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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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Too Close

Too Close
ITV's 3-part series Too Close is on air at 9.00pm on 12, 13, and 14 April 2021, and is available to stream from ITV.com.     Images:  Main image above: Emily Watson as Dr Emma Robertson      Image to the left: Denise Gough as Connie Mortensen.   Images credit: ITV.com

Chloe Zhao

Chloe Zhao
Chloé Zhao won the Best Director for her film , which also won Best Film, and the  Baftas for cinematography and Leading Actress award for Frances McDormand.     Image: Chloé Zhao.  Image credit: David Fisher/Bafta.     Nomadland is on Disney Plus from the 30 April 2021 and in cinemas when they re-open from 17 May 2021. Songs My Brothers Taught Me is on Amazon Prime now.

Rachel Whiteread

Rachel Whiteread
°Õ³ó±ðÌýexhibition is at the Gagosian Gallery, London until 06 June 2021.Image: Internal Objects: installation view, 2021.  (c) Rachel Whiteread.     Image credit: Prudence Cuming Associates, Courtesy Gagosian

Rosa Rankin-Gee

Rosa Rankin-Gee
by Rosa Rankin-Gee is available now in hardback, and as an Ebook and an audio download.     Image: Rosa Rankin-Gee.

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