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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ NSSA winner; Nick Mason on Pink Floyd

News of the winner of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award live from the ceremony; Nick Mason on the day Stephane Grappelli played with Pink Floyd, revealed on a long-lost recording.

With John Wilson, who presents live from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award ceremony, with news of this year's winner of the Β£15,000 prize, announced by the chair of judges Sue MacGregor.

Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason reveals some of the untold stories behind previously-unheard tracks by the band, now released for the first time. Jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli played on a version of Wish You Were Here (Yehudi Menuhin declined the invitation), and you can hear the results on tonight's progamme.

Helen Mirren stars as a former Mossad agent, brought out of retirement to catch an elderly Nazi, in the new film thriller The Debt. Mark Eccleston reviews.

Producer Rebecca Nicholson.

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30 minutes

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  • Mon 26 Sep 2011 19:15

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