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Salman Rushdie, Victoria Wood, Christmas Jukebox Jury

Mark Lawson talks to Salman Rushdie about the film of his novel Midnight's Children, Victoria Wood discusses her TV drama about pianist Joyce Hatto, plus Christmas Jukebox Jury.

With Mark Lawson

Salman Rushdie has written his first ever screenplay, an adaptation of his own Booker Prize-winning novel Midnight's Children. He reflects on condensing the family saga which follows India from Colonialism to Partition, about filming in Sri Lanka, and about the experience of writing his memoir, Joseph Anton.

Victoria Wood discusses her TV drama Loving Miss Hatto, in which Francesca Annis and Alfred Molina play real-life concert pianist Joyce Hatto, who died in 2006, and her husband Barrington Coupe. He caused a storm when he hoodwinked the classical music world by releasing recordings by other pianists under his wife's name.

It's time for Front Row's Christmas Jukebox: music writers David Hepworth and Rosie Swash join Mark for their annual assessment of the merits of a host of Christmas singles.

Producer Claire Bartleet.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Salman Rushdie

    Duration: 09:07

  • Christmas Jukebox

    Duration: 09:57

  • Victoria Wood

    Duration: 08:45

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Dec 2012 19:15

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