Wolf Hall on TV, Whiplash, Michael Boyd, Belle and Sebastian
A review of Wolf Hall on TV, former RSC director Michael Boyd on his first opera Orfeo, new film Whiplash, Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian and creative industries' UK input.
Hilary Mantel's Tudor novel-turned-stage-play Wolf Hall makes its transition to TV starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis. Sarah Crompton reviews the six-part adaptation.
Michael Boyd, former artistic director of the RSC, discusses directing opera for the first time, with his production of Monteverdi's Orfeo at the Roundhouse in London.
Matt Thorne reviews new film Whiplash, about a big band drummer and his difficult relationship with his controlling instructor Fletcher, played by J K Simmons who won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor this week.
Stuart Murdoch of Glaswegian band Belle and Sebastian, former winners of the Best Newcomer Brit Award, discusses the literary influences on new album Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance.
New Government figures show the UK's creative industries add £8.8 million pounds an hour to the economy - something to celebrate or a cause for concern? Jan Dalley of the Financial Times assesses the data.
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Jerome Weatherald.
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Whiplash
Duration: 04:10
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Wolf Hall
Duration: 04:18
Michael Boyd
Duration: 07:23
Belle and Sebastian
Duration: 08:03
UK creative economy
Duration: 03:32
Whiplash
Duration: 04:30
Wolf Hall
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begins on Â鶹Éç Two on Wednesday 21 January at 9pm.
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Image: Gyula Orendt as Orfeo and Mary Bevan as Euridice © ROH & Roundhouse. Photograph by Stephen Cummiskey.
Belle and Sebastian
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Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance by is out on the Monday 19 January.
Whiplash
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 is in cinemas from Friday 16 January, certificate 15.
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Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Producer Jerome Weatherald Interviewed Guest Sarah Crompton Interviewed Guest Michael Boyd Interviewed Guest Matt Thorne Interviewed Guest Stuart Murdoch Interviewed Guest Jan Dalley Broadcast
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