The Movie That Changed My Life - Episode 2

Please take your seats and switch off your mobile phones, as Radio 2 heads to the movies with six well-known figures choosing their favourite film. In programme two, Lenny Henry chooses A Matter of Life and Death. This 1946 Powell and Pressburger film was intended to soothe post war animosity between Britain and America. It stars David Niven as Peter Carter, a fighter pilot who escapes his burning plane as it crashes in the Channel. He finds and falls in love with the American wireless operator (Kim Hunter), the last voice before he bailed out. But Carter is troubled by hallucinations...the powers in heaven have slipped up and want him there...he must fight for the right to live. Listeners will be enthralled by Lenny Henry's passion for this film - a film buff through and through, his reading of the film makes compelling listening. Contributors include Ian Christie, Powell's widow Thelma Schoonmaker, and the director Martin Scorsese. This episode is available until 7.00pm on 28th August as part of the Series Catch-up Trial.