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Toby Jones, Mackenzie Crook, Film director Yorgos Lanthimos, The Louvre in Abu Dhabi

Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook on TV's Detectorists, the Louvre in Abu Dhabi, director Yorgos Lanthimos on The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and a new statue of George Orwell.

Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook talk to John Wilson about why the latest series of 成人快手4's Detectorists will be the last. Since its launch in 2014 the comedy show about people who search for buried treasure with their metal detectors has become a cult hit. Mackenzie has written and directed all three series and also stars alongside Toby Jones.

Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos on following up his prize-winning film The Lobster will an equally unsettling psychological horror, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, starring Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan and Colin Farrell.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi is the first museum of its kind in the Arab world and the first time that the Louvre has allowed its name to be used on an institution outside France. Anna Somers Cocks, founding editor of the Art Newspaper, is in Abu Dhabi for the launch of the new museum and reports on its significance.

A new statue of George Orwell by Martin Jennings was unveiled today outside 成人快手 Broadcasting House. Sarah Gaventa, who curated an exhibition on post-war public art in 2016 assesses the bronze artwork.

Presenter : John Wilson
Producer : Dymphna Flynn.

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  • Detectorists

  • Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Yorgos Lanthimos

  • George Orwell

Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook

Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook
Mackenzie Crook and
Toby Jones
Photo credit: 成人快手

The Detectorists Series 3 is on 成人快手 Four from 8 Nov at 10 pm

Main image: Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook in
The Detectorists

The Louvre in Abu Dhabi

The Louvre in Abu Dhabi
The Louvre in Abu Dhabi
Photo credit: Mohamed Somji

Yorgos Lanthimos

Yorgos Lanthimos
Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell聽
Photo credit: Element Pictures

The Killing of a Sacred Deer is in selected cinemas, cert 15


George Orwell statue

George Orwell statue
George Orwell and statue at 成人快手 Broadcasting House, London

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Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Toby Jones
Interviewed Guest Mackenzie Crook
Interviewed Guest Yorgos Lanthimos
Producer Dymphna Flynn
Editor Alice Feinstein

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  • Tue 7 Nov 2017 19:15

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