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Oxfordshire鈥檚 links to Hollywood.

Local film critic James Luxford has been tracing Oxfordshire's movie history with Oscar winners, Star Wars film FX, Tolkein鈥檚 Middle Earth, Blenheim Palace & Michael Palin.

A special programme celebrating Oxfordshire鈥檚 links to Hollywood. Local film critic James Luxford has been meeting some of the county鈥檚 Oscar winners, you鈥檒l hear from the local man in charge of the special effects in the new Star Wars film, Michael Palin gives us a tour of Oxford鈥檚 movie theatres of the early 1960s, and we hear from director Peter Jackson, who brought Tolkein鈥檚 Middle Earth stories to the silver screen. Plus James got a tour of some of the places in Blenheim Palace which have been used as film locations.

1 hour

Broadcast

  • Christmas Eve 2015 18:00