Chariots of Fire on stage; Henry Moore indoors.
Mark Lawson reviews the stage version of Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, reports on moving Henry Moore bronzes indoors, and talks to Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky.
With Mark Lawson.
The Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire now arrives on stage, with the Hampstead Theatre turned into the arena of the 1924 Paris Olympics. And the new cinema documentary Personal Best has followed young British sprinters over the last four years, on the road to London 2012. Sports presenter Eleanor Oldroyd compares these stories of athletic dedication.
Henry Moore: Large Late Forms is a new exhibition for which a series of the artist's giant bronze sculptures have been transported from their usual place in the fields outside Moore's home in Hertfordshire to a central London gallery on the back of a vast flatbed truck. Curator Anita Feldman discusses the logistical challenge of bringing these enormous artworks indoors.
Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky talks about his fascination with the environment, in the light of two new exhibitions. Burtynsky: Oil considers the mechanics, distribution and use of some of the world's most highly contested resources, while Monegros - Dryland Farming depicts the semi-arid terrain of the agricultural region in Spain, which has created a vast lattice-work of patterns which he observes from the air.
After 17 years the Orange Prize for Fiction has lost its sponsor, and now needs to find new investors. Changing circumstances have also led to the re-branding of the Man Booker Prize and the Costa Book Awards. Graham Hales, from the consultancy firm Interbrand, considers the links between sponsors and arts awards.
Producer Nicki Paxman.
Last on
Chapters
-
Chariots of Fire and Personal Best
Eleanor Oldroyd compares documentary Personal Best and the theatre adaption of Chariots of Fire.
Duration: 06:43
Henry Moore: Large Late Forms
Curator Anita Feldman discusses the logistical challenge of bringing the enormous artworks indoors for the Henry Moore: Large Late Forms exhibitions.
Duration: 07:33
Arts awards sponsors
Graham Hales, from Interbrand, considers the links between sponsors and arts awards.
Duration: 05:06
Edward Burtynsky
Interview with Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky.
Duration: 08:04
Broadcast
- Wed 23 May 2012 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Featured in...
Archive 2012—Front Row
Magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts Digital
The best of British culture live and on demand.
Podcast
-
Front Row
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music