04/09/2012
Lawless, Grimm tales, and Lawrence Scott.
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Presented by Mark Coles.
On today's programme: We talk to Australian director John Hillcoat about his new gangster movie Lawless (pictured), set in Prohibition-era Virginia.
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Brothers Grimm we are looking at the tradition of fairy tales around the world - starting with Ghana and the writer Nii Ayikwei Parkes.
And Trinidadian writer Lawrence Scott talks about his new novel, Light Falling on Bamboo.
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Lawless
We talk to Australian director John Hillcoat about his new gangster movie Lawless, set in Prohibition-era Virginia, starring Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy.
Duration: 05:29
Grimm fairy tales
This week, to mark the 200th anniversary of the Brothers Grimm we look at the tradition of fairy tales around the world - starting with Ghana and the writer Nii Ayikwei Parkes.
Duration: 05:00
Lawrence Scott
The Trinidadian writer Lawrence Scott talks about his new novel Light Falling on Bamboo. Set in 1848, it's a fictional account of the life and loves of the island's famous painter Michel Jean Cazabon.
Duration: 06:46
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