SR: Whiplash, Foxcatcher, Daniel Kitson's Tree, Cucumber Banana Tofu, Lucy Wood's Weathering 10 Jan 2015

Summary: Two films about tyrannical mentors, being talked of as Oscar-worthy. Foxcatcher has comedian Steve Carrel playing a straight role as a millionaire wrestling coach and Whiplash, about a young drummer who wants to be the best. Comic performer and writer Daniel Kitson has a unique approach to fame and publicity: basically avoiding it when possible. His new play Tree, is a double hander with Tim Key, will it bring him unwanted attention? Russell T Davies wrote Queer as Folk and then took Dr Who to its current golden era. His latest project Cucumber Banana Tofu is a TV series about sex. A mix of dramas about modern gay relationships, short narratives about love and sex and factual programmes about sex. Award-winning author Lucy Wood's novel Weathering is a story about a grandmother, mother and daughter of the same family coping with growing up, together, and apart. Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Adam Mars-Jones, Susan Jeffreys & Louise Doughty. Produced by Oliver Jones