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26/11/2008

With Mark Lawson, who meets dramatist Tracy Letts, writer of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County, which receives its British premiere.

Presented by Mark Lawson.

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie talks to Mark about her new film Changeling, in which she plays a lone mother fighting police corruption after her son goes missing and the wrong child is returned to her.

Mark Frith reviews a new documentary, The Jacksons are Coming, which gains access to one of the most famous families in show business. Filmmaker Jane Preston follows Tito, one-time guitarist of the Jackson 5, and assorted members of the family as they leave LA, to search for a home in a Devon fishing village.

Pulitzer prize winner Tracy Letts talks about how Oklahoma's history influenced the writing of his epic play about family relationships, August: Osage Country, which opens at London's National Theatre following a successful production on Broadway by the Steppenwolf Theatre company.

Victor Pasmore was an influential abstract artist, working in St Ives with Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth and later creating the controversial pavilion at Peterlee new town. One hundred years after his birth, Tate Britain has a room devoted to his work. Critic Bill Feaver discusses Pasmore's painting style.

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Wed 26 Nov 2008 19:15

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  • TRACY LETTS

    Pulitzer prize winner Tracy Letts talks about how Oklahoma's history influenced the writing of his play about family relationships, August: Osage County.

    Duration: 08:48

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  • Wed 26 Nov 2008 19:15

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