A Hologram For The King, Running Wild, Brigitte Fassbaender, Going Forward
Tom Hanks stars as a stressed executive trying to land an IT deal in Saudi Arabia, in A Hologram For The King. And Jo Brand returns as nurse Kim Wilde in Going Forward.
In A Hologram For The King, Tom Hanks stars as a stressed-out executive with problems at home, trying to land an IT deal with the King of Saudi Arabia. Sue Turton, a former correspondent with Al Jazeera and Channel Four, assesses whether the film captures the realities of doing business in the region.
Michael Morpurgo's book Running Wild, about a young boy's adventures lost in the Indonesian jungle, has been brought to life by Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London. Morpurgo, the play's director Timothy Sheader, and Toby Olie - designer of many of the animal puppets - discuss the challenges of the production.
Jo Brand returns as nurse Kim Wilde in Going Forward, a brand-new three-part TV comedy series that turns the spotlight on domiciliary care. It's a spin-off series of the critically acclaimed Getting On. Dreda Say Mitchell reviews.
After winning the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Opera Awards on Sunday, the German mezzo-soprano opera singer and director Brigitte Fassbaender discusses the difference between singing a Strauss opera and Schubert's lieder, and reveals how despite all her years of performing and directing, she still suffers from dreadful nerves.
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A Hologram for The King
Duration: 05:43
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Michael Morpurgo on Running Wild
Duration: 09:14
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Going Forward reviewed by Dreda Say Mitchell
Duration: 04:45
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Brigitte Fassbaender
Duration: 07:34
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Brigitte Fassbaender
Duration: 07:34
A Hologram for The King
Running Wild
Going Forward
Brigitte Fassbaender
Brigitte Fassbaender discusses her life in opera.
Image copyright: Marc Gilsdorf
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewed Guest | Sue Turton |
| Interviewed Guest | Michael Morpurgo |
| Interviewed Guest | Timothy Sheader |
| Interviewed Guest | Toby Olie |
| Interviewed Guest | Dreda Say Mitchell |
| Interviewed Guest | Brigitte Fassbaender |
| Presenter | Kirsty Lang |
| Producer | Angie Nehring |
Broadcast
- Thu 19 May 2016 19:15BBC Radio 4
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