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Roger Deakins, MI6 paintings, Brendan O'Carroll

Mark Lawson reports on a major exhibition reassessing watercolours and interviews BAFTA winning cinematographer Roger Deakins about True Grit and James Hart Dyke on painting MI6.

With Mark Lawson, who reports on a major new exhibition at Tate Britain which aims to make us reassess watercolours, with a range of images from the past 800 years.

Roger Deakins, who won the BAFTA for his work shooting the Coen brothers film True Grit, discusses the art of cinematography.

Brendan O'Carroll's stage show, in which he dresses up as a foul-mouthed aged housewife Mrs Brown, premieres as a TV sitcom on 91热爆 One next week. Neil McCormick reviews

And painting the Secret Intelligence Service: artist James Hart Dyke spent a year with MI6 and has just opened an exhibition depicting his impressions of the day-to-day work of the Service, at home and abroad. Mark Lawson meets him and the former chief of MI6 Sir John Scarlett.

Producer Robyn Read.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • A YEAR WITH MI6

    James Hart Dyke on spending a year with MI6 painting his impressions of the Service at home and abroad. With former chief of MI6 Sir John Scarlett.

    Duration: 08:23

  • WATERCOLOUR

    Critic Rachel Campbell-Johnson and Painter Christopher Le Brun discuss this major exhibition which aims to make us reassess watercolours.

    Duration: 07:11

  • ROGER DEAKINS

    Roger Deakins, who won the BAFTA for his work shooting the Coen brothers film True Grit, discusses the art of cinematography.

    Duration: 08:16

  • MRS BROWN'S BOYS

    Review of Brendan O'Carroll's stage show, in which he dresses up as a foul-mouthed aged housewife.

    Duration: 04:02

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  • Mon 14 Feb 2011 19:15

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