David Hare on Collateral, Carmen, John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury
Playwright David Hare discusses his latest TV drama series Collateral. John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury on being joint winners of the BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award.
Playwright David Hare talks to Samira about his latest television drama Collateral, a series that begins like a police procedural but drifts into a state-of-the-nation thriller. Carey Mulligan stars as a police detective whose investigation into the shooting of a pizza delivery man has spiraling repercussions.
Carmen is opera's greatest femme fatale, the sexually liberated cigarette factory worker killed by her spurned lover. Opera critic Alexandra Coghlan and opera historian Flora Willson discuss how we view Carmen in the 21st Century, as two new productions - at the Royal Opera House and in Florence - re-interpret this mythic heroine.
John Burningham, author and illustrator of Mr Gumpy's Outing, and Helen Oxenbury, the illustrator of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, have been announced as the joint winners of the BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award. Their books are family friends to many children - and adults. They talk about how they work, their distinctive styles and the secrets of their long marriage.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Edwina Pitman
Last on
Chapters
-
David Hare on Collateral
Duration: 08:15
Carmen
Duration: 09:09
John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury
Duration: 09:43
David Hare
![David Hare]()
David Hare'sΒ 4-part series is on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ2 on Mondays fromΒ 12 February 2018, at 9.00pm, and on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer.
Images:
Main image above: Carey Mulligan as DI Kip Glaspie in Collateral
Image to the left: Nathan Martello-WhiteΒ as DS Nathan Bilk and Vineeta Rishi as DC Rakhee Singh in Collateral
Images credit:Β Robert Viglesky/Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ/The Forge
Carmen
![Carmen]()
Barrie Kosky's is at The Royal Opera House, London from 06 February to 16 March 2018.
Carmen is nationwide on 06 March 2018.
Image: Anna Goryachova as Carmen
Image credit: Royal Opera House/Bill Cooper
John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury
![John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury]()
John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury have been awarded the
Image: and
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Interviewed Guest David Hare Interviewed Guest Alexandra Coghlan Interviewed Guest Flora Willson Interviewed Guest John Burningham Interviewed Guest Helen Oxenbury Producer Edwina Pitman Broadcast
- Thu 8 Feb 2018 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts Digital
The best of British culture live and on demand.
Inspire
A season discovering where artists find inspiration and helping listeners get creative.
Podcast
-
![]()
Front Row
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Related Content