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Hinterland; Alain de Botton; Tracks; Bryony Lavery

Welsh drama Hinterland; Alain de Botton on labelling art; Tracks cinematographer on capturing the Australian outback; Bryony Lavery examines faith in her latest play The Believers.

Mandy Walker, the Director of Photography of new film Tracks, discusses the challenges she faced capturing the remote and hostile Australian outback on screen. Welsh drama Hinterland, a dark crime series filmed simultaneously in English and Welsh, is coming to BBC4 this Monday, lead actor Richard Harrington and co-creator Ed Talfan discuss the epic process of filming the whole drama twice. The philosopher Alain de Botton has put his theory that art can be therapeutic into practice, with a new exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. De Botton explains why he hopes visitors will find this sort of exhibition more fulfilling. And playwright Bryony Lavery discusses her new work The Believers, which explores faith, belief systems and parenting.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.

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Fri 25 Apr 2014 19:15
BBC Radio 4

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  • Hinterland

    Duration: 15:02

  • Many Walker - Director of Photography

    Duration: 06:22

  • Alain de Botton

    Duration: 06:37

  • Bryony Lavery

    Duration: 06:03

Hinterland

Hinterland
Welsh drama Hinterland, a dark crime series filmed simultaneously in English and Welsh, is coming to BBC4 this Monday, lead actor Richard Harrington and co-creator Ed Talfan discuss the epic process of filming the whole programme twice.

Mandy Walker - Cinematographer

Mandy Walker, the Director of Photography of new film Tracks, discusses the challenges she faced capturing the remote and hostile Australian outback on screen.

Alain de Botton

The philosopher Alain de Botton has put his theory that art can be therapeutic into practice, with a new exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, he explains why he hopes visitors will find this sort of exhibition more fulfilling.

Bryony Lavery

Playwright Bryony Lavery discusses her new work, The Believers, which explores faith, belief systems and parenting.

Credits

Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest Richard Harrington
Interviewed Guest Ed Talfan
Interviewed Guest Alain de Botton
Interviewed Guest Mandy Walker
Interviewed Guest Bryony Lavery
Producer Rebecca Armstrong

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  • Fri 25 Apr 2014 19:15
    BBC Radio 4

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