Nicola Coughlan on making movie magic and Michael Patrick King on making a comeback

About this episode

John Fardy interviews Nicola Coughlan and Michael Patrick King about their latest projects and the film industry.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to Nicola Coughlan about her role as 'Silky' in the new children's film 'The Magic Faraway Tree' as well as 'Bridgerton' and social media. John talks to legendary screenwriter and director Michael Patrick King about the new season of 'The Comeback' on HBO Max. Plus, Oscar-nominated Director Raoul Peck on his new documentary 'Orwell: 2+2=5'.

People in this episode

Host: John Fardy

Guests: Nicola Coughlan, Michael Patrick King

Topics covered

• children's film
• social media
• screenwriting
• television
• documentary

Keywords

• Nicola Coughlan
• Michael Patrick King
• The Magic Faraway Tree
• Bridgerton
• The Comeback
• HBO Max
• Raoul Peck
• documentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO Max

Books & works: The Magic Faraway Tree, Bridgerton, The Comeback, Orwell: 2+2=5

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