''The Film Programme'' was a British

film review Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outlet ...

radio programme, broadcast weekly on

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, from 2004 to 2021, presented by Francine Stock. The programme had a number of regular contributors, including

Neil Brand Neil Brand (born 18 March 1958) is an English dramatist, composer and author. In addition to being a regular silent film accompanist at London's National Film Theatre, Brand has composed new scores for two restored films from the 1920s, '' Th ...

and Rosemary Fletcher. The programme's

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was b006r5jt. Its regular presenters included Francine Stock and Antonia Quirke. It was confirmed in September 2021 that the programme was to be axed and replaced by a new show with the title "Screenshot" to be hosted by

Mark Kermode Mark James Patrick Kermode (, ; ; born 2 July 1963) is an English film critic, musician, radio presenter, television presenter and podcaster. He is the chief film critic for ''The Observer'', contributes to the magazine '' Sight & Sound'', pr ...

and

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. The last scheduled programme was broadcast on 30 September 2021, co-hosted by Francine Stock and Antonia Quirke.

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