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16/02/2010

Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Vanessa Redgrave, and a review of The Last Station starring Helen Mirren.

Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer have Oscar nominations for their performances in Michael Hoffman's film The Last Station, about the conflicts surrounding Leo Tolstoy's final days. Tolstoy biographer AN Wilson reviews.

Vanessa Redgrave, the English TV, film and stage actress, will receive a Fellowship Award for outstanding contribution to film at the BAFTA film Awards. In a rare interview the star looks back over her six-decade career, and the tragic death of her daughter Natasha.

The famous Abbey Road studios - the birthplace of some of the best-known rock and classical recordings - are set to be sold. David Hepworth considers the significance such a sale would have.

Dame Judi Dench and Sir Peter Hall have reunited for a new production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, almost 50 years after they first worked on it together. Michael Dobson reviews.

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  • Vanessa Redgrave Interview

    In a rare interview Vanessa Redgrave looks back over her six-decade career, and the tragic death of her daughter Natasha.

    Duration: 13:56

  • The Sale of Abbey Road studios

    The famous Abbey Road studios, birthplace of some of the best-known rock and classical recordings, are set to be sold. We consider the significance such a sale would have.

    Duration: 04:03

  • Last Station Review

    Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer have Oscar nominations for their performances in The Last Station. Front Row reviews.

    Duration: 05:48

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream review

    Dame Judi Dench and Sir Peter Hall have reunited for a new production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Front Row reviews.

    Duration: 04:38

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  • Tue 16 Feb 2010 19:15
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