03/02/2015
Samira Ahmed with Diane Roberts on Harper Lee's new novel, William Nicholson on his latest book, Australian film The Turning reviewed, artist Marlene Dumas on her show at the Tate.
Samira Ahmed talks to Professor Diane Roberts about the news that 'To Kill A Mockingbird' author Harper Lee is to publish a second novel.
William Nicholson wrote 'Shadowlands', the screenplay for 'Gladiator' and the acclaimed children's book 'The Wind Singer'. His latest novel for adults, 'The Lovers of Amherst', tells the story of the brother of the great American poet Emily Dickinson and his passionate adulterous love affair with a beautiful woman half his age.
Australian writer Tim Winton's book The Turning, a series of stories set in a coastal community, has now been turned into a film in which each story has been interpreted by a different director. Australian novelist Helen Fitzgerald reviews the film whose cast includes Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving.
South African artist Marlene Dumas discusses her dark and often sexually explicit paintings as a major new retrospective of her work opens at London's Tate Modern.
Producer: Dixi Stewart.
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Harper Lee's new novel
Duration: 05:21
William Nicholson
Duration: 07:39
The Turning
Duration: 05:57
Marlene Dumas
Duration: 08:37
Harper Lee
Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, will be published this summer.
William Nicholson
The Lovers of Amherst by William Nicholson in available in hardback and eBook from 5 February.
Photo credit Jerry Bauer
The Turning
is in cinemas nationwide from 6 February, certificate 15
Marlene Dumas: The Image as Burden
Marlene Dumas: The Image as Burden is on at the in London from 5 February – 10 May 2015
The Image as Burden by Marlene Dumas, 1993. Private collection, Belgium © Marlene Dumas Photo: Peter Cox
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Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Interviewed Guest Diane Roberts Interviewed Guest William Nicholson Interviewed Guest Helen Fitzgerald Interviewed Guest Marlene Dumas Producer Dixi Stewart Broadcast
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