Natalie Clein, Lemony Snicket, The OA, Velázquez
Cellist Natalie Clein, Lemony Snicket TV drama, Zal Batmanglij and Danny Brocklehurst on The OA, Laura Cumming on Velázquez.
Natalie Clein has had a distinguished career as a classical cellist since winning the 1994 Â鶹ԼÅÄ Young Musician of the Year competition aged only 16. She talks about her new album of 20th century solo cello music as well as the challenges and rewards of the cellist's repertoire.
Lemony Snicket's Unfortunate Series of Events has been enthralling young readers and their parents since it was first published in 1999. The 13 books follow the turbulent lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire after their parents' death in a fire. Now Netflix has made a drama series of the first four books. Children's Laureate Chris Riddell reviews.
Are streaming companies like Netflix and Amazon changing the way TV series are written? Zal Batmanglij, the co-writer of The OA, a new mystery drama on Netflix, explains why he chose to make each episode a different length, and Danny Brocklehurst, writer of Shameless and Clocking Off, describes how writing without restraints can be a curse as well as a blessing.
Art critic and author, Laura Cumming discusses her book The Vanishing Man - In Pursuit of Velázquez. The story of Victorian bookseller obsessed with proving a painting he owned was by the Spanish master, it also reveals the latest documentary evidence in the mystery.
Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Edwina Pitman.
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Natalie Clein
Duration: 08:15
The OA
Duration: 08:49
Lemony Snicket
Duration: 03:54
Lemony Snicket
Duration: 03:54
Velazquez
Duration: 06:53
A Series of Unfortunate Events
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is on Netflix from 13 January 2017.
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Main image above: Melina Weissman, Louis Hynes and Patrick Warburton in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Image to the left: Louis Hynes, Melina Weissman, Joan Cusack, and Neil Patrick Harris in An Unfortunate Series of Events
Images credit: Joe Lederer/Netflix
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Natalie Clein
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album is released on 27 January 2017 on Hyperion CDAÌý 68155.
She is perfoming Bach Through Time Concert II at at Kings Place, London on 02 November 2017.
Image: Natalie Clein
Image credit: Sussie Ahlburg
Laura Cumming
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Laura Cumming's book is out now on Vintage Press in paperback andÌýhardback, and asÌýan eBook or audio download.
Image: Laura Cumming
Image credit: Sebastian Barfield
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Role Contributor Interviewed Guest Chris Riddell Interviewed Guest Zal Batmanglij Interviewed Guest Daniel Brocklehurst Interviewed Guest Laura Cumming Presenter John Wilson Producer Edwina Pitman Broadcast
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