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BAFTA Scotland was joined by director Stephen Bennett following this members' preview screening of new documentary Eminent Monsters. Tracing the roots of western governments love affair with torture. Psychiatrist Ewen Cameron experimented on his patients, funded by the Canadian government and the CIA . From the IRA to Guantanamo his work is the basis for modern psychological torture.

On Monday 9 December we partnered with BBC Wales and BBC Writers Room to host an evening with Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon at the National Museum of Wales. DJ Huw Stephens joined the acclaimed writer and actress Ruth Jones and comedian Rob Brydon to discuss the enduring appeal of one of Britain’s most treasured comedies, ahead of the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special which will air on Christmas Day. This event is part of the BBC Writersroom Wales Writers' Festival 2019. Please note that the clips have been removed from the audio for rights reasons.

BAFTA Scotland was joined by writers Val McDermid and Amelia Bullmore, executive producer Juliet Charlesworth and actors Laura Fraser & Michael Nardone for a Q&A following a special preview screening of new drama Traces. When Emma Hedges returns to Dundee to start her new job as a lab technician, she’s encouraged to take part in an online course teaching the principles of forensic science. Given a fictitious murder case, her task is to identify the victim and establish how they died. But having completed the first module, Emma knows exactly who the victim is: her mum! Marie Monroe was murdered when Emma was seven, her body discovered on Law Hill and no-one has ever been convicted. But why are Sarah Gordon, professor of chemistry, and Kathy Torrence, professor of forensic anthropology, using her mother’s case for their course? Determined to discover what happened to Marie but unable to get answers from her family, Emma turns to Sarah who offers up trusted friend DI McKinven as the natural place for Emma to ta

BAFTA Scotland were joined by director Aisling Walsh, writer Andrea Gibb, executive producer Sarah Brown and producer Chrissy Skinns for a Q&A following a preview screening of drama Elizabeth is Missing. Adapted from Emma Healey’s novel, Elizabeth Is Missing combines a gripping mystery with a tender yet unflinching exploration of one woman’s struggle with dementia. When her best friend Elizabeth goes missing, Maud (Jackson) is convinced that something terrible has happened, and sets out to solve the mystery. But with her dementia worsening, unfinished business unearthed and the past and present starting to merge, Maud's search takes on a poignant urgency.

On Wednesday 27 November we hosted a special evening with Welsh actor and 2016 EE BAFTA Rising Star nominee Taron Egerton (Rocketman, Kingsman, Eddie the Eagle, Sing) at BAFTA Piccadilly in London. The talk was hosted by 2019 Cymru Award winning actor Celyn Jones, who spoke to Taron about his amazing career to date. This event was in partnership with Welsh Government.

Listen to Emma Morgan sit down with Amy Flanagan, James Newton and @will_gilbey to discuss how practitioners bring contributors and their stories to life across the factual landscape in documentary, specialist factual and popular documentary.

BAFTA Award winning producer Des Gayle chats to Shay Thompson about Tetris battles with his mum, tough times in the UK industry, his work with POCPlay and Games Aid, and some sage advice for freelance producers.

BAFTA-winning director, producer, screenwriter and BAFTA Fellow, Martin Scorsese, delivers the prestigious David Lean film lecture and shares insights into his illustrious career. Clips have been shortened for the podcast. First clip: Mean Streets (1973) - Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro) talks to Charlie (Harvey Keitel) Second clip: The Last Waltz (1978) - "The Weight" Third clip - Raging Bull (1980) - D'Authuille Fight Fourth clip - Raging Bull (1980) - Webster Hall Fifth clip - Silence (2016) - Crucifixion scene Sixth clip - The Irishman (2019) - Strangling and Jimmy ask Frank to run Local 326

Listen to this Q&A with Ant and Dec on their new ITV Show Ant & Dec's DNA Journey. The show will see two of the UK’s best-loved stars and BAFTA Award winning practitioners navigate a tougher terrain than the Australian jungle. Guided by expert genealogists and historians, the pair will follow their maternal and paternal bloodlines, using their DNA to search their ancestral history.

Hear advice about how to turn your idea into a finished project. Matimba Kabalika hosts a discussion with Loran Dunn, Nosa Eke and Grace Ofori-Attah about the best techniques to enable new ideas across fiction and factual to take shape.

Get the inside track on the BAFTA-winning A League of Their Own as the key production team share insights on how they work to continue to bring a show in its 14th series to life, and the secrets of its entertaining success.

On Wednesday 23 October at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff - BAFTA Cymru hosted a Q&A preview screening of War of the Worlds before it is broadcast on Fox. War of the Worlds was filmed on location in Wales. On the panel were Julian Murphy (Exec Producer), Johnny Capps (Exec Producer), Richard Bullock (Production Designer) and Melanie Lenihan (Make Up Designer), in conversation with Tom Betts. Supported by Wales Screen.

Warning: this podcast contains strong language BAFTA Scotland were joined by Neil Forsyth (writer), Robert McKillop (director), Jules Hussey (producer) and Mark Bonnar (actor) for a Q&A following a special preview screening of new drama Guilt. When brothers Max and Jake unwittingly run over and kill an old man, their attempts to cover it up trigger consequences neither of them could ever have imagined in Guilt. Starring Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives as Max and Jake - two estranged brothers thrown together by tragedy, united by guilt.

Building a community has never been more important when making games. Shay Thompson discusses the importance of creating and maintaining a fan base with George Kelion, James Day and Alexis Trust.

On 17 October BAFTA Cymru, BBC Wales, Bad Wolf and Wales Screen hosted the Welsh premier of His Dark Materials. The screening was followed by a Q&A with cast members Ruth Wilson (Luther, The Affair, Saving Mr Banks), Dafne Keen (Logan), Clarke Peters, Jane Tranter (Executive Producer) and Joel Collins (Production Designer) in conversation with Clare Hudson.

BAFTA Scotland were joined by producer Paul Kewley and Directors Will Becher and Richard Phelan to discuss their latest film, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.

Motherland has returned for its second series. Hear about the origins of the show and how it has developed in this Q&A, hosted by Emma Freud, with writers Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, Helen Linehan and actors Paul Ready, Tanya Moodie and Anna Maxwell-Martin.

Listen to writer, director & producer of Blinded by the Light, Gurinder Chadha, discuss her film in which a young British Pakistani teenager discovers a passion for Bruce Springsteen. Including a story of how Gurinder pitched her project to Bruce across a red carpet!

BAFTA Scotland were joined by director Matt Pinder and producer John Archer to discuss their latest film, Harry Birrell Presents Films of Love and War. The extraordinary story of amateur filmmaker, Harry Birrell, the man who captured his life on camera. It's one man's cinematic vision of the 20th century and his own incredible journey through it.

On Sunday 29 September BAFTA Cymru and IntoFilm hosted An Audience with Rhys Ifans in the Senedd, as part of the GWLAD festival. The five-day festival was hosted by the National Assembly for Wales in conjunction with a lengthy list of influential and creative partners, and was part of a programme of events to mark 20 years of devolution. Known for his international, award-winning, roles in The Amazing Spider-Man, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Nanny McPhee Returns, Mr Nice, Notting Hill, Twin Town and many more, Rhys talked about his career to date, what inspires him, his love of Wales and his memory of the journey to devolution with comedian, writer and presenter Daniel Glyn. Please note this Q&A is conducted in Welsh.