Timothy Spall, Catherine Tate, 11.22.63, Dutch flowers.
Timothy Spall talks about The Caretaker, Catherine Tate's choice for Shakespeare's People, plus the TV series of Stephen King's 11.22.63, and Dutch flowers at the National Gallery.
Timothy Spall talks to John Wilson about his return to the stage. It's at the Old Vic but is scarcely glamorous. He's playing Davies in Pinter's The Caretaker. "He's a hobo," Spall says, "a dosser." He and John discuss the attractions and challenges of playing such as character.
Catherine Tate chooses the outspoken and witty Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing, as part of our Shakespeare's People series.
Writer and critic Michael Carlson reviews the TV adaptation of Stephen King's novel 11.22.63. James Franco plays a teacher who discovers a time portal that leads to October 21st, 1960 and goes on a quest to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
As a display of twenty-two intricate paintings of Dutch Flowers goes on show at the National Gallery, curator Betsy Wieseman tells us the story of the growth of a genre, which began in the Netherlands in the early 1600s.
Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Jack Soper.
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Timothy Spall on The Caretaker
Duration: 10:08
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Timothy Spall
Duration: 11:04
The Next Rembrandt
Duration: 03:33
Dutch Flowers
Duration: 03:49
11.22.63
Duration: 05:14
Catherine Tate
Duration: 03:53
Timothy Spall
is at The Old Vic, London until 14th May 2016.
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Image: Timothy Spall (Davies) in the Caretaker at The Old Vic
Image credit: Manual Harlan
Catherine Tate
Find out more about Front Row's season
Image: Catherine Tate as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing at Wyndham's Theatre.
Image credit: Johan Persson
11.22.63
is on Fox TV from Sunday 10 April 2016
Image: James Franco听 as Jake Epping听 in 11.22.63
Image credit: Warner Bros Entertainment Inc
Dutch Flowers
is at The National Gallery听 from 06 April - 29 August 2016
Image: Flowers in a white stone vase, Dirck de Bray 1671
Credit: courtesy of the owner of a private collection
Credits
Role Contributor Interviewed Guest Timothy Spall Interviewed Guest Catherine Tate Interviewed Guest Michael Carlson Interviewed Guest Betsy Wieseman Presenter John Wilson Producer Jack Soper Broadcast
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