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Timothy Spall, Shaan Sahota, Universal Basic Income for artists

Actor Timothy Spall on his new painting exhibition; Shaan Sahota on being a playwright and a doctor; and a proposal for Universal Basic Income for artists in Ireland.

To play the celebrated British painter, J.M.W. Tuner, for Mike Leigh鈥檚 film, Mr Turner, the actor Timothy Spall learned to paint. Four years later, it was the paintings he created while playing the role of another famous British painter, LS Lowry, that led to his first commission for an exhibition of his own paintings. Timothy joins Front Row to talk about finding his own style as a painter.

As a junior doctor and playwright, Shaan Sahota has a unique perspective on the past 18 months. In her new play Under the Mask, she has distilled her experience as a frontline doctor at the height of the pandemic into a 60 minute audio installation. She joins us to discuss the work, writing as therapy and experimenting with 3D binaural sound.

Irish Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD has proposed a basic income guarantee for artists. She explains the details for the pilot scheme, what it would cost, who would be eligible and how much they鈥檇 get.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Simon Richardson

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Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall's exhibition Out of the Storm is at the
from 18 June until 18 July

Main image: Timothy Spall
Photo credit:聽Paul Heartfield

Shaan Sahota

See Shaan Sahota's play

Under the Mask plays at until the 18 June and then tours to , , and the

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  • Tue 15 Jun 2021 19:15

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