麻豆约拍

Presented by Mark Lawson.

After Gladiator, A Good Year and American Gangster, Body of Lies is director Ridley Scott's fourth collaboration with actor Russell Crowe. Crowe plays a CIA handler to Leonardo DiCaprio's field agent as they uncover a lead on a major terrorist organisation operating out of Jordan.

Pianist, composer, former co-founder of Squeeze and host of 麻豆约拍2's Later..., Jools Holland sits down at the grand piano to discuss his new CD, The Informer. Plus live performances with Ruby Turner, trombonist Rico Rodriguez and Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.

As the shortlist is announced for the 2008 Costa Book Awards, literary editors Jan Dalley and Sam Leith cast an eye over the finalists for the five categories: novel, first novel, poetry, children's and biography.