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Now Is Good director Ol Parker, and Caryl Churchill's new play Love and Information

Now Is Good director Ol Parker, a review of by Caryl Churchill's new play Love and Information, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ISSA writer Krys Lee, and crime writer Ferdinand von Schirach. With Mark Lawson.

With Mark Lawson.

Director Ol Parker, who wrote the screenplay for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, discusses his new film Now Is Good, about a young woman - played by Dakota Fanning - who has terminal cancer and is compiling a list of the things she wants to do before she dies.

Caryl Churchill's first play for six years, Love And Information, has 57 scenes and over 100 characters played by 16 actors. The novelist and critic Bidisha delivers her verdict.

Ferdinand von Schirach, one of Germany's leading crime fiction writers, discusses his new novel The Collini Case, in which he explores the mark left on the Ministry of Justice by its Nazi part. He also reflects on the legacy of his grandfather's surname: Baldur von Schirach was the leader of the Hitler Youth.

And as Radio 4 broadcasts the 10 short stories competing for the Β£15,000 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ International Short Story Award, Front Row talks to each of the writers. Tonight South Korean-born writer Krys Lee reveals the background to her short story The Goose Father.

Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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  • Now Is Good

    Interview with Ol Parker, director of new film Now Is Good.

    Duration: 09:31

  • Love And Information

    Bidisha reviews Caryl Churchill's first play for six years, Love And Information.

    Duration: 04:28

  • Ferdinand von Schirach

    Interview with Ferdinand von Schirach, one of Germany's leading crime fiction writers.

    Duration: 10:34

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ International Short Story Award: Krys Lee

    South Korean-born writer Krys Lee reveals the background to her short story The Goose Father.

    Duration: 03:35

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  • Mon 17 Sep 2012 19:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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