Lee Child on Edward Hopper, ENO's Cressida Pollock and The Pass
Authors Lee Child, Megan Abbott and Lawrence Block on stories inspired by Edward Hopper paintings and actor Martin Compston talks about dramatising real-life crime on TV.
Thriller writers Lee Child, Megan Abbott and Lawrence Block discuss their new collection of short stories inspired by the paintings of American artist Edward Hopper. The anthology, In Sunlight or in Shadow, also includes stories by Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates and Robert Olen Butler.
English National Opera's CEO Cressida Pollock discusses the company's recent struggles, which have seen stringent funding cuts, strikes and, most recently, the postponement of a season in Blackpool.
Tim Robey reviews the film The Pass, about two young professional football players whose kiss echoes through the next ten years of both their lives.
ITV's new drama, In Plain Sight, is based on the true story of Scottish serial killer, Peter Manuel and the attempts of Lanarkshire detective William Muncie to bring him to justice in the 1950s. The writer Nick Stevens and actor Martin Compston, who plays Manuel, discuss the challenges of making a drama about real life crime.
Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Rachel Simpson.
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Lee Child on Edward Hopper
Duration: 09:29
ENO's Cressida Pollock
Duration: 06:37
The Pass
Duration: 04:36
In Plain Sight
Duration: 06:43
Lee Child on Edward Hopper
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Lee Child's short story The Truth About What Happened is in an anthology of stories inspired by Edward Hopper paintings called In Sunlight or in Shadow, edited by Lawrence Block which is published by Pegasus Books in hardback, or as an ebook or audio book on 06 December 2016.
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Image to the left: Lee Child
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The ENO's Cressida Pollock
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Image: Cressida Pollock, the Chief Executive Officer at theThe Pass
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The Pass is in UK cinemas from 09 December 2015, certificate 15.
Image: Arinze Kene as Ade (Left) and Russell Tovey as Jason in The Pass
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In Plain Sight
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The In Plain Sight mini-series is on ITV at 9.00 pm on Wednesdays from 07 December 2016.
Image: Martin Compston as Peter Manuel
Image credit: ITV
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Role Contributor Interviewed Guest Lee Child Interviewed Guest Megan Abbott Interviewed Guest Cressida Pollock Interviewed Guest Tim Robey Interviewed Guest Nick Stevens Interviewed Guest Martin Compston Presenter John Wilson Producer Rachel Simpson Broadcast
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