Main content

Harvey Keitel, Savages, HG Wells, The Birth of a Nation

Harvey Keitel describes working with Michael Caine in the film Youth, Savages introduce their album Adore Life, and we assess HG Wells as a short-story writer. With Kirsty Lang.

Harvey Keitel talks to Kirsty Lang about Youth, the new film from The Great Beauty director Paolo Sorrentino, in which he and Michael Caine play a director and composer reflecting on their lives while vacationing in the Swiss Alps.

Savages are a post-punk rock band whose first album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. Singer and guitarist, Jehnny Beth and Gemma Thompson, talk about repetition and sexuality on their new album Adore Life.

H.G.Wells may be best known for his classics The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds but he also wrote short stories and now Graham Duff has adapted some of these for Sky Arts. Biographer Michael Sherborne joins him to discuss H.G.Wells and the four adaptations called The Nightmare World of H.G.Wells.

The Birth of a Nation premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this week and received a standing ovation. It follows the story of Nat Turner a slave and preacher who led a rebellion in the 1800's. Justin Chang, the Chief Film Critic for Variety, explains how one man, Nate Parker, wanted to make it so much that he quit acting to produce, write, direct and star in the film.

Available now

30 minutes

Chapters

  • Interview - Harvey Keitel

    Duration: 07:24

  • Interview - Savages

    Duration: 08:14

  • Interview - Sundance Festival - The Birth of a Nation with Justin Chang

    Duration: 03:08

  • Review - The Nightmare World of HG Wells (Sky)

    Duration: 08:29

The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

begins on Thursday 28 January at 9pm on Sky Arts 

Harvey Keitel - Youth (15)

Harvey Keitel - Youth (15)
In cinemas across the UK from 29 January

Savages

Savages
– on tour across the UK until 23 February and then in Europe and North America

The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this week and received a standing ovation.  Nate Parker writes, directs, produces and stars in it.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest Harvey Keitel
Interviewed Guest Jehnny Beth
Interviewed Guest Gemma Thompson
Interviewed Guest Graham Duff
Interviewed Guest Michael Sherborne
Interviewed Guest Justin Chang

Broadcast

  • Tue 26 Jan 2016 19:15

Â鶹Éç Arts Digital

The best of British culture live and on demand.

Inspire

Inspire

A season discovering where artists find inspiration and helping listeners get creative.

Podcast