Felicity Jones stars as Jane Wilde and Eddie Redmayne stars as Stephen Hawking in <em>The Theory of Everything</em>

The Life of Stephen Hawking, and The Search For Life In Space

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 20, 2014

David Rabe talks about the revival of his Tony Award-winning play “Sticks and Bones”; he’s joined by Holly Hunter and Bill Pullman, who star in it. Francis Lawrence discusses directing the latest “Hunger Games” film, “Mockingjay, Part 1.” Felicity Jones tells us about playing Stephen Hawking’s wife, Jane, in the new film “The Theory of Everything.” Please Explain is all about how astronomers search for extraterrestrial life in the universe.

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