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Emma Watson in The Bling Ring, Anna Chancellor, Clarke Peters' Cultural Exchange

Review of Emma Watson in Sofia Coppola's film The Bling Ring, actress Anna Chancellor in Private Lives, actors playing themselves, and Clarke Peters selects his Cultural Exchange.

With John Wilson.

Emma Watson stars in The Bling Ring, Sofia Coppola's film about a teenage gang who raid the Hollywood homes of young celebrities. Jason Solomons reviews.

Actress Anna Chancellor discusses her role as Amanda in Noel Coward's Private Lives on stage. Anna won acclaim for roles on TV in Spooks and Pramface and was nominated for a BAFTA for 麻豆社 One's The Hour - and is still remembered as Hugh Grant's jilted fianc茅e Duckface in Four Weddings and a Funeral.

For Cultural Exchange, actor and musician Clarke Peters selects an anthropological book: They Came Before Columbus, by Dr Ivan Van Sertima. Dr Van Sertima argued that the Indians whom Columbus encountered had already met Africans, long before Columbus had got there. This would mean that Africans had first arrived in the Americas not as slaves, but far earlier - as explorers and traders.

A new apocalyptic comedy This is the End features James Franco, Seth Rogen and Emily Watson playing James Franco, Seth Rogen and Emily Watson. And this week Status Quo make their movie debut in action-comedy caper Bula Quo!, playing none other than Status Quo. Critic Adam Smith looks into this cinematic habit of actors playing alternative versions of themselves in films.

Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • The Bling Ring

    Jason Solomons reviews.

    Duration: 04:46

  • Anna Chancellor

    The actress speaks to John Wilson.

    Duration: 08:44

  • The Linda Smith Archive

    An interview with Oliver Double, University of Kent, on the Comedienne's personal archive.

    Duration: 03:52

  • Cultural Exchange: Clarke Peters

    He nominates They Came Before Columbus by Dr Ivan Van Sertima.

    Duration: 05:57

  • Column: Adam Smith

    Adam Smith discusses actors playing themselves in movies - a new trend?

    Duration: 04:37

The Bling Ring

The Bling Ring is released in key cities on 5 July 2013.

Private Lives

continues at Gielgud Theatre, London, until 21 September 2013.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Anna Chancellor
Interviewed Guest Clarke Peters
Producer Jerome Weatherald

Broadcast

  • Tue 2 Jul 2013 19:15

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