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Gemma Arterton, Post-war public art, Martin Parr, Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly!

British actor Gemma Arterton discusses her WWII film Their Finest, Bette Midler's Broadway return in Hello, Dolly! is reviewed and Martin Parr looks back on his career.

In her new film, Their Finest, Gemma Arterton plays a screenwriter during World War II whose job it is to write women's dialogue - referred to as "the slop" by her male colleagues - for morale boosting films for the home front. Gemma discusses the role and her own experiences of being a woman in the film industry.

In January last year, curator Sarah Gavanta came on to Front Row to talk about her exhibition for Historic England called Out There: Our Post-War Public Art. It was an exploration of the boom in public art created by the likes of Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Elizabeth Frink between 1945 and 1985. But it was also a call to arms to trace the missing sculptures of the period. Sarah returns to the programme to tell us how one of those lost pieces, The Sunbathers by Peter Laszlo Peri, has been discovered in a hotel garden.

The new Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! starring Bette Midler broke box office records last year, exceeding $9 million on the first day tickets went on sale. Theatre critic Matt Wolf reviews Midler's performance - her first in a musical for 50 years - and discusses the big Broadway contenders vying for Tony awards this season.

Martin Parr is known for his social documentary photographs - everything from the new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One idents to his earliest work documenting the rural farming communities of Yorkshire. As the Sony World Photography Awards acknowledge him for his Outstanding Contribution to Photography, he shows us around his exhibition at Somerset House in London and looks back over his work and influences.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Rachel Simpson.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Gemma Arterton

    Duration: 08:26

  • Public Art

    Duration: 05:53

  • Broadway Round up

    Duration: 05:05

  • Martin Parr

    Duration: 08:23

Gemma Arterton

Gemma Arterton
John WilsonΒ and Gemma ArtertonΒ 
Their Finest is in cinemas nationwide, certificate 12A

Main image shows Gemma Arterton in Their Finest
Photo credit: Lionsgate

Post war public art

Post war public art
The Sunbathers

Photo credit: Peter Laszlo Peri

Broadway round-up

Broadway round-up
Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly!

Photo credit:Β Julieta Cervantes

Sony World Photography at Somerset House

Β  Sony World PhotographyΒ 

Credits

Role Contributor
Interviewed Guest Gemma Arterton
Interviewed Guest Sarah Gavanta
Interviewed Guest Matt Wolf
Interviewed Guest Martin Parr
Presenter John Wilson
Producer Rachel Simpson

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