Damian Lewis and Daniel Evans on American Buffalo, Folk Singer Sam Lee, The Proms 2015
Damian Lewis and Daniel Evans discuss staging Mamet's American Buffalo, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reviews A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, and news of this year's Proms.
Damian Lewis, best known for his Golden Globe-winning performance in TV thriller Homeland, has returned to the London stage to play Walter "Teach" Cole, a small-time crook planning a heist in David Mamet's American Buffalo. Damian Lewis and director Daniel Evans discuss staging this 1970s classic.
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, winner of the 2014 Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion Award, is the final part of Swedish director Roy Andersson's trilogy about what it means to be a human being. Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reviews.
Sam Lee discusses his new album The Fade in Time, every track of which is a song he has collected from Gypsy, Traveller and traditional singers. Sam has arranged these ancient songs with unusual instruments - including a Japanese Koto - archive recordings and all the resources of a modern recording studio, so how has he remained true to their spirit?
The line-up for this year's BBC Proms is announced today. Fiona Maddocks of the Observer joins Kirsty to assess the 2015 offering, which includes celebrations of Nielsen, Sibelius and Boulez, a Prom dedicated to the mind of Sherlock Holmes, and the return of Marin Alsop to conduct the Last Night.
Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Olivia Skinner.
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Damian Lewis on his return to the theatre
Duration: 00:41
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Damian Lewis and Daniel Evans
Duration: 09:27
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Duration: 04:19
The Proms 2015
Duration: 05:29
Sam Lee
Duration: 08:26
American Buffalo
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American Buffalo is at the Wyndham's Theatre in London until 27 June 2015.
Photos: main and left: John Goodman, Tom Sturridge and Damian Lewis in American Buffalo. Credit: Johan Persson.A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
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A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence is in cinemas from Friday 24 April, certificate 12A.
BBC Proms 2015
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The BBC Proms 2015 programme was announced earlier today, ticket booking opens on 16 May 2015.
Sam Lee
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The Fade in Time by Sam Lee & Friends is out now.
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Role Contributor Presenter Kirsty Lang Interviewed Guest Damian Lewis Interviewed Guest Daniel Evans Interviewed Guest Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Interviewed Guest Sam Lee Interviewed Guest Fiona Maddocks Producer Olivia Skinner Broadcast
- Thu 23 Apr 201519:16BBC Radio 4 FM
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