Ben Whishaw; Margaret Kennedy
Arts news, reviews and interviews. Damian Barr talks to actor Ben Whishaw about his new film Lilting. Plus 1920s novelist Margaret Kennedy revisited.
We review the new BBC One comedy series, Boomers. Set in Thurnemouth, 'Norfolk's only West facing resort', it follows the ups and downs of a group of baby boomers wrestling with the unique challenges of life in retirement, featuring an all-star cast including Alison Steadman, Stephanie Beacham, Russ Abbot and June Whitfield.
Actor Ben Whishaw on his new film Lilting, in which he plays a grieving man who tries to befriend his late boyfriend's Chinese mother.
Margaret Kennedy's 1924 novel, The Constant Nymph, was a sensational bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic and inspired a West End play and three films. Kennedy enjoyed success with her subsequent novels but today few recognise her name. With the reissue of her books, novelist Joanna Briscoe and Dr Anne Manuel discuss the qualities of this former literary lioness.
And where art meets science: Front Row spoke to three chemists who work in art galleries, preserving, restoring and even discovering, paintings.
Presenter: Damian Barr
Producer: Nicola Holloway.
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Boomers
Boyd Hilton reviews the new BBC one comedy series, Boomers
Duration: 04:28
Ben Whishaw
Actor Ben Whishaw on his new film Lilting
Duration: 07:13
Margaret Kennedy
Joanna Briscoe and Dr Anne Manuel discuss the qualities of this former literary lioness
Duration: 07:48
Where Art Meets Science
Three chemists talk about preserving, restoring and even discovering, paintings
Duration: 08:16
Lilting
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Lilting starring Ben Whishaw & Cheng Pei Pei is released in UK cinemas on Friday 8 August 2014, certificate 15.
Image: Cheng Pei Pei in Lilting, BBC Films
Boomers
The Constant Nymph
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The Constant Nymph written by Margaret Kennedy is published by Vintage Classics.
Image: Margaret Moore Kennedy (1896-1967)
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Role Contributor Presenter Damian Barr Interviewed Guest Boyd Hilton Interviewed Guest Ben Whishaw Interviewed Guest Anne Manuel Interviewed Guest Joanna Briscoe Interviewed Guest Jennifer Mass Interviewed Guest John Delaney Interviewed Guest Bronwyn Ormsby Producer Nicola Holloway Broadcast
- Fri 8 Aug 2014 19:15BBC Radio 4
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