SR: Here Lies Love, Palo Alto, Life Story BBC1, Being Mortal, Germany at The British Museum, 18 Oct 14




Saturday Review show

Summary: Here Lies Love is David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's disco musical that tells the life story of the former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos, from poverty to the Presidential Palace. Gia Coppola is the grand-daughter of Hollywood titan Francis Ford Coppola and her debut film Palo Alto has just been released in the UK. David Attenborough's ninth 'Life' series begins on BBC1 this week. Life Story follows animals from all over the world on their journey through life. US surgeon and writer Atul Gawande's latest book Being Mortal is about how to make the inevitable process of dying as good as possible. To celebrate 25 years since the fall of The Berlin Wall, The British Museum's major new exhibition 'Germany: Memories of a Nation' tries to encapsulate 600 years of German history.