Toby Jones, Mackenzie Crook, Film director Yorgos Lanthimos, The Louvre in Abu Dhabi
Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook on TV's Detectorists, the Louvre in Abu Dhabi, director Yorgos Lanthimos on The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and a new statue of George Orwell.
Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook talk to John Wilson about why the latest series of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ4's Detectorists will be the last. Since its launch in 2014 the comedy show about people who search for buried treasure with their metal detectors has become a cult hit. Mackenzie has written and directed all three series and also stars alongside Toby Jones.
Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos on following up his prize-winning film The Lobster will an equally unsettling psychological horror, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, starring Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan and Colin Farrell.
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is the first museum of its kind in the Arab world and the first time that the Louvre has allowed its name to be used on an institution outside France. Anna Somers Cocks, founding editor of the Art Newspaper, is in Abu Dhabi for the launch of the new museum and reports on its significance.
A new statue of George Orwell by Martin Jennings was unveiled today outside Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Broadcasting House. Sarah Gaventa, who curated an exhibition on post-war public art in 2016 assesses the bronze artwork.
Presenter : John Wilson
Producer : Dymphna Flynn.
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The Detectorists Series 3 is on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four from 8 Nov at 10 pm
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The Louvre in Abu Dhabi
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Nicole Kidman and Colin FarrellΒ
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer is in selected cinemas, cert 15
George Orwell statue
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George Orwell and statue at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Broadcasting House, LondonCredits
Role Contributor Presenter John Wilson Interviewed Guest Toby Jones Interviewed Guest Mackenzie Crook Interviewed Guest Yorgos Lanthimos Producer Dymphna Flynn Editor Alice Feinstein Broadcast
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