How a Low Budget Movie From Senegal Influenced Beyonce

Published: July 18, 2019, 3:29 p.m.

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With Antonia Quirke

Touki Bouki, a low budget movie from Senegal made in 1973, had a new lease of life when Beyonc\\xe9 and Jay-Z paid homage to it in a famous publicity still. Gaylene Gould explains what happened and why it made it such a huge impact.

Actor and coach Denis Lawson reveals how he helped his nephew Ewan McGregor to learn the rules of screen acting with a pair of socks.

On the 25th anniversary of its release, Antonia visits the beach where Il Postino was filmed and hears from a local hotelier who tells her about the making of the film from the locals' point of view.

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