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V&A Exhibition Road Quarter, Assange documentary Risk, Anthony Cartwright's Brexit novel

Architect Amanda Levete and V&A director Tristram Hunt on the museum's 拢48m new project; director Laura Poitras on her Julian Assange documentary; Anthony Cartwright and Brexit.

This Friday the new Exhibition Road Quarter at London's Victoria & Albert Museum opens to the public. The architect behind the six-year project, Amanda Levete, and the museum's new director Tristram Hunt, discuss the 拢48m design which features a new porcelain-tiled courtyard, entrance hall, and a cavernous underground gallery for the museum's temporary exhibitions.

Risk, a new documentary about Julian Assange from Academy Award-winning director Laura Poitras, was filmed over six years and with unprecedented access to the Wikileaks founder. The film was originally shown at last year's Cannes Film Festival, but Poitras has since re-cut it to incorporate the DNC email leaks that took place during the US Presidential election, and the sexual abuse allegations brought against one of the film's subjects. The director discusses her controversial film.

After the result of last year's European referendum, Meike Ziervogel, founder of Peirene Press, commissioned Anthony Cartwright to write a novel in response to it, one that explored the conflict that was so evident in society. They discuss their working relationship throughout the writing process, and the resulting novel, The Cut.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Jerome Weatherald.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • V&A Exhibition Road

    Duration: 08:43

  • Michael Bond

    Duration: 02:52

  • Risk

    Duration: 09:15

  • Anthony Cartwright and Meike Ziervogel

    Duration: 11:01

V&A Exhibition Road Quarter

V&A Exhibition Road Quarter
John Wilson, Tristram Hunt and Amanda Levete
罢丑别听聽and the聽聽open on 30 June

Main image: V&A by Jerome Weatherald

RIP Michael Bond

RIP Michael Bond
Michael Bond with Paddington

Photo credit: Felicity McCabe


Assange documentary Risk

Assange documentary Risk
Risk, Julian Assange聽
Photo credit: Praxis Films

Risk is in selected cinemas from 30 June聽

Anthony Cartwright's Brexit novel The Cut

Anthony Cartwright's Brexit novel The Cut
Anthony Cartwright and Meike Ziervogel

The Cut is available now

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Amanda Levete
Interviewed Guest Tristram Hunt
Interviewed Guest Laura Poitras
Interviewed Guest Meike Ziervogel
Interviewed Guest Anthony Cartwright
Producer Jerome Weatherald

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  • Wed 28 Jun 2017 19:15

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