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David Walliams and Francesca Simon on Roald Dahl, Jack and Harry Williams, Picasso's plays

David Walliams and Francesca Simon on the role of parents in Dahl, The Missing creators Jack and Harry Williams' new series One of Us, and a rarely-staged play by Pablo Picasso.

David Walliams and Horrid Henry creator Francesca Simon discuss the role of parents in the work of Roald Dahl.

Jack and Harry Williams, the writers behind TV drama The Missing, discuss their new series One of Us, where an inexplicable murder leads to the revelation of secrets within two families.

He painted, he sculpted, he made ceramics and prints but did you know that Pablo Picasso also wrote plays? As rarely performed Desire Caught By the Tail is staged in London, its director Cradeux Alexander and critic Richard Cork discuss what we learn about the artist through his theatrical work.

After months of speculation about his new album, singer Frank Ocean released an unexpected 'visual album' Endless today. Newsbeat's Jimmy Blake talks about the rise of visual albums in today's music industry.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • David Walliams and Francesca Simon on Roald Dahl

    Duration: 10:19

  • Jack and Harry Williams

    Duration: 07:19

  • Frank Ocean's visual album

    Duration: 03:59

  • Picasso's plays

    Duration: 06:09

David Walliams and Francesca Simon on Roald Dahl

David Walliams and Francesca Simon on Roald Dahl

David Walliams' search to find Roald Dahl鈥檚 Most Marvellous Book is on Channel 4 in early September 2016.

Francesca Simon's听latest book The Monstrous Child is out now.

Image above and left: (from left)听 Francesca Simon, John Wilson, David Walliams

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Jack and Harry Williams

Jack and Harry Williams

, the听TV series听written by Jack and Harry Williams is on 大象传媒 1and 大象传媒 1HD听at 9.00pm on Tuesdays from 23 August 2016, and will be on the 大象传媒 iPlayer.

Image: Juliet Stevenson (Louise Elliot) in One of Us

Picasso's plays

Picasso's plays

Picasso's play, Desire Caught by the Tail, is performed by LUXE at the, Clapham, London until 20 August 2016; and then at , Bow, London on 25 and 26 August 2016.

Image: from left- Eldi Dundee, Clare Almond and Natasha Colenso from LUXE in rehearsal

Image credit: LUXE

Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean

, Endless, is out now.

Image: Self Portrait

Image credit: Frank Ocean

Credits

Role Contributor
Interviewed Guest David Walliams
Interviewed Guest Francesca Simon
Interviewed Guest Jack Williams
Interviewed Guest Harry Williams
Interviewed Guest Cradeux Alexander
Interviewed Guest Richard Cork
Interviewed Guest Jimmy Blake

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  • Fri 19 Aug 2016 19:15

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