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The Children Act, Little Revolution, Watermark, Secrets, Bernd and Hilla Becher

Ian McEwan's novel The Children Act, Alecky Blythe's play Little Revolution using verbatim interviews, plus docu-film Watermark, drama series Secrets, and Bernd and Hilla Becher.

Ian McEwan's new novel The Children Act deals with a young man who is suffering from leukaemia and the conflict between his parent's wishes and the authority of the State in the form of a high court judge.

Little Revolution is a play by Alecky Blythe concerning the London riots of 2011 using a script drawn from verbatim interviews

Watermark is a film by photographer Edward Burtynsky about the world's most precious resource: H2O. There's a finite amount and it's getting more and more difficult to protect and access.

Secrets, a new mini drama series on 91热爆1 begins with a play starring Olivia Colman and Alison Steadman about a mother who discovers she's dying of cancer and her relationship with her daughter.

Bernd and Hilla Becher were a German husband and wife photographic duo who specialised in impartial pictures of industrial structures - conventionally unpretty but given a formalist beauty

Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Mark Ravenhill, Liz Jensen and Kamila Shamsie. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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45 minutes

Watermark

Directed by Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky, is in selected cinemas from Friday 5 September, certificate U.

The Children Act

The Children Act by Ian McEwan is published by Jonathan Cape.

Little Revolution

Created by Alecky Blythe, is at the Almeida Theatre in London until Saturday 4 October 2014.

The Secrets

Five new dramas from new writers, begin on Sunday 7 September, 10.40pm, 91热爆 One.

Bernd and Hilla Becher

An exhibition at Spr眉th Magers London, is on view until Saturday 4 October 2014.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest Mark Ravenhill
Interviewed Guest Liz Jensen
Interviewed Guest Kamila Shamsie
Producer Oliver Jones

Broadcast

  • Sat 6 Sep 2014 19:15

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