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David Edgar, Errol Flynn, Airport Live, Glenn Patterson

David Edgar on the coalition, Errol Flynn's adventures in Northampton, two series about airports and airlines, and Glenn Patterson on a famous James Cagney dance routine.

With Mark Lawson

The business side of aviation and the logistics of the industry are the focus of a series of TV documentaries this week. The bosses of easyJet and Ryanair reveal their business models tonight in Flights and Fights: Inside the Low-Cost Airlines, and Airport Live concludes with its final report from Heathrow. Henry Sutton, whose novels include Flying, reviews both.

Northern Irish novelist Glenn Patterson selects his Cultural Exchange, the 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy starring James Cagney, about the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

Tomorrow the Royal & Derngate theatre in Northampton will open an art house cinema named after Hollywood screen icon Errol Flynn. Flynn, who was born in Australia, became famous in the 1930s for playing swashbuckler roles in films including The Adventures of Robin Hood, Captain Blood and The Sea Hawk. But the actor spent his early acting career with the Northampton Repertory Company. Mark visits the Errol Flynn Filmhouse to talk to Royal & Derngate Chief Executive Martin Sutherland and Errol Flynn biographer Gerry Connelly to find out more about the actor's connection to the town.

David Edgar's new play If Only imagines what will happen to the coalition in 2014. He tells Mark what will happen to his play if life mirrors art.

Producer Stephen Hughes.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • David Edgar

    Playwright David Edgar discusses his new play If Only which imagines the Coalition in 2014

    Duration: 09:19

  • Aviation documentaries

    Henry Sutton reviews Airport Live and Flights and Fights: Inside the Low-Cost Airlines

    Duration: 06:08

  • The Errol Flynn Filmhouse

    Mark Lawson visits the new film house, where Errol Flynn spent his early acting career

    Duration: 06:31

  • Glenn Patterson - Cultural Exchange

    Novelist Glenn Patterson nominates the 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy for Cultural Exchange

    Duration: 06:29

The Errol Flynn Filmhouse

in聽Northampton聽opens on Friday 21st June 2013.

If Only

David Edgar's聽political drama聽 runs at聽Chichester's Minerva Theatre until 27th July.

Flights and Fights

聽is on 成人快手 Two at 9pm on Thursday 20th June.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest David Edgar
Interviewed Guest Glenn Patterson
Interviewed Guest Martin Sutherland
Interviewed Guest Gerry Connelly
Producer Stephen Hughes
Editor John Goudie

Broadcast

  • Thu 20 Jun 2013 19:15

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