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Hieronymus Bosch, OJ Simpson, North Water, A Bigger Splash, Battlefield

The week's cultural highlights, including the biggest Hieronymus Bosch exhibition ever, OJ Simpson's trial as a TV drama and Ian McGuire's North Water.

The biggest Hieronymus Bosch exhibition ever has just opened in Holland. 500 years after his death, Noordbrabants Museum has gathered together the largest collection of his bizarre, extraordinary work
OJ Simpson's 1994 trial has been turned into a US TV drama. Does it have something new to show or say?
Ian McGuire's North Water has garnered positive reviews from the likes of Hilary Mantel and Martin Amis. It's a whodunnit set on board an 18th century whaling ship. "A version of Captain Ahab (if you squint a little) meets a version of Sherlock Holmes"
Ralph Fiennes stars in A Bigger Splash, a tale of louche life set around a swimming pool in a baking hot Italian villa. Also starring Tilda Swinton, Matthius Schoenaerts and Dakota Johnson
Battlefield at The Young Vic is Peter Brook's distillation of his magnum opus Mahabarata. A few short tales which deal with life an immense canvas in miniature

Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Amanda Vickery, Natalie Haynes and Jim White. The producer is Oliver Jones.

Available now

45 minutes

A Bigger Splash

A Bigger Splash

is in cinemas now, certificate 15.


Ian McGuire

by Ian McGuire is available in hard-back and ebook now.


Hieronymus Bosch

Hieronymus Bosch

is at the The Noordbrabants Museum in Den Bosch, Holland until 8 May 2016.

Image: Hieronymus Bosch - Visions of the Hereafter (left to right - Fall of the Damned, Hell, Earthly Paradise, Ascent into Heaven), ca. 1505-15. Venice, Museum of Palazzo Grimani. Photo and Imaging Rik Klein Gotink and Robert G.Erdmann the Bosch Research and Conservation Project.聽

Battlefield

Battlefield

is at the Young Vic in London until 27 February 2016.

Image: 漏Simon Annand


The People v. O.J. Simpson

The People v. O.J. Simpson

begins on 91热爆 Two on Monday 15 February at 9pm


Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest Amanda Vickery
Interviewed Guest Natalie Haynes
Interviewed Guest Jim White
Producer Oliver Jones

Broadcast

  • Sat 13 Feb 2016 19:15

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