The Big Wedding; James Salter; Enough Tudors Already; David Walliams
Robert De Niro stars in The Big Wedding; author James Salter; David Walliams on Harold Pinter for Cultural Exchange; after the ubiquitous Tudors, who else deserves TV's spotlight?
With Mark Lawson
Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton star in The Big Wedding, playing an ex-married couple who must pretend to be together for their adopted son's wedding. The starry cast also includes Susan Sarandon, Amanda Seyfried and Robin Williams as the priest. Larushka Ivan-Zadeh delivers her verdict.
A new series on the Tudors begins on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV this week - so why is this historical period so popular with TV executives, and which other parts of British history deserve the TV treatment? Historians Henrietta Leyser and Don Spaeth pitch their alternatives.
Veteran American writer James Salter has just published his first novel in 34 years. All That Is comes garlanded with praise from writers on both sides of the Atlantic, and draws together many of the themes of Salter's lifetime's work: war, love, sex and marriage. Often considered the great overlooked writer, 87 year old Salter discusses the novel's long gestation, and his trademark economy of prose.
In Cultural Exchange, in which leading creative minds reflect on a favourite cultural experience, David Walliams discusses the work of Harold Pinter, and recalls the guidance Pinter gave him when he performed in No Man's Land.
Producer Penny Murphy.
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David Walliams' Cultural Exchange
The writer and actor chooses Harold Pinter's No Man's Land
Chapters
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The Big Wedding
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reviews the movie starring Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton
Duration: 04:40
James Salter - All That Is
Veteran American writer James Salter talks about his latest novel, his first in 34 years
Duration: 11:06
Enough Tudors Already?
Why is the Tudor period of history so popular with TV execs and are other periods ignored?
Duration: 07:09
Cultural Exchange: David Walliams
In Cultural Exchange David Walliams discusses the work of Harold Pinter
Duration: 05:02
Main image from the film The Big Wedding
From left to right: Muffin (Christine Ebersole), Don (Robert De Niro), Ellie (Diane Keaton), Nuria (Ana Ayora), Madonna (Patricia Rae) and Lyla (Katherine Heigl) in The Big Wedding. Photo credit: Barry WetcherThe Big Wedding
, certificate 15, is in UK cinemas from Wednesday 29 May.ΒJames Salter - All That Is
by James Salter is published in hardback and ebook by Picador.ΒThe Tudor Court Season
on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 2 begins this Thursday at 9pm with The last Days of Anne Boleyn.Β
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Mark Lawson Interviewed Guest James Salter Interviewed Guest Henrietta Leyser Interviewed Guest Don Spaeth Interviewed Guest David Walliams Producer Penny Murphy Editor John Goudie Broadcast
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