Front Row - Joan Didion remembered, Call the Midwife, The Tragedy of Macbeth and a review of the year in culture
Writer and essayist Olivia Laing reflects on the work of the American journalist and essayist Joan Didion, who has died at the age of 87.
With the Christmas Special of Call the Midwife taking its usual slot on BBC One on Christmas Day – for the tenth consecutive time - the show’s creator and writer Heidi Thomas discusses how she tries to keep the stories fresh, year on year. She’s also joined by ‘super-fan’, the historian Tom Holland, to consider its lasting appeal.
The British Council's Director of Film Briony Hanson and writer and broadcaster Ekow Eshun review Joel Coen's film The Tragedy of Macbeth and share their cultural highlights of the year.
Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Simon Richardson
Photo: Call the Midwife Christmas special 2021
Photo credit: BBC
Published on Thursday, 23rd December 2021.
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