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The People v OJ Simpson, Figaro, Pre-Raphaelites, 14 Bottoms

Kirsty Lang discusses a new TV drama about OJ Simpson and a major exhibition of Pre-Raphaelite paintings in Liverpool. Plus the fascinating character of Figaro in opera.

Cuba Gooding Jr, John Travolta and David Schwimmer star in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, a new TV series in which the dramatic trial of the American football legend accused of double homicide unfolds. Journalist Gary Younge reviews.

As Welsh National Opera stages three new productions featuring Figaro - Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Rossini's The Barber of Seville and a new sequel, Figaro Gets a Divorce by Elena Langer - WNO's Artistic Director David Pountney and opera historian Sarah Lenton explore one of opera's most fascinating characters.

Pre-Raphaelites: Beauty and Rebellion at the Walker Gallery in Liverpool reveals how important the city was in the emergence of the Pre-Raphaelite artists. With more than 120 works on show, including those by Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown and William Holman Hunt, curator Christopher Newall argues that although the London art scene first rejected the Pre-Raphaelites as subversive and dangerous the Liverpool Academy accepted their work as new and inspirational.

To mark 400 years since Shakespeare's death, the Royal Shakespeare Company is staging A Midsummer Night's Dream in which the characters of Bottom and the mechanicals are played by amateur theatre groups throughout the country. RSC Director Erica Whyman and some of her 14 Bottoms reveal what it's like working together.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • The People vs O.J. Simpson

    Duration: 05:39

  • Figaro Forever

    Duration: 07:59

  • Pre-Raphaelites: Beauty and Rebellion

    Duration: 05:52

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Duration: 08:02

The People vs O.J. Simpson

The People vs O.J. Simpson
The People vs O.J. Simpson is broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ2 on Monday 15 January at 9pm.

Figaro Forever

Figaro Forever
Figaro Forever is running at the until 9 April 2016.Β 

Pre-Raphaelites: Beauty and Rebellion

Pre-Raphaelites: Beauty and Rebellion
Pre-Raphaelites: Beauty and Rebellion is running at , Liverpool until 5 June 2016.Β 

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream
is touring around the country in 2016.Β 

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest Gary Younge
Interviewed Guest David Pountney
Interviewed Guest Sarah Lenton
Interviewed Guest Christopher Newall
Interviewed Guest Erica Whyman

Broadcasts

  • Fri 12 Feb 2016 19:15
  • Fri 12 Feb 2016 19:30

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