Crime author Jo Nesbø on Macbeth – BBC Newsnight

Readers of Jo Nesbø and his latest work Macbeth will find Shakespeare rewritten as Scandi noir. The forests of Dunsinane relocate to a broken Scottish town in the 1970s, where knife crime is rife. Emily Maitlis met up with the Norwegian crime novelist to talk about his competitive spirit, his sense of prophecy and how he turned 16th century verse into a thriller. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter:   / bbcnewsnight   Facebook:   / bbcnewsnight