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Saturday Review: Best of The Fest
In Edinburgh for the Festivals: Ian Rankin, Louise Welsh and James Runcie review Ex Machina, The Encounter, Adam Mars-Jones's book, Narcos, Escobar and their Festival selections.
In Edinburgh for The Festivals: Ian Rankin, Louise Welsh and James Runcie review Theatre de Complicite's The Encounter, Robert LePage's 887 Ex Machina, Adam Mars Jones' book about his father and dealing with Alzheimer's, Netflix's series Narcos, a new film about drug lord Pablo Escobar. And also their own selections from the rich array available in the city.
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Sat 22 Aug 2015
19:15
麻豆社 Radio 4
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THEATRE: THE ENCOUNTER
Inspired by the book Amazon Beaming by Petru Popescu and directed and performed by Simon McBurney
And the play goes on after Edinburgh
Picture credit: Simon McBurney in The Encounter. 听Photographer: Gianmarco Bresadola
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And the play goes on after Edinburgh
Picture credit: Simon McBurney in The Encounter. 听Photographer: Gianmarco Bresadola
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TELEVISION: NARCOS
Narcos launches exclusively on Netflix August 28th, at 8.01am (GMT).听
Picture credit: 听Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar. 听Photographer - Daniel Daza/Netflix
Picture credit: 听Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar. 听Photographer - Daniel Daza/Netflix
BOOK: Kid Gloves - A Voyage Round My Father by Adam Mars-Jones
Published by Particular books
THEATRE: 887
After Edinburgh the show goes on
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FILM: ESCOBAR: PARADISE LOST (15)
Will be released in UK cinemas and available on demand on 21 August, 2015 and will be available on Blu-ray and DVD from 21 September 2015.
Picture credit:听Benicio Del Toro as Pablo Escobar with his family (Courtesy of Escobar: Paradise Lost)
Picture credit:听Benicio Del Toro as Pablo Escobar with his family (Courtesy of Escobar: Paradise Lost)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewed Guest | Ian Rankin |
| Interviewed Guest | Louise Welsh |
| Interviewed Guest | James Runcie |
Broadcast
- Sat 22 Aug 2015 19:15麻豆社 Radio 4
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