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Family Tree, Cush Jumbo, Easy Money, Conrad Shawcross

Chris O'Dowd reviewed in TV comedy Family Tree; Cush Jumbo on playing Josephine Baker; verdict on Swedish crime film Easy Money; Cultural Exchange with Conrad Shawcross on Monet.

With Mark Lawson.

Christopher Guest, the writer best known for This Is Spinal Tap, makes his 成人快手 debut with Family Tree, a TV comedy series about an ancestral quest starring Chris O'Dowd from Bridesmaids and The IT Crowd. Antonia Quirke discusses whether Guest has turned the laughs all the way up to 11.

Josephine and I, written by and starring Cush Jumbo, is a one-woman show about the life of dancer, singer and actress Josephine Baker. Jumbo reflects on why she wanted to bring Baker's story to the stage.

Easy Money is the latest slab of Nordic Noir to hit the big screen. It's an adaptation of Jens Lapidus' debut novel about a student who gets caught up in a drug heist. Jeff Park decides whether this noir should have seen the light of day.

Artist Conrad Shawcross offers his choice for Cultural Exchange, in which leading creative minds nominate a favourite work. His selection is Monet's painting Water-Lilies, currently on show at Tate Modern.

Producer Stephen Hughes.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Family Tree

    Duration: 05:27

  • Cush Jumbo

    Duration: 11:03

  • Easy Money

    Duration: 03:38

  • Cultural Exchange: Conrad Shawcross

    Duration: 07:10

Family Tree

Family Tree, the new聽TV comedy starring Chris O'Dowd is reviewed by Antonia Quirk.聽

Josephine and I

Josephine and I, written by and starring Cush Jumbo, is a one-woman show about the life of dancer, singer and actress Josephine Baker.

Easy Money

Easy Money is the latest Nordic Noir to hit the big screen. It's an adaptation of Jens Lapidus' debut novel about a student who gets caught up in a drug heist

Cultural Exchange: Conrad Shawcross

Conrad Shawcross selects Monet's painting Water-Lilies, currently on show at Tate Modern.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest Cush Jumbo
Interviewed Guest Conrad Shawcross
Producer Stephen Hughes
Editor John Goudie

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  • Tue 16 Jul 2013 19:15

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