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Denzel Washington, AS Byatt on Edouard Manet

Mark Lawson speaks to Denzel Washington about Flight; A S Byatt discusses the art of Edouard Manet; and Costa category winners Bryan and Mary Talbot discuss their graphic memoir.

With Mark Lawson.

Denzel Washington has won an Oscar nomination for his role in the film Flight. He plays an airline pilot who miraculously lands a stricken plane. At first he's hailed as a hero, but then questions start to arise about what actually happened. Denzel Washington reflects on the role, and his long Hollywood career.

Manet: Portraying Life is the first major British exhibition of Edouard Manet's portraits - including 50 paintings as well as pastels and photographs from private and public collections from around the world. Novelist A S Byatt reviews.

Bryan and Mary Talbot have won the biography category of this year's Costa Book Awards for their graphic memoir Dotter of her Father's Eyes. They discuss working as a husband and wife team and whether talking about work is banned at the dinner table.

Producer Claire Bartleet.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Denzel Washington

    Duration: 09:20

  • Manet: Portraying Life

    Duration: 07:20

  • TV Ratings

    Duration: 04:14

  • Bryan and Mary Talbot

    Duration: 06:57

Broadcast

  • Tue 22 Jan 2013 19:15

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