Peter Firmin on The Clangers; The forgotten Bronte; Winter Sleep

Published: Nov. 21, 2014, 6:10 p.m.

Kirsty Lang talks to artist and puppet-maker Peter Firmin, whose iconic children's tv characters include Bagpuss, Basil Brush and The Clangers.

Robert Edric on his novel Sanctuary, which explores the final months in the turbulent life of Branwell Bront\xeb - brother to the more famous Bront\xeb sisters.

Kate Muir reviews the new film from Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Winter Sleep, which won the Palme D'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

And a new exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art revives the reputation of artists Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde. Jan Patience reviews.