BREAKING NEWS–BBC Radio to interview RUM DIARY director Bruce Robinson

Here’s some unexpected good news to perk up the weekend: BBC Radio 4’s “The Film Programme” will feature an interview with Bruce Robinson on Friday, February 13 at 16:30. Francine Stock will be talking with the writer and director of the “cult favourite Withnail and I, as he prepares to make his first movie for 17 years, The Rum Diary.” Robinson has adapted Hunter S. Thompson’s novel for the screen and will begin shooting the film in Puerto Rico on March 30th.

You can hear the interview live on BBC Radio 4 HERE, or listen to a rebroadcast at your convenience. The Bruce Robinson interview will re-air on Sunday, February 15 at 23:02.

Many thanks to Emma for sharing the news! We can’t wait to hear what the always-droll Mr. Robinson has to say about The Rum Diary. –Part-Time Poet