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Kill Your Darlings, John Newman, Emil and the Detectives, Autobiographies

Daniel Radcliffe in beat poets film Kill Your Darlings reviewed, singer John Newman, Emil and the Detectives on stage, and bestselling autobiographies put to the test.

With John Wilson.

Daniel Radcliffe's latest project is playing the young Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings. Based on a true story, the film follows a 17-year-old Ginsberg as he starts at Columbia University in 1944. A murder draws him together with Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs and leads to the birth of the Beat Generation. Writer and critic Michael Carlson gives his verdict.

Writers Alex Clark and Danny Kelly discuss which of this year's best-selling autobiographies have the X-factor, judging the works of Morrissey, Sir Alex Ferguson and Jennifer Saunders by artistic impression, revelations, scores settled and sexual content.

Singer John Newman first attracted attention for his vocal on Rudimental's hit single Feel the Love last year. He followed that success this year when both his debut single Love me Again and debut album Tribute topped the UK charts. He reveals where the raw emotion on his album comes from and discusses the challenge of writing a follow-up.

This year's National Theatre Christmas show is an adaptation of Erich K脙stner's classic children's novel Emil and the Detectives. Detective novelist and critic Stephanie Merritt was at the first night and gives her response.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald.

Available now

30 minutes

Chapters

  • Emil and the Detectives

    Duration: 04:09

  • John Newman

    Duration: 08:15

  • Garden Bridge

    Duration: 03:29

  • Autobiographies

    Duration: 07:42

  • Kill Your Darlings

    Duration: 04:19

Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

is in cinemas from 6th December, certificate 15.


John Newman

John Newman

鈥檚 album Tribute is out now.聽


Image: John Wilson and John Newman in the Front Row Studio. Photocredit: Jerome Weatherald.


Emil and the Detectives

Emil and the Detectives

is at the National Theatre until 18th March 2014.


Image: Judy Flynn, Stuart McQuarrie, Daniel Patten and 聽Ella Kenion in a scene from Emil and the Detectives. Photocredit: Marc Brenner.

Autobiographies

by Alex Ferguson,聽聽by Morrissey and聽聽by Jennifer Saunders are all聽are available now in e-book and hardback.聽

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Alex Clark
Interviewed Guest Danny Kelly
Interviewed Guest John Newman
Producer Jerome Weatherald

Broadcast

  • Thu 5 Dec 2013 19:15

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