Mr Wilder And Me By Jonathan Coe

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20220530

In 1945, Billy Wilder made a film called 'Death Mills' about the Holocaust. In it he showed `an entire field, a whole landscape of corpses`. He went on to make 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Some Like It Hot' and 'The Apartment'. 'Mr Wilder & Me' is ostensibly a fiction about a young woman discovering her love of film, music and young men but it is also about the way that a generation of film-makers responded to the great cataclysm of the second world war and the seriousness with which they viewed entertainment, particularly comedy, as an escape from nightmarish reality.

The protagonist, Calista is a film score composer and she tells the story of how she came to work for the legendary film director, Billy Wilder whilst he was preparing to work on one of his last films, 'Fedora'.

Written by Jonathan Coe

Abridged by Florence Bedell

The reader is Jasmine Hyde

Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder

Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.

20220531

Written by Jonathan Coe

Abridged by Florence Bedell

The reader is Jasmine Hyde

By chance Calista ends up joining a dinner party hosted by the legendary Billy Wilder

Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.

20220601

Written by Jonathan Coe

Abridged by Florence Bedell

The reader is Jasmine Hyde

Calista is abandoned by her friend whilst at dinner with famous film director Billy Wilder

Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.

20220602

Written by Jonathan Coe

Abridged by Florence Bedell

The reader is Jasmine Hyde

Billy Wilder decides to shoot 'Fedora' in Greece and Calista gets the call to go and help

Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.

20220603

Mr Wilder & Me' is ostensibly a fiction about a young woman discovering her love of film, music and young men but it is also about the way that a generation of film-makers responded to the great cataclysm of the second world war and the seriousness with which they viewed entertainment, particularly comedy, as an escape from nightmarish reality.

The protagonist, Calista, is a film score composer and she tells the story of how she came to work for the legendary film director, Billy Wilder, whilst he was preparing to work on one of his last films, 'Fedora'.

Written by Jonathan Coe

Abridged by Florence Bedell

The reader is Jasmine Hyde

Billy Wilder continues to film Fedora on Lefkada with Callista on hand to help.

Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.

20220606

Written by Jonathan Coe

Abridged by Florence Bedell

The reader is Jasmine Hyde

The 'Fedora' production team moves on to Germany. Callista is now a special assistant.

Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.

20220607

Written by Jonathan Coe

Abridged by Florence Bedell

The readers were

Jasmine Hyde (narrator and all female parts)

Paul Kemp (old and young Wilder)

Jos Vantyler - all other voices.

Over dinner, Billy Wilder recounts the time when he made a film about German death camps.

Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.

20220608

Written by Jonathan Coe

Abridged by Florence Bedell

The readers were

Jasmine Hyde (narrator and all female parts)

Paul Kemp (old and young Wilder)

Jos Vantyler - all other voices.

The screenplay, describing how Wilder came to film the Nazi death camps, continues.

Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.

20220609

Written by Jonathan Coe

Abridged by Florence Bedell

The reader is Jasmine Hyde

The filming of 'Fedora' is almost finished. Now in Paris, Callista bumps into Matthew.

Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.

20220610

Written by Jonathan Coe

Abridged by Florence Bedell

The reader is Jasmine Hyde

On the final day of shooting 'Fedora', Callista enjoys a unique moment with Billy Wilder.

Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20220530	In 1945, Billy Wilder made a film called 'Death Mills' about the Holocaust. In it he showed `an entire field, a whole landscape of corpses`. He went on to make 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Some Like It Hot' and 'The Apartment'. 'Mr Wilder & Me' is ostensibly a fiction about a young woman discovering her love of film, music and young men but it is also about the way that a generation of film-makers responded to the great cataclysm of the second world war and the seriousness with which they viewed entertainment, particularly comedy, as an escape from nightmarish reality. The protagonist, Calista is a film score composer and she tells the story of how she came to work for the legendary film director, Billy Wilder whilst he was preparing to work on one of his last films, 'Fedora'. Written by Jonathan Coe Abridged by Florence Bedell The reader is Jasmine Hyde Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.
02	20220531	In 1945, Billy Wilder made a film called 'Death Mills' about the Holocaust. In it he showed `an entire field, a whole landscape of corpses`. He went on to make 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Some Like It Hot' and 'The Apartment'. 'Mr Wilder & Me' is ostensibly a fiction about a young woman discovering her love of film, music and young men but it is also about the way that a generation of film-makers responded to the great cataclysm of the second world war and the seriousness with which they viewed entertainment, particularly comedy, as an escape from nightmarish reality. The protagonist, Calista is a film score composer and she tells the story of how she came to work for the legendary film director, Billy Wilder whilst he was preparing to work on one of his last films, 'Fedora'. Written by Jonathan Coe Abridged by Florence Bedell The reader is Jasmine Hyde By chance Calista ends up joining a dinner party hosted by the legendary Billy Wilder Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.
03	20220601	In 1945, Billy Wilder made a film called 'Death Mills' about the Holocaust. In it he showed `an entire field, a whole landscape of corpses`. He went on to make 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Some Like It Hot' and 'The Apartment'. 'Mr Wilder & Me' is ostensibly a fiction about a young woman discovering her love of film, music and young men but it is also about the way that a generation of film-makers responded to the great cataclysm of the second world war and the seriousness with which they viewed entertainment, particularly comedy, as an escape from nightmarish reality. The protagonist, Calista is a film score composer and she tells the story of how she came to work for the legendary film director, Billy Wilder whilst he was preparing to work on one of his last films, 'Fedora'. Written by Jonathan Coe Abridged by Florence Bedell The reader is Jasmine Hyde Calista is abandoned by her friend whilst at dinner with famous film director Billy Wilder Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.
04	20220602	In 1945, Billy Wilder made a film called 'Death Mills' about the Holocaust. In it he showed `an entire field, a whole landscape of corpses`. He went on to make 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Some Like It Hot' and 'The Apartment'. 'Mr Wilder & Me' is ostensibly a fiction about a young woman discovering her love of film, music and young men but it is also about the way that a generation of film-makers responded to the great cataclysm of the second world war and the seriousness with which they viewed entertainment, particularly comedy, as an escape from nightmarish reality. The protagonist, Calista is a film score composer and she tells the story of how she came to work for the legendary film director, Billy Wilder whilst he was preparing to work on one of his last films, 'Fedora'. Written by Jonathan Coe Abridged by Florence Bedell The reader is Jasmine Hyde Billy Wilder decides to shoot 'Fedora' in Greece and Calista gets the call to go and help Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.
05	20220603	In 1945, Billy Wilder made a film called 'Death Mills' about the Holocaust. In it he showed `an entire field, a whole landscape of corpses`. He went on to make 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Some Like It Hot' and 'The Apartment'. Mr Wilder & Me' is ostensibly a fiction about a young woman discovering her love of film, music and young men but it is also about the way that a generation of film-makers responded to the great cataclysm of the second world war and the seriousness with which they viewed entertainment, particularly comedy, as an escape from nightmarish reality. The protagonist, Calista, is a film score composer and she tells the story of how she came to work for the legendary film director, Billy Wilder, whilst he was preparing to work on one of his last films, 'Fedora'. Written by Jonathan Coe Abridged by Florence Bedell The reader is Jasmine Hyde Billy Wilder continues to film Fedora on Lefkada with Callista on hand to help. Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.
06	20220606	In 1945, Billy Wilder made a film called 'Death Mills' about the Holocaust. In it he showed `an entire field, a whole landscape of corpses`. He went on to make 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Some Like It Hot' and 'The Apartment'. 'Mr Wilder & Me' is ostensibly a fiction about a young woman discovering her love of film, music and young men but it is also about the way that a generation of film-makers responded to the great cataclysm of the second world war and the seriousness with which they viewed entertainment, particularly comedy, as an escape from nightmarish reality. The protagonist, Calista is a film score composer and she tells the story of how she came to work for the legendary film director, Billy Wilder whilst he was preparing to work on one of his last films, 'Fedora'. Written by Jonathan Coe Abridged by Florence Bedell The reader is Jasmine Hyde The 'Fedora' production team moves on to Germany. Callista is now a special assistant. Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.
07	20220607	In 1945, Billy Wilder made a film called 'Death Mills' about the Holocaust. In it he showed `an entire field, a whole landscape of corpses`. He went on to make 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Some Like It Hot' and 'The Apartment'. 'Mr Wilder & Me' is ostensibly a fiction about a young woman discovering her love of film, music and young men but it is also about the way that a generation of film-makers responded to the great cataclysm of the second world war and the seriousness with which they viewed entertainment, particularly comedy, as an escape from nightmarish reality. The protagonist, Calista is a film score composer and she tells the story of how she came to work for the legendary film director, Billy Wilder whilst he was preparing to work on one of his last films, 'Fedora'. Written by Jonathan Coe Abridged by Florence Bedell The readers were Jasmine Hyde (narrator and all female parts) Paul Kemp (old and young Wilder) Jos Vantyler - all other voices. Over dinner, Billy Wilder recounts the time when he made a film about German death camps. Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.
08	20220608	In 1945, Billy Wilder made a film called 'Death Mills' about the Holocaust. In it he showed `an entire field, a whole landscape of corpses`. He went on to make 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Some Like It Hot' and 'The Apartment'. 'Mr Wilder & Me' is ostensibly a fiction about a young woman discovering her love of film, music and young men but it is also about the way that a generation of film-makers responded to the great cataclysm of the second world war and the seriousness with which they viewed entertainment, particularly comedy, as an escape from nightmarish reality. The protagonist, Calista is a film score composer and she tells the story of how she came to work for the legendary film director, Billy Wilder whilst he was preparing to work on one of his last films, 'Fedora'. Written by Jonathan Coe Abridged by Florence Bedell The readers were Jasmine Hyde (narrator and all female parts) Paul Kemp (old and young Wilder) Jos Vantyler - all other voices. The screenplay, describing how Wilder came to film the Nazi death camps, continues. Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.
09	20220609	In 1945, Billy Wilder made a film called 'Death Mills' about the Holocaust. In it he showed `an entire field, a whole landscape of corpses`. He went on to make 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Some Like It Hot' and 'The Apartment'. 'Mr Wilder & Me' is ostensibly a fiction about a young woman discovering her love of film, music and young men but it is also about the way that a generation of film-makers responded to the great cataclysm of the second world war and the seriousness with which they viewed entertainment, particularly comedy, as an escape from nightmarish reality. The protagonist, Calista is a film score composer and she tells the story of how she came to work for the legendary film director, Billy Wilder whilst he was preparing to work on one of his last films, 'Fedora'. Written by Jonathan Coe Abridged by Florence Bedell The reader is Jasmine Hyde The filming of 'Fedora' is almost finished. Now in Paris, Callista bumps into Matthew. Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.
10	20220610	In 1945, Billy Wilder made a film called 'Death Mills' about the Holocaust. In it he showed `an entire field, a whole landscape of corpses`. He went on to make 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Some Like It Hot' and 'The Apartment'. 'Mr Wilder & Me' is ostensibly a fiction about a young woman discovering her love of film, music and young men but it is also about the way that a generation of film-makers responded to the great cataclysm of the second world war and the seriousness with which they viewed entertainment, particularly comedy, as an escape from nightmarish reality. The protagonist, Calista is a film score composer and she tells the story of how she came to work for the legendary film director, Billy Wilder whilst he was preparing to work on one of his last films, 'Fedora'. Written by Jonathan Coe Abridged by Florence Bedell The reader is Jasmine Hyde On the final day of shooting 'Fedora', Callista enjoys a unique moment with Billy Wilder. Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.