Zadie Smith, William Trevor, Lucy Kirkwood, Allied
Poet Paul Muldoon on William Trevor, Zadie Smith discusses her latest novel, Swing Time, Tim Robey reviews Allied and Lucy Kirkwood discusses her new play, The Children.
We celebrate the life and work of the award winning writer William Trevor, renowned for his short stories and novels. His editor, Tony Lacey, and poet Paul Muldoon pay tribute.
Novelist and essayist, Zadie Smith (White Teeth, On Beauty, NW) talks to Kirsty about black and white musicals, childhood friendships, and dancing, as she discusses her new novel, Swing Time.
Tim Robey reviews Robert Zemeckis' romantic thriller Allied, which stars Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard as two World War II spies who fall in love while on undercover assignment in Casablanca.
Lucy Kirkwood, who's 2013 play Chimerica launched her as a playwright to watch, returns to the stage with The Children. It focuses on three retired nuclear physicists living under the shadow of a disaster in their former workplace. Kirsty Lang speaks to Lucy about the play and about our responsibility to the generations to come.
Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.
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William Trevor on Front Row in 2009
Duration: 28:25
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William Trevor
Duration: 08:03
Zadie Smith
Duration: 09:23
Allied
Duration: 03:29
Lucy Kirkwood
Duration: 06:43
Zadie Smith
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by Zadie Smith is out now, in hardback, paperback, ebook and audio download.
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Main image above: Zadie Smith, credit: Brian Dowling/Getty Images
Image to the left: Zadie Smith, credit: Dominique Nabokov
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Lucy Kirkwood
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by Lucy Kirkwood, directed by James Macdonald is at the Royal Court TTheatre, London until 14 January 2017.
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Image: FromΜύleft -ΜύFrancesca Annis (Rose), Deborah Findlay (Hazel) and Ron Cook ( Robin) in The Children
Image credit: Johan Persson.
Allied
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Allied, certificate 15, is in UK cinemas from 25 November 2016.
Image: Marion Cotillard (Marianne Beausejour) and Brad Pitt (Max Vatan) in Allied
Image credit: Daniel Smith/2016 Paramount Pictures
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Kirsty Lang Interviewed Guest Tony Lacey Interviewed Guest Paul Muldoon Interviewed Guest Zadie Smith Interviewed Guest Tim Robey Interviewed Guest Lucy Kirkwood Producer Rebecca Armstrong Broadcast
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