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A Little Life, Trainwreck, John Hurt, Scandalous Lady W, Bedwyr Williams

Hanya Yanagihara's novel A Little Life, Amy Schumer in Trainwreck, John Hurt in Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell on R4, Scandalous Lady W, Bedwyr Williams at The Whitworth in Manchester.

Hanya Yanagihara's novel A Little Life is an expansive novel about a group of male friends in New York. It has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2015.
American comic actor Amy Schumer stars in Trainwreck as a hard-living young woman for whom love turns her life around
Sir John Hurt plays the title role in Radio 4's adaptation of John Mortimer's 1989 play Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell; an entertainingly dissolute life spent in old Soho.
The Scandalous Lady W on 大象传媒2 tells the story of an 18th century noblewoman whose infidelity led to a sensational public trial.
Bedwyr Williams is a Welsh artist who has exhibited work at The Venice Biennale and now has a show at The Whitworth in Manchester (Museum of The Year 2015).

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45 minutes

BOOK: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

(published by Picador)

FILM: Trainwreck (15)

FILM: Trainwreck (15)
In cinemas from 14 August

TV: The Scandalous Lady W

TV:  The Scandalous Lady W
大象传媒2 17 August 2015 at 9 pm

EXHIBITION: Bedwyr Williams

EXHIBITION: Bedwyr Williams
At , Manchester until 10 January 2016

Image: Detail view of The Northern Hemisphere, 2013 (mixed media) by Bedwyr Williams. Photographer Michael Pollard. 2015.

RADIO: Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell

RADIO: Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell
On for 30 days from 15 August

Broadcast

  • Sat 15 Aug 2015 19:15

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