Phillip Adams hears how Oliver Stone fought his way into Hollywood

Oliver Stone is one of Hollywood's most successful screenwriters and directors.

He’s the man behind Platoon, based on his experience as a Vietnam veteran, along with movies like Wall Street, JFK and W.
This week he told Late Night Live listeners about his autobiography, Chasing The Light – a reference to what filmmakers have to do at the end of the day when the afternoon light is disappearing and they’re running out of time.
“You have to think: what do I really need? Not what I want; what do I need?” he says.
“A few times I barely finished, and I often got some of my best work at the last end of day.”
You can listen to Stone’s full interview with Phillip Adams on the Late Night Live website.
Speaking of filmmakers, if you’re (like me) a fan of Baz Luhrmann’s work, you might be interested to hear the Australian is planning to make a film about the Russian novel The Master and Margarita.
Written in secret in late 1930s Moscow, this book inspires a fervent passion in its readers – who include the Rolling Stones, Patti Smith and Salman Rushdie, as well as Baz.
But what is it about, exactly? Rosa Ellen plumbs its depths in a documentary for The History Listen.
And this week Lynne Malcolm is back in the presenter’s chair at All In The Mind after a six-month break. Her first program is all about the importance of human connection, empathy, and kindness — for our physical as well as mental health.
Until next time,
Rosie Ryan, digital editor

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