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Christopher Jefferies Drama, Golden Age of Panto, Burrell Collection, Ghostwriting

With Roger Michell on his new drama The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies. Plus the Burrell Collection, ghostwriting, the golden age of panto and the film The Green Prince.

With Kirsty Lang.

Roger Michell talks about his new ITV drama, The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, about the retired teacher attacked by the press after being falsely suspected of killing Joanna Yeates in 2010.

As teenage 'vlogging' sensation, Zoella, becomes embroiled in a row over hiring a ghostwriter for her best-selling debut novel, Girl Online, we look at the rise of the scribes for hire.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall reviews new documentary film The Green Prince which won the Global Audience award at the Sundance Festival. It's the extraordinary story of the son of a founding leader in the Palestinian organization, Hamas, who becomes a spy for the Israelis.

Jeffery Richards talks about the Golden Age of Pantomime in Victorian England and explains how some of our finest panto traditions came about and have lasted.

Plus in the week that part of the Burrell Collection moves from Glasgow to London and then overseas, we find out about William Burrell - the man behind the extraordinary amassing of pieces like rare lace, carpets, Tudor furniture, as well as sculpture by Rodin and paintings by Manet, Cezanne and Degas.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

    Duration: 07:44

  • Ghost Writers

    Duration: 04:21

  • The Golden Age Of Pantomime

    Duration: 07:02

  • The Green Prince

    Duration: 04:54

  • The Burrell Collection

    Duration: 03:57

The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies airs on ITV1 on Wednesday 10 December at 9pm

The Green Prince

The Green Prince

is on UK releaseΒ from theΒ 12 December

The Golden Age Of Pantomime: Slapstick, Spectacle & Subversion In Victorian England

The Golden Age Of Pantomime: Slapstick, Spectacle & Subversion In Victorian England

The Golden Age Of Pantomime: Slapstick, Spectacle & Subversion In Victorian England by Jeffrey Richards is published by I. B. Taurus

The Burrell Collection

The Burrell Collection

: An exhibition of masterpieces from the Burrell Collection, Glasgow is at Bonham’s premises on New Bond Street London, open weekdays from 15 December to 9 January

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest Roger Michell
Interviewed Guest Rosemary Watt
Interviewed Guest Jeffrey Richards
Interviewed Guest Bridget Kendall
Interviewed Guest Cathy Rentzenbrink
Producer Dymphna Flynn

Broadcast

  • Tue 9 Dec 2014 19:15

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