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Three Girls, Life of Galileo, Mark Bradford

Nicole Taylor, writer of Three Girls, based on the Rochdale abuse cases; US artist Mark Bradford who is exhibiting at the Venice Biennale; Bafta-winning director Joe Wright.

Nicole Taylor, the writer of Three Girls, a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ1 drama based on the Rochdale 'grooming' and sex abuse cases which first came to trial 5 years ago, talks about how she adapted the distressing stories of the exploited girls for this three part serial. Three Girls stars Maxine Peake as Sara Rowbotham, the whistle blower who exposed the girls' plight and brought it to the attention of the public.

The controversial and acclaimed US artist Mark Bradford is representing his country in the American Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, which has just opened. Bradford was born in South Los Angeles and his interest in social and political issues lie at the heart of his work. The artist discusses his new exhibition Tomorrow is Another Day, and to what extent the election of Donald Trump is reflected in his art.

BAFTA-winning director Joe Wright - whose films include Atonement and Pride and Prejudice - returns to the theatre with Bertolt Brecht's 20th century masterpiece Life of Galileo. Wright joins Tom Rowlands, one half of the electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers, to talk about working together on this new production at London's Young Vic. The play is about the 17th century scientist Galileo Galilei and his discoveries about the solar system which challenged the prevailing 17th century worldview - a struggle which still resonates strongly today.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Three Girls

    Duration: 09:03

  • Mark Bradford

    Duration: 09:24

  • Life of Galileo

    Duration: 08:10

Three Girls

Three Girls

, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One's new 3-part series based on the true stories of victims of grooming and sexual abuse in Rochdale starts on 16 May 2017 at 9.00pm, and continues on 17 MayΒ 2017 and concludes on 18 May 2017; and is on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer.

Images:

Main image above: Three Girls from Left: Ruby (Liv Hill); Holly (Molly Windsor); Amber (Ria Zmitrowicz)

Image to the left: Holly (Molly Windsor); Ruby (Liv Hill); Sara Rowbotham (Maxine Peake) and Amber (Ria Zmitrowicz) in Three Girls

Life of Galileo

Life of Galileo

Bertolt Brecht's , translated by John Willet, directed by Joe Wright, with original music by Tom Rowlands of is at The Young Vic, London until 01 July 2017.

Image: Tom Rowlands (Right) and Joe Wright with John Wilson

Mark Bradford

Mark Bradford

exhibition Tomorrow is Another Day is at theΒ US Pavilion at theuntil 26 November 2017.

Image: Mark Bradford with John Wilson outside the US Pavilion inΒ the Giardini at the 2017 Venice BiennaleΒ 

Credits

Role Contributor
Interviewed Guest Nicole Taylor
Interviewed Guest Mark Bradford
Interviewed Guest Joe Wright
Interviewed Guest Tom Rowlands
Presenter John Wilson
Producer Jerome Weatherald

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  • Tue 16 May 2017 19:15

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