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DV8: John, Interstellar, Peter Carey, Gold at Buckingham Palace, Puppy Love

Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss Peter Carey's latest novel, Amnesia; DV8 Physical Theatre's John; Christopher Nolan's Interstellar; Gold at Buckingham Palace; and Puppy Love.

Peter Carey's latest novel, Amnesia follows a disgraced Australian journalist hired to write the life story of a hacker activist who has raised the hackles of international governments because she wrote the code that unlocks prisons around the world. Carey is has twice won The Booker Prize, is this another winning work?
DV8 Physical Theatre Company's new show "John" tells the tale of a man who grows up in an extremely abusive family and who- as an adult - finds comfort and company in gay saunas. There's a lot of vivid descriptions of what goes on - how will the audience at London's Lyttleton respond to such explicit depiction of gay sex?
Christopher Nolan's new film Interstellar stars Matthew McConaughey as a former NASA astronaut whose job is to save the human race from extinction...not an simple subject, even for such an accomplished director.
The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace has an exhibition called Gold, which displays some of Her Majesty's astonishing artefacts around that theme. Is it a dazzling success?
Puppy Love is the latest project from Joanna Scanlan and Vicky Pepperdine (who made the award- winning Getting On comedy series set in a hospital geriatric ward). This deals with the world of canine training; is it a bit of dog's breakfast?
Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Giles Fraser, Susie Boyt and Antonia Quirke. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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Gold

An exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, is on display from Friday 7 November to Sunday 22 February 2015. Main Image: Lacquer and gilt bronze Japanese Bowl, Royal Collection Trust, 漏 HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Amnesia

Amnesia by Peter Carey is published by Faber & Faber.

John

Conceived and directed by Lloyd Newson, is at the National Theatre in London until 13 January 2013.

Interstellar

Directed by Christopher Nolan, is in cinemas from Friday 7 November, certificate 12A.

Puppy Love

A new series on 大象传媒 Four, begins on Thursday 13 November at 10pm.

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Presenter Tom Sutcliffe

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  • Sat 8 Nov 2014 19:15

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