Harry Potter, The Carer, Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down, Clive James, The Knives
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Brian Cox in The Carer, Baz Luhrmann's hip hop Netflix series The Get Down, Clive James' box set book Play All, The Knives by Richard T Kelly.
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child is London's biggest theatre event of 2016 and probably the decade. J K Rowling revisits her famed creations 19 years after the books ended.
Brian Cox plays a revered aging actor at the end of his career and possibly his life in The Carer; a British comedy about fame, mortality, love and incontinence
Film director Baz Luhrmann's has a Netflix TV series The Get Down which dramatises the origins of hip hop
Clive James' latest book is about the phenomenon of the Box Set. Called Play All, it examines the joys and problems of binge-watching
The Knives by Richard T Kelly is a novel set in the corridors of power; following a Home Secretary dealing with matters of domestic terror and family discord
Sarah Crompton's guests are Bidisha, Rosie Goldsmith and Benedict Nightingale. The Producer is Oliver Jones.
Last on
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
is at the Palace Theatre in London.
Photo credit: 聽Manuel Harlan
The Carer
The Carer is in cinemas now, certificate 15.聽
The Get Down
will be available on Netflix from Friday 12 August.
Clive James
Play All: A Bingewatcher's Notebook by is available in hardback now.
Richard T Kelly
The Knives by is available in paperback and ebook now. 聽
The photo credit is聽Caroline O'Dwyer.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sarah Crompton |
| Interviewed Guest | Bidisha |
| Interviewed Guest | Rosie Goldsmith |
| Interviewed Guest | Benedict Nightingale |
| Producer | Oliver Jones |
Broadcast
- Sat 6 Aug 2016 19:15大象传媒 Radio 4
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