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Jan 30
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Jean-Luc Godard, Scary Primates and the ...

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This week on Screentime John Fardy looks at the life and films of French auteur Jean-Luc Godard with Dave O'Mahoney of the IFI. John also talks to YouTube producer Molly McDonald about how the BBC and others will be putting some content on YouTube first. Plus, Niamh O'Reilly reviews the new cinema releases including 'Primate' and 'Is This Thing On'.

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