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Kate Winslet in Triple 9, Nell Gwynn, One Child

Arts news with John Wilson, including Kate Winslet on her role as a mafia villain in new heist film Triple 9 and Jessica Swale, the writer of a new play about Nell Gwynn.

Kate Winslet discusses her role as a Russian-Israeli mafia villain in new heist film Triple 9, starring Casey Affleck and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

As a new play about Nell Gwynn opens in the West End, John talks to the playwright Jessica Swale and Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burford, who is a direct descendant of Charles II and Nell Gwynn and has written a biography of the Restoration actress.

Writer Guy Hibbert discusses his new TV series One Child, a political thriller set in China that addresses political corruption and the one-child policy.

And as new rules for the acceptance speeches by the winners of the forthcoming Oscars are announced, film critic Jason Solomons considers the likely outcome.

Presenter John Wilson
Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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麻豆社 Radio 4

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  • Kate Winslet

    Duration: 10:35

  • Guy Hibbert - One Child

    Duration: 07:41

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    Duration: 08:37

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    Duration: 01:38

Triple 9 (15)

Triple 9 (15)
In cinemas across the UK from 19 February

Nell Gwynn

Nell Gwynn

At the , Shaftesbury Avenue, London until 30 April

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Nell Gwyn 鈥� A Biography (Thistle)
By Charles Beauclerk

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Image credit: Gemma Arterton as Nell Gwynn. Photo credit Tristram Kenton

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One Child

One Child

On 麻豆社2 from 17 February at 9 pm

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Image credit: Mei (Katie Leung and Ajun (Sebastian So)

Credits

Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Kate Winslet
Interviewed Guest Jessica Swale
Interviewed Guest Charles Beauclerk
Interviewed Guest Guy Hibbert
Interviewed Guest Jason Solomons
Producer Jerome Weatherald

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  • Wed 10 Feb 2016 19:15
    麻豆社 Radio 4

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