Amy Winehouse documentary, Paul Weller at the Jam exhibition, MC Escher, Odyssey
Arts news, including Asif Kapadia on his Amy Winehouse documentary, Paul Weller investigating an exhibition about the Jam, and the Escher retrospective reviewed. With John Wilson.
Asif Kapadia discusses his film Amy, which uses rare archive to chart the incredible rise and untimely death of the gifted musician.
Naomi Alderman reviews Odyssey, a new BBC spy drama starring Anna Friel.
Paul Weller takes John on a tour of Somerset House's new exhibition about The Jam.
Susan Mansfield reviews the first major retrospective of M.C. Escher's work in the UK, at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Ellie Bury.
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Gallery: The Amazing World of M.C. Escher
Images from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art exhibition
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Gallery: The Jam: About the Young Idea
Images from the Somerset House exhibition
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Asif Kapadia discusses his film Amy
Duration: 08:24
Chapters
Amy Winehouse documentary
Duration: 09:53
Odyssey
Duration: 04:08
Paul Weller at the Jam exhibition
Duration: 08:50
MC Escher
Duration: 04:44
Amy
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Amy: The Girl Behind The Name is in cinemas from Friday 3 July, certificate 15.
Image: Photo by Alex Lake
Odyssey
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Odyssey is on BBC Two on Sunday 28 June at 9.15pm.
The Jam: About the Young Idea
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The Jam: About the Young Idea is at Somerset House in London until 31 August 2015.
Image: © Neal Preston / Corbis, Members of The Jam
M.C. Escher
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The Amazing World of M. C. Escher is at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh from 27 June to 27 September 2015.
It will then be at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, in London from 14 October 2015 to 17 January 2016.
Image: M. C. Escher, Three Spheres II, 1946. Collection Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague. © 2015 The M.C. Escher Company. All Rights Reserved.
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter John Wilson Interviewed Guest Paul Weller Interviewed Guest Nicky Weller Interviewed Guest Asif Kapadia Interviewed Guest Naomi Alderman Interviewed Guest Susan Mansfield Producer Ellie Bury Broadcast
- Thu 25 Jun 201519:15BBC Radio 4
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