The Children, The Wailing, Rillington Place, Penelope Lively, Victor Pasmore
Lucy Kirkwood's The Children, Korean horror drama film The Wailing, Tim Roth plays Christie in BBC TV's Rillington Place, Penelope Lively's Purple Swamp Hen, Victor Pasmore.
Young British playwright Lucy Kirkwood's latest play The Children opens at London's Royal Court Theatre: three old friends discussing the future after an unnamed disaster
Korean horror drama film The Wailing has been gaining a lot of international attention - combining a ghost story and zombies and a police drama
Tim Roth plays the serial murderer John Christie in BBC TV's Rillington Place. A three part series, it looks at the story from the points of view of Christie, his wife and the lodger who was wrongly hanged for the murders.
Penelope Lively's latest collection of short stories is called "Purple Swamp Hen"
There's a new exhibition in Nottingham of the work of the late Victor Pasmore, British abstract artist and educator
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Blake Morrison, Barb Jungr and Andrea Rose. The producer is Oliver Jones.
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The Children
The Children is at the Royal Court Theatre in London until 14 January 2017
Image: Royal Court Theatre/Johan Persson
The Wailing
The Wailing is in cinemas now, certificate 15.
Rillington Place
Rillington Place starts 29 November on BBC One.
Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively’s The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories is available now in hardback, paperback and ebook.
Image: © Penguin
Victor Pasmore: Towards a New Reality
Victor Pasmore: Towards a New Reality is at Nottingham Lakeside Arts from 26 November 2016 to 19 February 2017.
Image: Square Motif Green and Lilac 1948 Oil on panel. Private Collection © Estate of Victor Pasmore.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Sutcliffe |
| Interviewed Guest | Blake Morrison |
| Interviewed Guest | Barb Jungr |
| Interviewed Guest | Andrea Rose |
| Producer | Oliver Jones |
Broadcast
- Sat 26 Nov 201619:15BBC Radio 4
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