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Fifty Shades of Grey and The Fall actor, Jamie Dornan, stars in new BBC Two drama Death and Nightingales. Based on Eugene McCabe's modern Irish classic novel of the same name, it’s a story of love across the religious and class divide, set in the beautiful countryside of Fermanagh in 1885.Theatre Royal Plymouth announced today they have commissioned the UK’s largest bronze sculpture, to be installed in front of the theatre in spring 2019. The artist Joseph Hillier discusses his the work, named Messenger, which he’s created using 3D scans from the body of an actor performing in Othello at Plymouth in 2014. With the announcement of the deaths of film directors Bernardo Bertolucci and Nicolas Roeg, Kirsty speaks to film producer Jeremy Thomas, who collaborated with both men; and critic Hannah McGill assesses their work. Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Dymphna Flynn