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Nov 2023
38m 50s

Actors' strikes, The Hunger Games and Ro...

SKY NEWS
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US actors' union SAG-AFTRA has agreed a "tentative deal" with Hollywood studio bosses - bringing a 118-day strike to an end.

On this week's Backstage podcast, we hear from the union’s chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.

Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Hunter Schafer and Francis Lawrence speak to us at the UK premiere of The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes.

Plus, the team talk about new Netflix docuseries Robbie Williams, the second season of Australian series The Newsreader on BBC and Prime Video's Bond-themed series 007: Road To A Million starring Brian Cox.

Hosts: Katie Spencer, Claire Gregory and Thomas Crosse
Producer: Debbie Ridgard
Podcast Editor: Wendy Parker
Video Director: Amy Cotterell
Video Editor: Dave Colley
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