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21/01/2014

Fiona Bruce on genuine art; Birds of a Feather creators Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran; Sherlock's Amanda Abbington; Wildlife presenter Simon King; online hacking and TV Reviews.

Fiona Bruce discusses the search for missing works of art by the likes of John Constable, and explains how to prove a painting is genuine.

Comedy writers Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran have a string of writing credits to their name, from Shine On Harvey Moon to The New Statesman and Goodnight Sweetheart. They discuss the return of their most famous sitcom Birds of A Feather to our screens after 16 years away, and assess the current state of comedy.

Wildlife TV presenter Simon King explains how he came to capture a suspected burglar on camera while filming a family of red foxes in a south London garden.

The International Monetary Fund raises its growth forecast for the UK economy; Germany's online security agency reveals that data from millions of internet accounts has been stolen by hackers; and the convictions of 29 environmental campaigners are quashed at the Court of Appeal.

Plus actress Amanda Abbington discusses her very different current TV roles as Mary Morstan in Sherlock and Miss Mardle in Mr Selfridge.

And reviewers Boyd Hilton & Emma Bullimore give their assessment of the Hayley Cropper storyline in Coronation Street and the rest of the week's TV highlights, including Call the Midwife, Benefits Street and The Musketeers.

2 hours

Last on

Tue 21 Jan 2014 14:00

Broadcast

  • Tue 21 Jan 2014 14:00