John Berger, Costa Book Awards winners, Sebastian Barry, Unforgotten
Remembering John Berger with writer Lisa Appignanesi, historian Kate Williams announces the Costa Book Awards category winners, and screenwriter Chris Lang on his drama Unforgotten.
The art critic and writer John Berger has died. He changed our perception of art with his 1972 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ TV series and book Ways of Seeing. An accomplished poet and playwright, he also wrote several novels including the Booker Prize-winning G which tells the story of a Casanova-like figure who gradually comes to political consciousness. Writer Lisa Appignanesi assesses his work.
What were "the most enjoyable" books published in 2016? Chair of Judges, historian Kate Williams reveals that the Costa Book Awards category winners are: Francis Spufford for the First Novel Award; Keggie Carew who wins the Costa Biography Award; Alice Oswald who wins the Poetry Award; Brian Conaghan for the Children's Book Award; Sebastian Barry who wins the Costa Novel Award. He tells us about writing Days Without End.
Chris Lang, the creator of the ITV hit drama Unforgotten, began his career in the mid-1980s as part of a comedy trio, The Jockeys of Norfolk, alongside Hugh Grant. As the new series of Unforgotten begins, Chris discusses the screenwriter's art of wrong-footing the audience.
Presented by Samira Ahmed.
Produced by Angie Nehring.
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Costa Book Awards
Duration: 14:22
Unforgotten
Duration: 06:42
John Berger RIP
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Costa Category Awards
Francis Spufford wins the Costa First Novel Award for Golden Hill, an historical novel set in 18th century New York
Sebastian Barry wins the Costa Novel Award β for the second time - with Days Without End which the judges called βa miracle of a bookβ
Debut non-fiction writer Keggie Carew scoops the Costa Biography Award for Dadland, the result of Carewβs 10-year race to unravel the truth about her fatherβs past as he slips into dementia
Alice Oswald collects the Costa Poetry Award for Falling Awake
Brian Conaghan takes the Costa Childrenβs Book Award for The Bombs That Brought Us TogetherJohn Berger - RIP
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Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar in Unforgotten 2
Unforgotten 2 begins on ITV on 5 Jan at 9 pmCredits
Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Interviewed Guest Lisa Appignanesi Interviewed Guest Kate Williams Interviewed Guest Chris Lang Producer Angie Nehring Broadcast
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