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Never Look Away, The End of History at London's Royal Court, 8 Days to the Moon, Fleischman Is in Trouble, Felix Vallotton

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's film Never Look Away, The End of History at Royal Court, 8 Days to the Moon, Fleischman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Felix Vallotton

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's first film The Lives Of Others won the best Foreign Language Oscar, his follow-up The Tourist was a critical disaster. How will his latest - Never Look Away - fare critically and at the box office?
Jack Thorne's latest play The End Of History has just opened at London's Royal Court Theatre. It's the story - over three decades - of a left-leaning family who love each other and love to bicker.
8 Days To The Moon on 大象传媒 TV follows the progress of the three astronauts who went to the Moon half a century ago in Apollo 11. It uses previously unreleased audio recordings from within the lunar pod mixed with recreations of the journey.
Fleischman Is In Trouble is the debut novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, previously a features writer at The New York Times and GQ. It has had glowing reviews; what will our panle make of it?
An exhibition of work by Swiss-born artist Felix Vallotton at London's Royal Academy includes paintings and woodcuts in the many styles he adopted during his career. The show's subtitle is "Painter of Disquiet"

Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Rebecca Stott, Robert Hanks and Susan Jeffreys. The producer is Oliver Jones

Podcast extra recommendations:
Rebecca - Shame On me by Tessa McWatt
Robert - Ngaio Marsh (and you can see Susan as a model on a Ngaio Marsh cover here https://tinyurl.com/y2jmths4 )
Susan - Jodrell Bank Blue Dot Festival and The Night Sky 2019
Tom - Jack Reacher books and 大象传媒 World Service's 13 Minutes To The Moon

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53 minutes

Never Look Away

Never Look Away
Never Look Away is in cinemas now, certificate 15.聽

Taffy Brodesser-Anker

Taffy Brodesser-Anker
Fleishman is in Trouble by聽Taffy Brodesser-Anker is published by Wildfire in the UK.聽
Image: Erik Tanner

F茅lix Vallotton

F茅lix Vallotton
F茅lix Vallotton is at the Royal Academy of Arts in London until 29 September.
Image:聽The Visit (La Visite), 1899.聽漏 Kunsthaus Z眉rich

8 Days: To the Moon & Back

8 Days: To the Moon & Back
8 Days: To the Moon & Back is on 大象传媒 2 on Wednesday 10 July.

the end of history...

the end of history...
the end of history... is at the Royal Court Theatre in London until 10 August.
Image: Johan Persson

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  • Sat 6 Jul 2019 19:15

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