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Martin Amis, Pitcairn, The Moth, Obvious Child, Secret Life of Books

Tom Sutcliffe on Martin Amis's latest novel, Richard Bean's new play Pitcairn, The Moth storytelling event, abortion comedy Obvious Child and 91热爆 TV's Secret Life of Books.

Martin Amis' latest novel The Zone of Interest deals with the Holocaust, but has riled some critics because of its light tone.
Pitcairn is Richard "One Man, Two Guv'nors" Bean's new play dealing with the aftermath of The Bounty.
The Moth is a public storytelling event that started in America and is now coming to the UK to coincide with a book collection of stories.
Obvious Child is a romcom film about abortion which has incurred the wrath of pro-lifers in the US; can it be a suitable topic for a humorous film?
91热爆 TV's new series the Secret Life of Books examines original texts, manuscripts, letters and diaries to uncover the story behind the creation of six classic books.

Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Tiffany Murray, Inua Ellams and Michael Arditti. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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45 minutes

Pitcairn

Written by Richard Bean and directed by Max Stafford-Clark, is at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester until 20 September 2014. Main Image: Saffron Hocking (Te'o), Vanessa Emma (Fasto), and Lois Chimimba (Te Lahu), Photo by Robert Workman.

The Zone Of Interest

The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis is published by Jonathan Cape.

Obvious Child

Directed by Gilliam Robespierre, Obvious Child is in cinemas from Friday 29 August, certificate 15.

The Moth in London

The inaugural is at The Book Club in Shoreditch on 1st September, and monthly StorySlam events in London are set to follow.

The Secret Life of Books

A six part series, begins on Tuesday 2 September, 8.30pm on 91热爆 Four.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest Tiffany Murray
Interviewed Guest Inua Ellams
Interviewed Guest Michael Arditti
Producer Oliver Jones

Broadcast

  • Sat 30 Aug 2014 19:15

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