Saoirse Ronan, The Hairy Ape, Ghost Stories and Acoustic Hendrix
Kirsty Lang meets Brooklyn star Saoirse Ronan, sees Eugene O'Neill's play The Hairy Ape, hears from writers of new ghost stories and discovers acoustic, no-guitar Hendrix songs.
Kirsty Lang talks to Saoirse Ronan, Oscar nominated at the age of 13 for Atonement, who plays an Irish immigrant in her new film Brooklyn, based on Colm Toibin's novel.
As Halloween approaches, unsurprisingly book publishers take advantage and countless book about ghosts have been appearing on our shelves. We take a look at three quite different examples and ask why our fascination with ghosts continues.
Susannah Clapp reviews The Old Vic's new production of The Hairy Ape, Eugene O'Neill's classic expressionist masterpiece. Yank, played by Bertie Carvel, is a labourer who revels in his status as the strongest stoker on a transatlantic ocean liner.
This week the opening of the house where Jimi Hendrix lived as a museum was announced. Kirsty hears from Benji Kirkpatrick, who will be playing at the opening, why he has made an album of the rock singer and electric guitar wizard's songs that are performed entirely acoustically and with no trace of a guitar.
Producer: Julian May.
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Benji Kirkpatrick
Duration: 04:33
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Saoirse Ronan, star of new film Brooklyn
Duration: 07:53
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Saoirse Ronan
Duration: 08:53
The Hairy Ape
Duration: 04:54
Ghost Stories
Duration: 08:32
Acoustic Hendrix
Duration: 05:27
Brooklyn
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Brooklyn is in cinemas from Friday 6 November, certificate 12A.Μύ
The Hairy Ape
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is at the Old Vic in London until 21 November 2015
Image:ΜύBertie Carvel as Yank. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
Ghost Stories
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's collection Ghostly is out now.
Folio Book of Ghost Stories, illustrated by is also out now.
A Ghost’s Story by is out on Friday 6 November.
Benji Kirkpatrick
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’s album Hendrix Songs is out now.
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Role Contributor Presenter Kirsty Lang Interviewed Guest Saoirse Ronan Interviewed Guest Susannah Clapp Interviewed Guest Benji Kirkpatrick Producer Julian May Broadcast
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