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David Hare on Collateral, Carmen, John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury

Playwright David Hare discusses his latest TV drama series Collateral. John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury on being joint winners of the BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award.

Playwright David Hare talks to Samira about his latest television drama Collateral, a series that begins like a police procedural but drifts into a state-of-the-nation thriller. Carey Mulligan stars as a police detective whose investigation into the shooting of a pizza delivery man has spiraling repercussions.

Carmen is opera's greatest femme fatale, the sexually liberated cigarette factory worker killed by her spurned lover. Opera critic Alexandra Coghlan and opera historian Flora Willson discuss how we view Carmen in the 21st Century, as two new productions - at the Royal Opera House and in Florence - re-interpret this mythic heroine.

John Burningham, author and illustrator of Mr Gumpy's Outing, and Helen Oxenbury, the illustrator of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, have been announced as the joint winners of the BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award. Their books are family friends to many children - and adults. They talk about how they work, their distinctive styles and the secrets of their long marriage.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Edwina Pitman

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • David Hare on Collateral

    Duration: 08:15

  • Carmen

    Duration: 09:09

  • John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury

    Duration: 09:43

David Hare

David Hare

David Hare's聽4-part series is on 麻豆社2 on Mondays from聽12 February 2018, at 9.00pm, and on the 麻豆社 iPlayer.

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Main image above: Carey Mulligan as DI Kip Glaspie in Collateral

Image to the left: Nathan Martello-White聽 as DS Nathan Bilk and Vineeta Rishi as DC Rakhee Singh in Collateral

Images credit:聽 Robert Viglesky/麻豆社/The Forge

Carmen

Carmen

Barrie Kosky's is at The Royal Opera House, London from 06 February to 16 March 2018.

Carmen is nationwide on 06 March 2018.

Image: Anna Goryachova as Carmen

Image credit: Royal Opera House/Bill Cooper

John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury

John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury

John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury have been awarded the

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest David Hare
Interviewed Guest Alexandra Coghlan
Interviewed Guest Flora Willson
Interviewed Guest John Burningham
Interviewed Guest Helen Oxenbury
Producer Edwina Pitman

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  • Thu 8 Feb 2018 19:15

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