Podcasts Culture The Film Programme Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

Published: Oct. 29, 2015, 4:30 p.m.

To mark the 70th anniversary of Brief Encounter, Francine Stock asks why it still makes grown men and women weep despite the restrained passions, clipped accents and various parodies. She enlists the help of fans Moira Buffini, Matthew Sweet, Thomas Dixon, Neil Brand and Antonia Quirke.