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Simon Schama's Face of Britain, Launch of BBC National Short Story Award

Arts news with John Wilson, including the launch of the tenth BBC National Short Story Award, a review of Simon Schama's Face of Britain and Jane Eyre at the National Theatre.

The BBC National Short Story Award with Book Trust 2015 is launched by the Chair of Judges, former BBC foreign correspondent Allan Little, celebrating its tenth year. He'll be announcing this year's shortlist of five authors.

Co-curated by Simon Schama and coinciding with a book and BBC2 series, Face of Britain is an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery exploring the history of the country through portraiture. Charlotte Mullins reviews.

As a new production of Jane Eyre opens at the National Theatre, director Sally Cookson discusses the show's evolution: the whole cast working together to create it without a script.

The Oscar nominated film Tangerines is set in a village where two isolated Estonian farmers tend a tangerine orchard while the 1992 Abkhazia war rages. Journalist Matt Potter, who has reported from Eastern Europe, reviews.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Sarah Johnson.

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  • Launch of BBC National Short Story Award

    Duration: 09:57

  • Simon Schama's Face of Britain

    Duration: 06:23

  • Jane Eyre at the National Theatre

    Duration: 07:13

  • Tangerines

    Duration: 04:12

Launch of BBC National Short Story Award

Launch of BBC National Short Story Award

The shortlist of the BBC's National Short Story Award with Book Trust 2015 is announced today.



Simon Schama's Face of Britain

Simon Schama's Face of Britain
Simon Schama’s The Face of Britain exhibition is at the National Portrait Gallery in London until 4 January 2016 and admission is free. The accompanying book is out now, and the BBC Two five-part series begins at 9pm on 30 September.

Main image: Sir Joshua Reynolds by Sir Joshua Reynolds © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Image (right): Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh © Karsh / Camera Press

Jane Eyre at the National Theatre

Jane Eyre at the National Theatre

Jane Eyre, directed by Sally Cookson, is opening at the National Theatre.

Image: © Manuel Harlan

Tangerines

Tangerines

Tangerines is released in UK cinemas on 18 September.

Image: © Axiom Films

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Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Allan Little
Interviewed Guest Charlotte Mullins
Interviewed Guest Sally Cookson
Interviewed Guest Matt Potter
Producer Sarah Johnson

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