Martin Scorsese's Hugo 3D; Sports Book of the Year
Mark Lawson reviews Martin Scorsese's first film in 3D and meets the winner of the Sports Book of the Year prize. Mark Kermode pays tribute to Ken Russell, who died yesterday.
Martin Scorsese has directed his first film in 3D. Adapted from the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Hugo is the tale of a boy who lives in a Paris railway station in the 1930s, and features Ben Kingsley, Jude Law and Sacha Baron Cohen. Naomi Alderman reviews.
The winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2011 is announced today. Mark interviews all seven shortlisted authors, whose books cover a range of sports including football, rugby, cycling, running and bullfighting, and the winner of the Β£27,500 prize responds to the judges' verdict.
The death of the film-maker Ken Russell was announced today. He was 84. Critic Mark Kermode reflects on Russell's life and career, and there's another chance to hear Ken Russell himself discussing his home movies and his opinions on the film industry, from a Front Row interview recorded in 2008.
Producer Nicki Paxman.
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Hugo
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Hugo
Novelist Naomi Alderson reviews Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese in 3D
Duration: 04:23
William Hill Sports Writer of the Year
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William Hill Sports Writer of the Year
Mark Lawson speaks to the shortlisted writers of the William Hill Sportswriter of the Year
Duration: 14:19
Ken Russell
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Ken Russell
An archive interview and obituary of the film maker Ken Russell
Duration: 09:07
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