23/01/2012
Mark Lawson reviews George Clooney in The Descendants and talks to novelist Edmund White. Two doctors discuss their experiences of being the stars of a documentary.
With Mark Lawson.
Suzanne Moore reviews the Oscar-tipped George Clooney in The Descendants, directed by Alexander Payne, who made the Academy Award winning comedy Sideways.
In a candid interview, author Edmund White discusses his life and work as his new novel is published.
This week sees the start of three new series following members of the medical profession. Mark meets Dr Ben Allin from BBC Three's Junior Doctors and Mr Mark George, veteran of the original 1980s Horizon series Doctors to Be, to find out how the filming process has changed.
As Jean Vigo's barge-set classic film L'Atalante is re-released, critic and houseboat dweller Antonia Quirke reveals why it still makes waves almost 80 years after it was made.
Producer Stephen Hughes.
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The Descendants
The Descendants
A review of the film The Descendants.
Duration: 05:19
Doctors on Television
Doctors on Television
A discussion about doctors being filmed as they are trained.
Duration: 08:16
Edmund White
Edmund White
An interview with author Edmund White.
Duration: 09:35
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
Jean Vigo's film L'Atalante revisited.
Duration: 04:32
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- Mon 23 Jan 201219:15BBC Radio 4
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