Too Close, Rachel Whiteread, Chloe Zhao, Rosa Rankin Gee
New drama Too Close reviewed, Chloe Zhao, director of Nomadland, Rachel Whiteread discusses her new exhibition, Internal Objects and Rosa Rankin Gee on her new novel, Dreamland.
Leila Latif reviews Too Close, ITV’s new psychological thriller starring Emily Watson and Denise Gough, which will be broadcast on consecutive nights this week.
On the day that commercial art galleries are allowed to re-open in England, Rachel Whiteread discusses her new exhibition Internal Objects at the Gagosian gallery in London. The exhibition features new resin sculptures, and the gallery's two main rooms are occupied by two new works - large sheds made of found materials and painted in white household paint.
As the BAFTA winners were announced over the weekend, Chloe Zhao’s film Nomadland won four prizes including best film, best actress for star Frances McDormand and best director. Film critic Leila Latif joins Kirsty to tell us more about the exciting young director, and her first feature film Songs My Brothers Taught Me which has just been released for the first time in the UK.
Novelist Rosa Rankin Gee joins Kirsty to talk about her new novel, Dreamland, set in a dystopian future where rising tides and political extremism have left one coastal community, and one small family, to fend for itself.
Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Simon Richardson
Main image: Emily Watson as Dr Emma Robertson in Too Close
Image credit: ITV.com
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