Andy Hamilton, Rattigan on stage, Studio Ghibli's last film, Blake Morrison and Gavin Bryars
The Power Monkeys co-creator Andy Hamilton talks about his new satire about the EU referendum, plus reviews of two new openings of Terence Rattigan plays.
Andy Hamilton is co-creator of Power Monkeys, a new Channel 4 comedy that responds to the daily events in the EU referendum campaign. He tells us about the last minute rewrites required on the day of broadcast and the challenge of re-creating the interior Donald Trump's plane.
Two Terence Rattigan's plays have opened this week: The Deep Blue Sea starring Helen McCrory at the National Theatre in London, and Ross at the Chichester Festival Theatre with Joseph Fiennes. Henry Hitchings reviews both productions and the current Rattigan revival.
Studio Ghibli, the legendary Japanese animation house behind Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle, has ceased in-house production. So is its latest film a fitting swansong? Marc Eccleston reviews When Marnie was There, an adaptation of a 1967 book by British author Joan G Robinson about a reclusive girl who discovers an otherworldly new friend.
Poet Blake Morrison and composer Gavin Bryars tell us about their celebration of the train journey between Goole and Hull that will be entertaining passengers as part of the Yorkshire Festival.
Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Rachel Simpson.
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Andy Hamilton
Duration: 07:52
Rattigan on stage
Duration: 06:50
Studio Ghibli's last film
Duration: 05:09
Blake Morrison and Gavin Bryars
Duration: 07:18
Andy Hamilton
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Andy Hamilton's is on Channel 4 on Wednesdays at 10.00pm, and on demand.
Image - left and above: Andy Hamilton
Image credit: Sharon Wallace
Rattigan on stage
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by Terence Rattigan is at the Chichester Festival Theatre until 25 June 2016.
Rattigan's is on the National Theatre's Lyttleton stage until 17 August 2016.
Image: Joseph Fiennes as TE Lawrence in Ross (Left); Tom Burke as Freddie Page and Helen McCrory asΜύ Hester Collins in The Deep Blue Sea. (Right and far Right).
Image credits: Ross - Johan Persson; The Deep Blue Sea - Richard Hubert Smith
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Studio Ghibli's last film
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When by Studio Ghibli, Certificate U, is on limited release in UK cinemas from today (10 June 2016).
Image: Anna (Left) and Marnie (Right) in When Marnie Was There
Image credit: Studio Ghibli
Blake Morrison and Gavin Bryars
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Sonic Journey by Blake Morrison and Gavin BryarsΜύis part of the .ΜύΜύTheΜύ, and can be heard in a carriage on a Northern stopping train travelling from Goole to Hull and back on 21 June 2016.Μύ There will be a sound installation and exhibition at , Goole from 16 July - 6 August 2016.
Image: Poet Blake Morrison (Left) and composer Gavin Bryars (Right)
Image credit: Sara Teresa
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Role Contributor Presenter Kirsty Lang Producer Rachel Simpson Interviewed Guest Andy Hamilton Interviewed Guest Henry Hitchings Interviewed Guest Mark Eccleston Interviewed Guest Gavin Bryars Interviewed Guest Blake Morrison Broadcast
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