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Bobby Fischer film, and Mr Benn creator David McKee

Dominic Lawson reviews the new film about chess player Bobby Fischer; Mr Benn creator David McKee; Basement Jaxx join forces with the Metropole Orkest; and artist Patrick Hughes.

With Mark Lawson.

Chess champion Bobby Fischer is the focus of a new film documentary Bobby Fischer Against the World. The troubled American, who died in 2008 at the age of 64, was best known for beating the Russian Boris Spassky to become world champion in 1972. Chess fan Dominic Lawson reviews.

Artist Patrick Hughes creates paintings which play giddying tricks with perspective and appear to protrude from the canvas and move. Once described as the godfather of the UK surrealists, he has a new retrospective celebrating 50 years of his work. Patrick Hughes takes Mark around his studio and explains how he came to invent his 'Reverspective' technique.

Felix Buxton from the band Basement Jaxx and the conductor Jules Buckley talk about their new orchestral project, which features re-workings of Basement Jaxx songs, and original compositions, performed by the Metropole Orkest, a choir and many of the band's renowned singers.

Adam Smith remembers the pleasures of watching forbidden films on VHS - and wonders whether today's young cinephiles, with instant digital access, are missing out.

Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Bobby Fischer Against the World

    • Bobby Fischer Against the World

      Dominic Lawson reviews the film, Bobby Fischer Against the World

      Duration: 05:23

  • Basement Jaxx

    • Basement Jaxx

      Felix Buxton from Basement Jaxx talks about his collaboration with the Metropole Orkest

      Duration: 09:01

  • Patrick Hughes

    • Patrick Hughes

      The artist Patrick Hughes discusses his surrealist paintings

      Duration: 09:41

  • Adam Smith on Illegal Films

    • Adam Smith on Illegal Films

      Film critic Adam Smith discusses the allure of illegal films

      Duration: 03:42

Broadcast

  • Wed 13 Jul 2011 19:15

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