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Heather at the Bush Theatre; 78/52 film; Ali Smith's novel, Winter; Monochrome at the National Gallery; Babylon Berlin

Heather at London's Bush Theatre, 78/52, film about the shower scene in Hitchcock's Psycho, Ali Smith's new seasonal novel - Winter, Monochrome at National Gallery, Babylon Berlin.

Heather is a play at London's Bush Theatre about a reclusive children's author who becomes famous
78/52 is a star-studded 90 minute film analysing the infamous shower scene in Hitchcock's Psycho. In less than three minutes it has 78 set-ups and 52 edit cuts and is a transformatory moment of cinema.
Ali Smith's second novel in her seasonal series is Winter; family ructions around a Christmas gathering looking back through previous gatherings
Monochrome at The National Gallery in London is an exhibition looking at how and why artists in different eras have worked in black and white. And nowadays they can work in no colour palette at all
Babylon Berlin is a new 16 part, €38m series beginning on Sky Atlantic, set in the decadent world of the Weimar era German capital.
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Gillian Slovo, Damian Barr and Gaylene Gould. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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78/52

78/52

78/52 is on limited release now, certificate 15

Heather

Heather

Heather is at The Bush Theatre in London until 18 November

Image: Sam Taylor

Ali Smith

Ali Smith

Winter is published by Hamish HamiltonÌý

Monochrome

Monochrome

Painting In Black and White is at The National Gallery in London until 18 February 2018

Image: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres: Odalisque in Grisaille, 1824-34. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Babylon Berlin

Babylon Berlin

Babylon Berlin starts on Sky Atlantic on Sunday 5 November

Image: Frédéric Batier X Filme

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest Gillian Slovo
Interviewed Guest Damian Barr
Interviewed Guest Gaylene Gould
Producer Oliver Jones

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  • Sat 4 Nov 2017 19:15

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