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Claudia previews the Hay Festival with Peter Florence

Claudia meets movie stuntman Vic Armstrong and artistic director of the Hay Festival Peter Florence. With film and TV reports by Charles Gant and Boyd Hilton.

Claudia meets movie stuntman Vic Armstrong, who's worked on over 200 films. From performing stunts as Indiana Jones, James Bond and Superman to directing action scenes in eagerly anticipated blockbusters - "Thor" and "The Amazing Spider-Man" - Vic Armstrong is a legend in the film industry.

Artistic director of the Hay Festival Peter Florence tells us what we can look forward to at this year's event. He's joined by James Wrighton and Elliott Tiney from comedy four piece Idiots of Ants who are performing there. Idiots of Ants have written and performed their unique blend of fast paced sketch comedy all over the world since 2007.

Comedian and musician Mitch Benn performs a special song for us.

The Hayward Gallery in London is staging a major exhibition of one of Britain's best-known artists, Tracey Emin. The show includes key pieces from all periods of her career, as well as a new series of outdoor sculptures created especially for the event. It's one of the highlights of the Southbank Centre's celebration of the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Festival of Britain, and Radio 2's Tom Sandars takes a look round for us.

Plus our film critic Charles Gant will be reporting live from the Cannes Film Festival, and Boyd Hilton previews this Sunday's British Academy Television Awards.

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Fri 20 May 2011 22:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Chicks

    There's Your Trouble

  • Coldplay

    Don't Panic

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Music.

  • Mitch Benn performing live in the studio

    • Mitch Benn

      I'm Proud Of The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

  • Elvis Presley

    Rock-A-Hula Baby

    • Elvis - The Legend (Vol 2).
    • RCA.

  • Vic Armstrong musical montage

    • Various Artists

      You Only Live Twice/On Her Majesty's Secret Service/Live & Let Die/Superman/Raiders Of The

  • Adele

    Cold Shoulder

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.

  • Big Impact music

    • Edvard Grieg

      Cowkeeper's Tune & Country Dance

  • Hans Zimmer

    Guilty of Being Innocent of Being Jack Sparrow

    • Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides.

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    The Road

  • Alison Moyet

    Weak In The Presence Of Beauty

    • Alison Moyet Singles.
    • Columbia.

  • The Clash

    Rock The Casbah

    • The Singles.
    • Epic.

  • Scouting for Girls

    Famous

    • Everybody Wants To Be On TV.
    • Sony.
    • 4.

  • The Mummers

    Fade Away

    • Mink Hollow Road.

  • John Grant

    Marz

    • (CD Single).

Broadcast

  • Fri 20 May 2011 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2