmaker about the film. And the film historian Ian Christie and film critic Nigel Floyd discuss whether this film or Psycho has had a more profound influence on later directors.

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Broadcast Details

broadcast as part of "The Film Programme" on BBC Radio 4
date: 30/Mar/2007
length: approx 11 minutes
web link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/filmprogramme/filmprogramme_20070330.shtml

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