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Deep Blue Sea, Fire At Sea, Edmund White, Winifred Knights, Outcast/Preacher

Rattigan's Deep Blue Sea, prize-winning documentary Fire At Sea, Edmund White's novel Our Young Man, Winifred Knights at Dulwich Picture Gallery, Outcast and Preacher on TV.

Terrence Rattigan's post-war classic Deep Blue Sea opens in a new production at London's NationalTheatre; dealing with need, loneliness and long-repressed passion. Directed by Carrie Cracknell with Helen McRory as Hester
Fire At Sea is the Italian documentary which won The Golden Bear at this year's Berlin Film festival. Set on the Sicilian Island of Lampedusa, it examines the lives of the locals and the migrants who land there.
Edmund White's novel Our Young Man is a work of gay fiction set in the world of modelling in 1980s New York, with an apparently-ageless central character and the spectre of AIDS on the horizon.
Dulwich Picture Gallery is staging an exhibition of the works of early 20th century painter British Winifred Knights
We consider a couple of recent supernatural/horror TV dramas - Outcast and Preacher.

Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Bidisha, Shahidha Bari and David Benedict. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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45 minutes

The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

is at the National Theatre in London until 21 September 2016.

Photo credit: Richard Hubert Smith


Fire at Sea

Fire at Sea

is in cinemas now, certificate 12A.


Winifred Knights

Winifred Knights

is at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London until 18 September 2016.

Image above and left:Β Winifred Knights, Landscape study for Edge of Abruzzi; boat with three people on a lake, 1924, Thinned oil over pen and ink on tracing paper, 28 x 38 cm, Private Collection. Β© The Estate of Winifred Knights


Edmund White

Edmund White

Our Young Man by is available in hardback and ebook now.

Photo credit: Andrew Fladeboe


Outcast

Outcast

continues on Fox on Tuesday 14 June at 10pm


Preacher

Preacher

The first three episodes of are available to watch on Amazon Prime now, with a new episode available every Monday.


Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest Bidisha
Interviewed Guest Shahidha Bari
Interviewed Guest David Benedict
Producer Oliver Jones

Broadcast

  • Sat 11 Jun 2016 19:15

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