SR: Saving Mr Banks and This American Life




Saturday Review show

Summary: Saving Mr Banks tells the story of Disney's courting of PL Travers - the woman who wrote Mary Poppins. Travers didn't want any animation, any songs or even anything that was the colour red in the film. This film shows her reconciled to the Disney-fication of her work. But is this version anything like reality? Irish writer Eimear McBride's first novel A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing has won the inaugural £10,000 Goldsmith's Prize. This American Life is a radio program from WBEZ in Chicago and the most popular podcast in the USA. How does it consistently win popular and critical acclaim? Comedian Larry David is best known for his work on Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. His newest project is a 90 minute comedy film for HBO. Does it still seem funny over 90 minutes? White Light White Heat at The Wallace Collection in London is a display of collaborative work between contemporary artists such as Tracey Emin and Gavin Turk with Venetian glass workers.