Film 2016

Journalist Camilla Long is joined by by Danny Leigh and Rhianna Dhillon to review epic period drama A United Kingdom, starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike, Brad Pitt in wartime thriller Allied, and actor Adam Driver talks about how he had to learn to drive a bus in Jim Jarmusch's Paterson.

Taking charge of Film 2016 this week is comedian and film fan Paul Merton. He is joined by critics Danny Leigh and Kate Muir to review Clint Eastwood's tense plane drama Sully, starring Tom Hanks, Spike Lee's innovative Chi-Raq, and Miles Teller stars as a world champion boxer in Bleed for This. Plus, legendary director Paul Verhoeven talks sex and sci-fi.

Movie news, reviews and interviews. Hosting is DJ and film fan extraordinaire Edith Bowman. She is joined by critics Danny Leigh and Peter Bradshaw to chat about Oliver Stone's latest Snowden, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the errant cyber leaker, controversial slavery drama The Birth of a Nation and - ready the eggnog - it's the Film Show's first Christmas movie of the season, Office Christmas Party starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman.

Antonia Quirke hosts the Christmas edition of Film 2016, ably assisted by critics Danny Leigh and Ashley Clark. Top of their to-do list is Rogue One: A Star Wars Story starring Felicity Jones as a rebellion soldier charged with taking on the Empire. They also take a look at some of the best films coming out over the Christmas break, including Martin Scorsese's Silence starring Adam Driver, modern fairy tale A Monster Calls and Oscar favourites LA musical La La Land and family drama Manchester by the Sea.