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Claudia speaks to cult filmmaker John Waters. She also meets Garry Fabian Miller, one of the pioneers of camera-less photography and TV screenwriter Tony Jordan.

Claudia speaks to John Waters, the American filmmaker who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films. Waters's 1970s and early '80s trash films feature his regular troupe of actors known as Dreamlanders - among them Divine, Mink Stole, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, and Edith Massey. Starting with Desperate Living in 1977, Waters began casting real-life convicted criminals and infamous people.

And she meets Garry Fabian Miller one of the pioneers of the growing camera-less photography movement, currently being celebrated at the V&A in London. He is one of very few artists that uses light as a raw material, passing it through coloured glass, liquid and cut paper onto photo sensitive paper to create luminous, visceral images.

Two-time Olivier Award-winning actress Tracie Bennett discusses her starring role in the musical drama End of the Rainbow, which is based on the final months of Judy Garland's life.

We look at the legacy of the iconic science fiction author HG Wells as two musicals based on his work; The Invisible Man at the Menier Chocolate Factory, and the War of the Worlds Tour around the country, are still keeping audiences entertained.

Plus Xan Brooks review this week's film releases, and Judith Mackrell has her recommendations of the best dance events to go and see.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Dusty Springfield

    In Private

  • David Bowie

    Life On Mars?

  • David Lynch

    I Know

  • Paul Weller

    As You Lean Into The Light

  • Jools Holland and Louise Marshall

    Enchanted Castle

  • Gilbert O’Sullivan

    Alone Again Naturally

  • Emma's Imagination

    This Day

  • Rachel Sweet

    Hairspray

  • Jeff Wayne

    Forever Autumn (feat. Justin Hayward)

  • Judy Garland

    Come Rain Or Come Shine

  • The Script

    Nothing

  • Dolly Parton

    Here You Come Again

Broadcast

  • Fri 3 Dec 2010 22:00