The Children Act, Little Revolution, Watermark, Secrets, Bernd and Hilla Becher
Ian McEwan's novel The Children Act, Alecky Blythe's play Little Revolution using verbatim interviews, plus docu-film Watermark, drama series Secrets, and Bernd and Hilla Becher.
Ian McEwan's new novel The Children Act deals with a young man who is suffering from leukaemia and the conflict between his parent's wishes and the authority of the State in the form of a high court judge.
Little Revolution is a play by Alecky Blythe concerning the London riots of 2011 using a script drawn from verbatim interviews
Watermark is a film by photographer Edward Burtynsky about the world's most precious resource: H2O. There's a finite amount and it's getting more and more difficult to protect and access.
Secrets, a new mini drama series on 麻豆社1 begins with a play starring Olivia Colman and Alison Steadman about a mother who discovers she's dying of cancer and her relationship with her daughter.
Bernd and Hilla Becher were a German husband and wife photographic duo who specialised in impartial pictures of industrial structures - conventionally unpretty but given a formalist beauty
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Mark Ravenhill, Liz Jensen and Kamila Shamsie. The producer is Oliver Jones.
Last on
Watermark
The Children Act
Little Revolution
The Secrets
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Sutcliffe |
| Interviewed Guest | Mark Ravenhill |
| Interviewed Guest | Liz Jensen |
| Interviewed Guest | Kamila Shamsie |
| Producer | Oliver Jones |
Broadcast
- Sat 6 Sep 2014 19:15麻豆社 Radio 4
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