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Paul Gambaccini examines the controversial 2006 Oscar winner exploring society tensions in Los Angeles. From 2009.

Crash - directed by David Cronenberg - controversially won the Best Picture Oscar in 2006.

Paul Gambaccini tackles the film loved and reviled in equal measure by the very same Los Angeles society whose darker side the film set out to explore.

Series about how some of the greatest Oscar-winning films were made, and what they tell us about the history of the time.

Producer: Jane Lewis

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in February 2009.

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30 minutes

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Tue 3 Mar 2026 00:00

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  • Sat 14 Feb 2009 10:30
  • Wed 14 Apr 2010 23:30
  • Tue 6 Mar 2018 18:30
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