Gilbert and George; Nanci Griffith; John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe
Mark Lawson meets Gilbert and George; singer Nanci Griffith; John Cusack plays Edgar Allan Poe in The Raven; screenwriter Alun Owen reassessed by Frank Cottrell Boyce.
With Mark Lawson.
Artistic double-act Gilbert and George discuss their working methods, as they open a new exhibition called The London Pictures, based on words taken from newspaper billboards.
Novelist and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce re-assesses the work of writer Alun Owen, best known for A Hard Day's Night, as three of his 1969 TV dramas, with Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Paul Scofield, are released on DVD.
"I've had a hard life and I write it down", sings Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith on the title track of her new album, Intersection. It examines a difficult period of her life, fraught with relationship bust-ups and turmoil. As she starts a UK tour, she also reveals why she so enjoys performing in Bristol and Milton Keynes.
Novelist and critic Kim Newman reviews John Cusack as the latest incarnation of Edgar Allan Poe in the new film The Raven, and consider Poe's long cinematic history.
Producer Stephen Hughes.
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Gilbert and George
Interview with artistic double-act Gilbert and George
Duration: 08:56
The Raven
Kim Newman reviews The Raven
Duration: 04:37
Nanci Griffith
Interview with singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith
Duration: 08:08
Alun Owen
Frank Cottrell-Boyce re-assesses the work of writer Alun Owen
Duration: 06:03
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- Thu 8 Mar 2012 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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