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17/12/2009

Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. Catherine Tate; Rope on screen and stage; artist Conrad Shawcross; audio books.

Catherine Tate talks about reinventing A Christmas Carol with her foul-mouthed Nan as Scrooge and David Tennant as The Ghost of Christmas Present.

The notorious 1924 murder of a 14-year-old boy by two wealthy 18-year-olds inspired Patrick Hamilton's 1929 play Rope, Alfred Hitchcock's 1948 film, the 1990s film Swoon and John Logan's play Never The Sinner. Adrian Wootton examines the plays and films inspired the Leopold and Loeb murder case.

Conrad Shawcross on the inspiration he gets from the Science Museum in London, where he is Artist in Residence for a year.

Christina Hardyment reccommends audio books, from an Apache helicopter pilot on ops in Afghanistan to Ralph Fiennes reading TS Eliot's Four Quartets.

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Thu 17 Dec 2009 19:15

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  • Catherine Tate reinvents A Christmas Carol

    Catherine Tate talks about reinventing A Christmas Carol with her foul-mouthed Nan as Scrooge and David Tennant as The Ghost of Christmas Present.

    Duration: 07:34

  • Plays and films inspired the Leopold and Loeb murder case

    The 1924 murder of a 14-year-old boy by two 18-year-olds inspired work such as Patrick Hamilton's 1929 play Rope. Adrian Wootton examines the plays and films inspired the Leopold and Loeb murder case.

    Duration: 07:00

  • Artist in Residence: Conrad Shawcross

    Conrad Shawcross on the inspiration he gets from the Science Museum in London, where he is Artist in Residence for a year.

    Duration: 06:20

  • Audio Books

    Christina Hardyment reccommends audio books, from an Apache helicopter pilot on ops in Afghanistan to Ralph Fiennes reading TS Eliot's Four Quartets.

    Duration: 07:40

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  • Thu 17 Dec 2009 19:15

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