SR: Men Women and Children, Hope, William Blake, Olive Kitteridge, End of Days 6 Dec 14

Summary: Jason Reitman's latest film Men Women & Children is a lighthearted look at the way the internet has become woven into everyone's existence. Hope is a new play by Jack Thorne at the Royal Court Theatre about a cash-strapped Labour council trying to balance its books and do the least harm in the face of cuts. William Blake was a printmaker, painter and revolutionary poet and is now the subject of an exhibition at the Ashmolean in Oxford. The show attempts to reveal how he acquired and developed his skills and to show his legacy. HBO's new 4 part mini-series, Olive Kitteridge is based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and stars Frances McDormand in a tale of marital affairs, crime and tragedy in a small American town. Acclaimed novel End of Days by German author Jenny Erpenbeck explores a multi-narrative story of a family whose destiny could spiral in many directions. Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Charlotte Mendelson, Kate Mossman and Michael Arditti. Produced by Oliver Jones