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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THEATRE: THE ENCOUNTER
And the play goes on tour after Edinburgh
Picture credit: Simon McBurney in The Encounter. Photographer: Gianmarco Bresadola
TELEVISION: NARCOS
Picture credit: Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar. Photographer - Daniel Daza/Netflix
BOOK: Kid Gloves - A Voyage Round My Father by Adam Mars-Jones
THEATRE: 887
To see and hear more from Robert LePage go to the BBC Edinburgh page
FILM: ESCOBAR: PARADISE LOST (15)
Picture credit: 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 19:15BBC Radio 4
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