# Vera Drake
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vera drake is a 2004 period drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays and Eddie Marsan. It tells the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abortions.
The film was acclaimed, winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and three BAFTA Awards.
Gaza, Dame Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter, Yasmin Khan, Cyberflashing
More than 100 international aid organisations and human rights groups are warning of mass starvation in Gaza and pressing for governments to take action. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Save the Children and Oxfam are among the signatories of a joint statement that says their colleagues and the peo…
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Baroness Margaret Hodge, Dame Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter, Statues of women
Baroness Margaret Hodge joined Nuala McGovern to talk about why she thinks routine mammograms should be extended to women over 70. The former Labour MP was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 80. She requested a mammogram after realising she hadn’t been invited to have one in nearly a decade…
Daniel Mays on Vera Drake, De Niro and nappy changes with David Thewlis
In this episode of the podcast, we have a chat with the brilliant Daniel Mays. Seen on big screens in recent feel-good favourites Swimming With Men and Fisherman's Friends, as well as Mike Leigh's modern classic Vera Drake - and on small screens in huge shows including Line of Duty, Good Omens and …
#10 - MIKE LEIGH (ft. MARION BAILEY)
Half the Picture’s guest this episode is British national filmmaking treasure Mike Leigh, the man behind such social-realist classics as Secrets & Lies, Naked, Another Year, Vera Drake and Life is Sweet.
Known for his improvisational method of devising his films with a murderer's row of British ac…
They're bringing mammoths back?
Join us for a special New Year's Eve edition of Early Worms as Phil and Anna discuss resolutions, extinct animals and if you hit play at 11:26:33pm on New Year's Eve you'll be able to ring in the New Year with the worms! Or you could just watch Vera Drake.
You can support Early Worms on Patreon! F…
Sam Troughton on A Very Royal Scandal and Chernobyl
Son of actor David Troughton and Grandson of the second Doctor Who Patrick Troughton.
Sam studied Drama at the University of Hull and after graduating he began his career with the RSC which brought three nominations for an Ian Charleston Award to his door. The award honours outstanding performanc…
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I Had to Perform Without Ever Seeing The Script - Eddie Marsan | Class, Prejudice & Stepping On Stage For The First Time in 24 Years
Eddie Marsan has built one of the most extraordinary acting careers in Britain. From Ray Donovan and Ridley Road to blockbusters like Vera Drake, Back to Black, and Sherlock Holmes, he’s almost never been off our screens. But now, for the first time, Eddie talks about his return to the stage after …
Ep 208 — "Bachelor Delight"; Sunstone Wrap | Vera Drake
It's our annual Sunstone week and we recorded in the same space again! From The Dragon Lair 2.0, we give you Bryce's session from Sunstone titled "Bachelor Delight: Entheogens, Soporifics, Abortifacients, and STI Treatment in Nauvoo Polygamy". Content warning: some of these topics are kinda rough,…
Eddie Marsan - Learning to Become a Problem-Solver
Eddie Marsan has built one of the most extraordinary acting careers in Britain. From Ray Donovan and Ridley Road to blockbusters like Vera Drake, Back to Black, and Sherlock Holmes, he’s almost never been off our screens. But now, for the first time, Eddie talks about his return to the stage after …
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