Angela Lansbury, Richard Deacon, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Arts news. Mark Lawson talks to Angela Lansbury, who is about to star in Blithe Spirit in the West End. And director Anton Corbijn pays tribute to the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Mark Lawson talks to Dame Angela Lansbury, who returns to the West End stage after 40 years to play Madame Arcati in Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit. She discusses her mother, an actress, her wish to return to Murder She Wrote, and her ambivalence about Hollywood.
Philip Seymour Hoffman's death was announced yesterday. Anton Corbijn - who directed him recently in A Most Wanted Man - pays tribute to the actor, whose films include The Master, Doubt, Happiness and Capote, for which he won an Oscar.
Mark talks to the Turner Prize-winning artist Richard Deacon, whose exhibition of sculptures and drawings is about to open at Tate Britain. For more than four decades he has used materials ranging from laminated wood and polycarbonate to leather, cloth and ceramic.
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Angela Lansbury: 'Hollywood never understood my talent'
Duration: 02:17
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Angela Lansbury
Duration: 12:46
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Duration: 07:50
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Richard Deacon
Duration: 07:43
Angela Lansbury
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Richard Deacon
Gallery: Richard Deacon
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Mark Lawson |
| Interviewed Guest | Angela Lansbury |
| Interviewed Guest | Anton Corbijn |
| Interviewer | Richard Deacon |
| Producer | Timothy Prosser |
Broadcast
- Mon 3 Feb 2014 19:15BBC Radio 4
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