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• 'Creation' and Darwin     10:13   9th Sep 09   Download

  Creation tells the story of Charles Darwin's struggles leading up to the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859. It’s a complex story because of what was going on in Darwin’s life in the years leading up to it. As Darwin’s ideas about natural selection became ever clearer and firmer in his mind, his Christian faith became more muddled and weaker. This created tension with his wife, Emma, who was a committed Christian. Charles was devoted to his family, though, and close to his children in a way that was very unusual in the Victorian era. However, his oldest daughter, and favourite child, Annie died in 1851 at the age of ten. Darwin was with her, many miles from home, and cared for her while watching her die over several days. It had an enormous impact on him, extinguishing any faith in a God who was involved in the world. All these factors, and others which are not explored in Creation, combined to make him procrastinate and hold back from publishing his radical new ideas.

• Changeling and attitudes to women     10:00   5th Dec 08   Download

  Tony Watkins and Nick Pollard discuss Clint Eastwood's film Changeling, starring Angelina Jolie. In this Culturewatch.tv video, they reflect on how it shows the prevailing attitudes towards women in late 1920s America and its message for today. This video includes interviews and clips from the film. Download a high resolution version at www.toolsfortalks.com

• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and abandonment     07:06   17th Nov 08   Download

  Tony Watkins and Tom Price discuss The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, second in the series of films based on the books by C.S. Lewis. In this Culturewatch.tv video, they discuss the role of Aslan in the film. Why is he not doing anything to help Narnia, and how do the Narnians and the Pevensie children respond to their apparent abandonment? This video includes interview footage and clips from the film.

• Wanted and fate     04:56   24th Oct 08   Download

  This programme features Tony Watkins and Nicola Lee discussing the action film Wanted starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie. They consider the issue of fate which is explored in the film. Wanted is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, based on the comic book series by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones. Note that Wanted is rated 18 (UK)/R (USA) for the level of violence and strong language. This programme includes clips from the film.

• High School Musical 3 and choice     01:00   24th Oct 08   Download

  This programme features Tony Watkins and Nicola Lee discussing High School Musical 3: Senior Year, the latest in Walt Disney's astonishingly successful franchise. The wildcats are in their last year of high school and face some difficult decisions about their future. Tony and Nicola reflect on the High School Musical phenomenon, and on the values that are communicated by the films. This programme includes interview footage and clips from the film.

• Indiana Jones and nostalgia     04:42   20th Oct 08   Download

  Tony Watkins and Nicola Lee discuss Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. In this Culturewatch.tv video, they discuss the thematic change in this fourth film of the franchise and what this indicates about the shift in our society away from our Judeo-Christian heritage. This video includes clips from the film.

• How to Lose Friends and Alienate People     10:00   10th Oct 08   Download

  Nick Pollard and Lars Dahle discuss How To Lose Friends And Alienate People. In this Culturewatch.tv video, they discuss how journalistic integrity can be maintained in a celebrity culture. This video includes interviews and clips from the film.

• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and responsibility     06:54   24th Sep 08   Download

  Tony Watkins and Tom Price discuss The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. In this Culturewatch.tv video, they talk about how the terrible events depicted in the film could have been allowed, and discuss how such things can be prevented from recurring in the future. This video includes interviews and clips from the film.

• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and shared humanity     07:46   19th Sep 08   Download

  Tony Watkins and Tom Price discuss The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. In this Culturewatch.tv video, they talk about the many important themes raised by this film, including the shared humanity of the two boys in the face of terrible prejudice and suffering. This video includes interviews and clips from the film.

• Culturewatch.tv: The X-Files: I Want to Believe and scepticism     05:41   5th Aug 08   Download

  This programme features Tony Watkins and Tom Price discussing the second X-Files movie, I Want to Believe, directed by Chris Carter and reuniting David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson after six years. Tony and Tom particularly focus on the exploration of scepticism and belief within the film, and how it fits into some of the wider debates within contemporary culture.

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