Charlize Theron in Young Adult; Kate Grenville
Mark Lawson meets Australian novelist Kate Grenville; Charlize Theron's latest film Young Adult in reviewed; and The Singing Detective back on TV screens after 26 years.
With Mark Lawson.
Charlize Theron plays a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart, in her new film Young Adult. But things don't go according to plan. The film is directed by Jason Reitman, who also brought us Juno and Up in the Air. Ryan Gilbey reviews.
The Orange Prize-winning novelist Kate Grenville discusses her novel Sarah Thornhill in which she returns to early Australia and the story of the Thornhill family, whose story she told in her novel The Secret River.
The Singing Detective, the TV drama series written by Dennis Potter and starring Michael Gambon, returns to our screens 26 years after it was first shown. Chris Dunkley and Rebecca Nicholson re-assess this TV classic.
And writer Joanne Harris visits a new exhibition in Sheffield with a focus on the family, with artists ranging from William Hogarth to Rachel Whiteread.
Producer Jerome Weatherald.
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Young Adult
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Young Adult
A review of the film Young Adult.
Duration: 04:20
The Singing Detective
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The Singing Detective
A discussion about how TV classic The Singing Detective comes across now.
Duration: 07:36
Kate Grenville
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Kate Grenville
An interview with author Kate Grenville.
Duration: 09:21
The Family in British Art
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The Family in British Art
A review of the exhibition The Family in British Art in Sheffield.
Duration: 06:35
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- Tue 31 Jan 2012 19:1591热爆 Radio 4
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