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Frank Cottrell-Boyce

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1/5. Joan Bakewell explores ideas of belief with screenwriter and author Frank Cottrell-Boyce. He tells of how writing a TV drama challenged his faith and gave him new insights.

Joan Bakewell explores areas of belief with artists, thinkers and other public figures. She discusses the Catholic faith with screenwriter and author Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

Writer of the films Millions, Welcome to Sarajevo and 24-Hour Party People, Cottrell-Boyce has also turned his hand to writing children's literature. In 2009, he wrote the screenplay for a 成人快手 Two drama, God on Trial - a feature-length television play based upon the (possibly apocryphal) tale of Auschwitz prisoners setting up court and charging God with having broken his covenant with the Jewish people. It was a job which challenged his own faith, yet revealed new insights to him.

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Mon 6 Apr 2009 23:00

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  • Mon 6 Apr 2009 23:00