Magna Carta plays, Mississippi Grind, Mr Robot, Charles and Ray Eames, Beatlebone
The week's cultural highlights, including Magna Carta plays in Salisbury, Mississippi Grind, TV show Mr Robot, and the Charles and Ray Eames design exhibition at the Barbican.
Salisbury Playhouse has commissioned 4 new plays to mark the octocentenary of Magna Carta. How do contemporary playwrights deal with the ideas behind an 800 year old document?
Mississippi Grind is a film that follows 2 gamblers trying to beat the odds to turn their lives around as they head down the Mississippi river to the big game in New Orleans .
The latest cult TV series from the USA is Mr Robot - turning the world of computer coders and hackers into nailbiting narrative
The prolific and highly influential design team of Charles and Ray Eames are the subject of a new exhibition at The Barbican in London. You probably know their work without realising it (they designed the "Mastermind" chair and much more)
Beatlebone by Kevin Barry is the imagined story of John Lennon trying to reach spiritual peace by going to an island he has bought off the coast of Ireland.
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FILM: Mississippi Grind (15)
BOOK: Beatlebone by Kevin Barry
TV: Mr Robot (Amazon Prime)
THEATRE: The Magna Carta Plays
Image credit: Trevor Michael Georges, Michael Mears, Tim Frances & Juliet Howland in The Magna Carta Plays. Credit Richard Davenport
EXHIBITION: Charles and Ray Eames
Image credit: The World of Charles and Ray Eames. Wire Chairs with bird, 1953. Photo Charles Eames. Β© Eames Office LLCΒ
Broadcast
- Sat 24 Oct 2015 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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