Frank McGuinness's A Song for Jenny, Magic Mike, John Waters, Chinese art
Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Frank McGuinness on his drama about the 7/7 attacks, a review of Magic Mike XXL and the artwork of film-maker John Waters.
Frank McGuinness discusses A Song for Jenny, his drama starring Emily Watson as Julie Nicholson, who lost her daughter Jenny in the 7/7 attacks in London.
After audiences booed the Royal Opera House's production of William Tell last night, critic Fiona Maddocks who was there, discusses what prompted the reaction.
Jenny McCartney reviews Magic Mike XXL, the follow-up to Steven Soderbergh's original film about male strippers, also starring Channing Tatum.
Film-maker, writer and artist John Waters, best-known for feature length films Pink Flamingos and Hairspray, launches an exhibition of photo-based artwork. Beverly Hills John is his first ever exhibition in London.
The Swiss art collector Ulli Sigg began buying contemporary art in China after he started working there in the late 1970s. As part of this collection goes on show at The Whitworth gallery in Manchester, the Director of the gallery, Dr Maria Balshaw, explains its significance.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Ellie Bury.
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Images from the John Waters exhibition at Spr眉th Magers London.
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Images from the Chinese art exhibition at the Whitworth Art Gallery
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Frank McGuinness discusses A Song for Jenny
Duration: 05:30
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The M+ Sigg Collection: Chinese art from the 1970s to now
Duration: 04:50
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Film review: Magic Mike XXL
Duration: 04:30
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Booing at the Royal Opera House
Duration: 03:20
Chapters
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Frank McGuinness's A Song for Jenny
Duration: 06:14
Boos at the Royal Opera House
Duration: 03:20
Magic Mike XXL
Duration: 04:32
John Waters
Duration: 07:47
Chinese art
Duration: 05:57
A Song for Jenny
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is on 91热爆 One on Sunday 5 July at 9pm.
Guillaume Tell
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is at the Royal Opera House in London until 17 July 2015. It will screened into cinemas on Sunday 5 July.
Image: Gerald Finley and Sofia Fomina in Guillaume Tell 漏 2015 ROH
Magic Mike XXL
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is in cinemas from Friday 3 July, certificate 15.
John Waters
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is at Spr眉th Magers London until 15 August 2015.
Image: John Waters, Kiddie Flamingos, 2014. Blue-Ray with 2 channel audio, 74 min. 漏 John Waters. Courtesy the artist and Spr眉th Magers.
The M+ Sigg Collection
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is at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester until 20 September 2015.
Image: On the Wall 鈥� Shenzhen (I), 2002, by Weng Fen. Image courtesy of the artist.
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Interviewed Guest Frank McGuinness Interviewed Guest Fiona Maddocks Interviewed Guest Jenny McCartney Interviewed Guest John Waters Interviewed Guest Maria Balshaw Producer Ellie Bury Broadcast
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