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29 February 2020 THE WEEK

The List

Showingnow

Lesley Manville“confirms she’soneofthe

all-time greats”inThe Visit,TonyKushner’s

adaptationofFriedrichDürrenmatt’s 1956

revengetragicomedy, transplantedto smalltown

America (Telegraph). Until13 May, National

Theatre,LondonSE1(nationaltheatre.org.uk).

The Dukesof Devonshire amassedone of the

finestprivatecolle ctionsofOld Masterdrawings

in the world,over 50 of which arebrought

togetherforLinesofBeauty: Master

DrawingsfromChatsworth.Until 25 May,

the Mill ennium Gallery, Sheffield (museums-

sheffield.org.uk).

Book now

The socialites andbohemians of theinterwar

years arethe subject ofCecil Beaton’s

Bright Young Things,whichcaptur es the

era’s“eccentricity anddecadence” (Spectator).

12 March-7June, Nation al Portrait Gallery,

LondonWC2 (npg.org.uk).

GiffordsCirc uscelebrates 20 yearswith

The Hooley,acharacteristically exuberant

show, fullofthe horses, acrobats and homemade

sets that make it an audiencefavourite.9April-

27 September;startinginStroud,then Wiltshire,

Oxford, Londonand on (giffordscircus.com).

Just out in paperback

TheMoon: AHistory oftheFutureby

Oliver Morton (Profile, £9.99):“I havenever

encounteredabookthat captures so perfectly

andsolyrically the ridiculouspowerthatthe

Moon holdsover human sensibility(Guardian).

BetweentheWoodsand

theWaterbyPatrickLeigh

Fermor,1 986 (JohnMurray

£9.99).Thesecondinthe

trilogyofhisgreatjourney

onfootfromRotterdamto

Istanbul,thisiscompletely

engagingandverybeautiful.

Hewasyoung,charmingand

bold,seeinganddoingthings

thatmakeonegaspwith

laughterandadmiration.

TerraIncognitabySara

Wheeler,1 99 6(Vintage

£10.99).Aseven-month

journeyacrossAnta rctica

whichshelateracknowledges

tobealoveaffair:iceand

mountainsloomoffthepage,

Wheeler’s infectiousstyle

allowingusto experiencethe

coldestevents rightbyherside.

LandoftheDawn-lit

MountainsbyAntonia

Bolingbroke-Kent, 2017

(Simon&Schuster£9.99).

Remoteandisolated,

ArunachalPradeshinnortheast

Indiaisforthemostintrepid

travellersonly.Bolingbroke-

Kent’shair-raisingjourney

thereonamotorbikemarks

heroutasbravebeyondwords.

TotheEndsoftheEarthby

RanulphFiennes, 1983 (Simon

&Schuster£8.99).Foolhardy

thoughitseems,Fiennes

somehowmanagestoencircle

theglobefrompoletopole,

largelyduetotheplanning

anddeterminationofhiswife

Ginnyandsupportingteam.

Derring-doatitsverybest,

andextraordinarilyfunny.

LandofEaglesby Robin

Hanbury-Tenison, 2009 (I.B.

Tauris £10.99). Hanbury-

Tenison and hiswifeLouella

setouttoexploreAlbaniaon

horseback: Europe’s“forgotten

country”revealsher true

nature,andmyths andmiscon-

ceptionsarere-examinedin

thisdelightfuladventure.

TheLos tHeartofAsiaby

Colin Thubron, 1994(Vintage

£10.99).Essentialreadinglong

before mytravelsonthe Silk

Road.Thubron makes you

longto pull onyourbootsand

follow athisshoulder.This

journeythroughCentral Asia

isdescribedinawaythat

leavesyouastonishedtobe still

athome andnoton thegolden

roadtoSamarkand.

Bestbooks... Joanna Lumley

The actress, comedian, author andactivistchoosesher favouritetravel

books. Herlatesttelevisionseries,JoannaLumley’sHidden Caribbean,

willair onITV1 on 10and17March, at 9pm

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing and reading

CecilBeatonbyPaulTanqueray

Television

Programmes

McDonaldandDoddsNew

crimedramaaboutanunlikely

policeduoinBath.Inthefirst

episode,theymustsolvea

murderinthefamilyhomeof

aprominentindustrialist.Sun

1Mar,ITV120:00(120mins).

BritainUnderwater:

FightingtheFloods

Documentaryvisitingthe

communitiesworsthitby

stormsCiaraandDennis,as

theEnvironmentAgencytries

tocomeupwithsolutions.Tue

3Mar,ITV121:00(60mins).

Tigers:Huntingthe

TraffickersAformerRoyal

Marinecommandogoesona

missiontoexposethesecrets

oftheillegaltigertradein

southeastAsia,asthespecies

facesextinction.Wed4Mar,

BBC221:00(60mins).

TheTroublewith Maggie

ColeCosy new drama starring

Dawn French. Inaradio

interview, gossipy historian

Maggie reveals too much

about her neighbours and

disrupts village life. Wed

4Mar, ITV1 21:00 (60mins).

Noughts+CrossesNew

serie sadapting Malorie

Blackman’s dystopian young

adult novel–alovestory set in

aworld wherethe ruling black

elite is segregated from the

white underclass. Thur5Mar,

BBC1 21:00 (60mins).

Films

AftertheStorm(2016) In

this acclaimed Japanese film,

aprivate eye tries to rekindle

relationships with his ex-wife

and son. With subtitles. Sat

29 Feb, BBC4 22:50 (115mins).

TheBeguiled(2017) Sofia

Coppola’s dreamy historical

drama aboutawounded Civil

War soldier taken into a

Virginian girls’ school. Colin

Farrell stars. Fri6Mar, BBC2

23:05 (87mins).

Titles in print are available from The Week Bookshop on 020-3176 3835. For out-of-print books visit biblio.co.uk

New to streaming

Al Pacino makes hisTV

seriesdebutinHunters,

“anextraordinaryten-part

drama” about vigilante Nazi

hunters in 1970sNew York

(Telegraph). On Amazon

Prime Video.

In the dark teendramaGet

Even,four teenage girlsinthe

eliteBannerman Schoolfight

injustice,with deadlyresults.

On BBC iPlayer.

The Archers:what happened last week
Lynda tells Tracy she’s sure Freddie is dealing drugs again. Freddie confronts Johnny about the
pills, who admits they’re for hair loss, not steroids. Johnny offers to explain everything to Lynda
but Freddie says it will blow over. Kate returns and finds out Jakob knows about her pregnancy.
After she admits she hasn’t takenapregnancy test, Jakob persuades her to: the result is negative.
Kate is upset and leaves. Gavin and Emma get on well over their drink, but there’s an awkward
moment when Ed walks in; he feels sad seeing them together. Freddie offersJosh somewords of
wisdom.Edtells Kirsty he’s strugglingfor work. At her suggestion,he asks Philip about building
jobs, but Philip puts him off. Later Philip tells Kirsty why: what if Emma and Gavin end up going
out? Lynda’s protest steps up as she chains herself outside TheBand won’tbemoved. Impressed,
Jolene brings her refreshments in the night, but findsadummy in Lynda’s place! When Lillian
threatens to expose the fraud, Lynda relents and says she’ll step down as ReBulls leader.
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