Diary of a Teenage Girl, Splendour, Death by Video Game, York Art Gallery, Last Man on Earth
A look at the film Diary of a Teenage Girl, Abi Morgan's play Splendour at London's Donmar, Death by Video Game, York Art Gallery's reopening and US comedy Last Man on Earth.
Controversial film Diary of a Teenage Girl deals with a 15 year old girl who looks for love and ends up sleeping with her mother's boyfriend.
Abi Morgan's play 2002 play Splendour is revived at London's Donmar Warehouse - 4 women deal with an imminent civil war, separately and together
Simon Parkin's book Death By Video Game looks ta the cultural significance and influence of the industry worth Β£3.9bn last year in the UK alone.
York Art Gallery has reopened after a 3 year Β£8m refit. Housing the Centre Of Ceramic Art, how well does it combine old masters with new pottery?
A new US TV comedy series Last Man On Earth has a central character who is a dreadful slob - why bother making an effort when you're alone on the planet? - does that make him too unappealing to like?
Last on
TV: THE LAST MAN ON EARTH
THEATRE: SPLENDOUR
Picture credit: Genevieve O'Reilly as Kathryn. Β Photograph by Johan Persson
FILM: THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL (18)
BOOK: DEATH BY VIDEOGAME (Tales of Obsession from the Virtual Frontline)
EXHIBITION: CENTRE OF CERAMIC ART
Picture credit: Kippa Matthews
Broadcast
- Sat 8 Aug 2015 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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