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Penny Smith meets Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon, and Edward Gardner who's conducting the Last Night of The Proms.

Penny Smith talks to the author of the Horrid Henry series; Francesca Simon. Francesca is one of the UK's top-selling children's authors and was the 5th most borrowed in 2010. She discusses the 20th original storybook; Horrid Henry and the Zombie Vampire.

She also meets Edward Gardner who's conducting the Last Night of The Proms. The world famous Last Night of the Proms rounds off two months of classical music with a spectacular celebration at London's Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 10th September. Edward Gardner leads the festivities for the first time, conducting the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with starring roles for pianist Lang Lang, who performs in both Hyde Park and the Royal Albert Hall, and soprano Susan Bullock.

Ahead of Sunday's 10th anniversary of the co-ordinated terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11th 2001, artist Hugh Mendes describes how he has documented in paint the aftermath of 9/11 over a ten year period. He's also working on a special memorial piece featuring the names of all 3000 people who died that day, written out in pencil.

Plus Estelle Lovatt has the latest from the world of art, and Tess Morris reviews this week's film releases.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 9 Sep 2011 22:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Gimme Some Lovin'

    • Eight Gigs A Week - The Steve Winwood Years.
    • Island.
    • 3.

  • Jason Donovan

    Pharoah's Dreams Explained

  • Big Impact Music

    • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Suite From Joseph

  • Bad Manners

    Special Brew

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll: 1980 (Va).
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • The Zombies

    She's Not There

    • The Godfathers Of Britpop.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Norah Jones

    Don't Know Why

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Jack Leibeck

    Waiting For Mr Rochester

  • Steven Bryan

    Puppets On TV

    • CD Single.
    • Righttrack Records.
    • 1.

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Andrew Davis

    Jerusalem

  • Captain Sensible

    Happy Talk

    • Sensible Singles.
    • A&M.
    • 5.

  • Billy Joel

    New York State Of Mind (Live)

    • Billy Joel 12 Gardens (Live).
    • Columbia.
    • 7.

  • T. Rex

    Ride A White Swan - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Session 26/10/1970

  • Julian Lennon

    Lookin' 4 Luv

    • (CD Single).
    • Conehead.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Fri 9 Sep 2011 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2