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Anjelica Huston; City of Culture 2017; Strangers on a Train; Turner

Arts news with Mark Lawson. Actress Anjelica Huston on her memoir, UK City of Culture 2017, Strangers on a Train, and Turner & the Sea at the National Maritime Museum.

With Mark Lawson.

As the first part of her autobiography is published, actress Anjelica Huston discusses her unconventional childhood with her father, film director John Huston, and why he encouraged her to roll cigars and drink sherry as a child, and what a Samurai warrior was doing in her kitchen.

Hull has been named as UK City of Culture 2017, beating competition from Swansea Bay, Leicester and Dundee. John Godber, playwright and former Artistic Director of Hull Truck Theatre Company, and writer and journalist David Mark discuss Hull's historic and contemporary cultural significance.

Lawrence Fox and Imogen Stubbs star in a new stage version of Strangers on a Train by Craig Warner, based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith, and famously filmed by Hitchcock. Critic Peter Kemp was at the opening night.

Turner & the Sea at the National Maritime Museum claims to be the first full-scale examination of J.M.W. Turner's lifelong fascination with the sea. The exhibition features 120 works by Turner and his contemporaries, including The Fighting Temeraire. Art critic Charlotte Mullins gives her response to this latest Turner show.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Anjelica Huston

    Duration: 08:42

  • Hull - UK City of Culture 2017

    Duration: 09:26

  • Turner & the Sea

    Duration: 05:51

  • Strangers On A Train

    Duration: 04:04

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston
A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in London, Ireland and New York by Anjelica Huston is out in hardback, paperback, e-book and audiobook published by Simon & Schuster.

Turner & The Sea

Turner & The Sea
Turner & The Sea is at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London from 22 November 2013 to 21 April 2014. 

Gallery: Turner & The Sea

Strangers On A Train

Strangers On A Train
Strangers On A Train at the Gielgud Theatre in London is booking from now until 22 February 2014.

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterMark Lawson
Interviewed GuestAnjelica Huston
Interviewed GuestJohn Godber
Interviewed GuestDavid Mark
ProducerJerome Weatherald

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  • Wed 20 Nov 201319:15

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