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Hisham Matar, Faith Healer, The Colony, David Hockney, Brief Encounters

Emma Watson in Chile-based thriller The Colony, Faith Healer at London's Donmar, Hisham Matar's latest book The Return, David Hockney's iPad work, ITV's Brief Encounters.

Emma Watson plays an air stewardess who gets caught up in the Chilean politics of early era Pinochet. The Colony explores a little-known side of the regime
Faith Healer is Brian Friel's play about the fallibility of remembering, revived at London's Donmar Warehouse
Libyan writer Hisham Matar tells the story of how the disappearance of his father led his own exile from his homeland and political awakening during Ghadafi's dictatorship
David Hockney's work created on iPad and a collection of 82 portraits are on show in 2 new exhibitions
ITV's Brief Encounters is a drama about the founding of the Ann Summers' retail outlets

Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Stephanie Merritt, Dreda Say Mitchell and Pat Kane. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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45 minutes

The Colony

The Colony

听is in cinemas and available on demand now, certificate 15.


Faith Healer

Faith Healer

is at the Donmar Theatre in London until 20 August 2016

Image: Stephen Dillaine as Frank in Faith Healer. Photo credit: Johan Persson


Hisham Matar

Hisham Matar

The Return by Hisham Matar is available in hardback and ebook now.听

David Hockney

David Hockney

is at The Royal Academy in London, until 2 October 2016.

is at Annely Juda Fine Art in London until 19 August 2016.

Image: A photograph from the David Hockney RA: 82 Portraits and 1 Still-life exhibition. Photo credit: Jerome Weatherald.

Brief Encounters

Brief Encounters

Brief Encounters begins on ITV on Monday 4 July at 9pm.听

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest Stephanie Merritt
Interviewed Guest Dreda Say Mitchell
Interviewed Guest Pat Kane
Producer Oliver Jones

Broadcast

  • Sat 2 Jul 2016 19:15

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