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The Dark Knight Rises; The Tanks; Asif Kapadia

With Mark Lawson, including the verdict on Batman's return in The Dark Knight Rises, the opening of The Tanks at Tate Modern, and an interview with documentary maker Asif Kapadia.

With Mark Lawson.

The Dark Knight Rises is the third of director Christopher Nolan's Batman films. Christian Bale stars as Bruce Wayne, with Tom Hardy as an evil terrorist, and Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. Writer Naomi Alderman reviews.

The first phase of Tate Modern's extension programme is unveiled this week with the opening of The Tanks, two enormous chambers in former oil tanks, which will show art in live form - performance, installations and film. Mark meets architect Jacques Herzog and artist Sung Hwan Kim.

Director Asif Kapadia, whose motor-racing documentary Senna won considerable acclaim, discusses his film Odyssey, a portrait of London since it won the bid to host the Olympic games. Starting on 6 July 2005, the film shows the euphoria of winning the bid, the devastation of the 7/7 terrorist attacks, the impact of the credit crunch and the 2011 riots.

Birger Larsen, the director behind the Danish crime series The Killing, reveals that the now-famous jumper worn by the show's main character Sarah Lund was an after-thought - and that the original costume paid tribute to a big-screen gunslinger.

Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • The Dark Knight Rises

    Naomi Alderman reviews The Dark Knight Rises.

    Duration: 06:12

  • Asif Kapadia

    Interview with director Asif Kapadia.

    Duration: 10:35

  • Birger Larsen

    Interview with Birger Larsen, the director behind the Danish crime series The Killing.

    Duration: 02:40

  • The Tanks

    Mark meets architect Jacques Herzog and artist Sung Hwan Kim at the opening of Tate Modern's extension The Tanks.

    Duration: 07:58

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  • Mon 16 Jul 2012 19:15

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