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Scissor Sisters on Mapplethorpe, Jeremy Dyson on Dahl

With Kirsty Lang, including Jeremy Dyson on staging Roald Dahl's short stories for adults and the Scissor Sisters on photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. (Including Brief Encounters).

With Kirsty Lang.

Writer Jeremy Dyson talks about his stage adaptation of Roald Dahl's short stories for adults, and explains what he believes led to Dahl's intensely dark view of life and why his writings were such an influence on Alfred Hitchcock.

Scissor Sisters, the flamboyant New York pop group, have just curated a new exhibition based on the art of Robert Mapplethorpe. The cover of their latest album, Nightwork, is a controversial Mapplethorpe image of a male dancer's bottom. Jake Shears and Babydaddy of Scissor Sisters discuss the images and the importance of Mapplethorpe to the band.

The new TV gangster series Boardwalk Empire is set in Atlantic City at the dawn of the Prohibition-era, and is written by The Sopranos' Terence Winter. Starring Steve Buscemi, the first episode - directed by Martin Scorsese - is reportedly the most expensive pilot programme ever produced. Writer and critic Diane Roberts reviews.

Matthew Sweet continues his reports on film-going around the world, and considers a picture palace in Australia.

Producer Rebecca Nicholson.

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Fri 21 Jan 2011 19:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Chapters

  • JEREMY DYSON - Twisted Tales

    Writer Jeremy Dyson on his stage adaptation of Roald Dahl's adult short stories.

    Duration: 10:11

  • BOARDWALK EMPIRE

    Review of the American TV gangster series, Boardwalk Empire, set in Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition.

    Duration: 05:23

  • SCISSOR SISTERS

    Jake Shears and Babydaddy of Scissor Sisters discuss the importance of Robert Mapplethorpe to the band.

    Duration: 09:17

  • BRIEF ENCOUNTERS - Australia

    As part of the Radio 4 Film Season, Matthew Sweet transports listeners to the Ritz cinema in Sydney.

    Duration: 03:18

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  • Fri 21 Jan 2011 19:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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