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Kate Atkinson; Outnumbered; August Osage County

Mark Lawson with Kate Atkinson, winner of the novel category in the Costa Book Awards; Hugh Dennis and Tyger Drew-Honey on Outnumbered; and a review of August Osage County.

With Mark Lawson.

Conductor Simon Rattle remembers Claudio Abbado, the acclaimed Italian conductor and former musical director of La Scala, Milan, who has died aged 80.

The Pulitzer prize-winning play, August: Osage County, a dark comedy looking at the lives of a group of women brought back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, has been adapted for the screen. The all-star cast includes Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, both nominated for Academy Awards, alongside Ewan McGregor and Benedict Cumberbatch. Diane Roberts comments on whether the translation from stage to screen is successful.

In the first of five interviews with the authors who have won their categories for this year's Costa Book Awards, Mark talks to Kate Atkinson. She discusses winning the best novel category for her book Life After Life, the unusual structure of the book - in which the protagonist dies and is re-born - and imagining alternative futures.

大象传媒 One's family comedy, Outnumbered, is returning for a fifth series. Hugh Dennis and Tyger Drew-Honey talk about their roles as father and son, the development of the show from improvised to scripted scenes, and watching the family drama with their own families.

Producer: Olivia Skinner.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Claudio Abbado

    Duration: 06:30

  • Kate Atkinson

    Duration: 07:11

  • August: Osage County

    Duration: 04:44

  • Outnumbered

    Duration: 09:33

Kate Atkinson

is out in hardback and ebook, and in paperback from Thursday 30 January 30, published by Black Swan.

August: Osage County

August: Osage County is in cinemas nationwide from Friday 24 January, certificate 15.

Outnumbered

The fifth series of begins on 大象传媒 1 at 9pm on Wednesday 29 January.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest Sir Simon Rattle
Interviewed Guest Kate Atkinson
Interviewed Guest Hugh Dennis
Interviewed Guest Tyger Drew-Honey
Producer Olivia Skinner

Broadcast

  • Mon 20 Jan 2014 19:15

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