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Bryan Adams, Iain Glenn and Richard McCabe

Bryan Adams joins Claudia with his new project, his photobook called Wounded: The Legacy of War.

Bryan Adams tells Claudia about his latest project which is a world away from rock n' roll and showbiz glamour. Called Wounded: The Legacy of War, his photobook features British servicemen and women who've suffered life-changing injuries while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan
Iain Glenn and Richard McCabe discuss their play Fortune's Fool at the Old Vic
Radio 2 goes behind the scenes of the Isabella Blow Exhibition at Somerset House. We look at the designers she influenced including Julien Macdonald
Plus films with Robbie Collin, books with Chris White and our weekly arts news round up.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • The Beautiful South

    Perfect 10

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
  • David Bowie

    Let's Dance

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Jim Croce

    You Don't Mess Around With Jim

    • Jim Croce- The Collection.
    • Castle Communications.
  • Lee Dorsey

    Holy Cow

    • (CD Single).
    • Charly.
  • Caro Emerald

    I Belong To You

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.
  • Madonna

    Ray Of Light

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 10.
  • Manic Street Preachers

    Anthem For A Lost Cause

    • Rewind The Film.
    • Columbia.
    • 7.
  • The Psychedelic Furs

    Pretty In Pink

    • Teenage Kicks (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Street Fighting Man

  • Squeeze

    Tempted

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
  • Texas

    Dry Your Eyes

    • The Conversation.
    • Pias Recordings.
    • 001.

Musician Bryan Adams reveals his latest project

Musician Bryan Adams reveals his latest project
Bryan Adams talks to Claudia about his photobook Wounded: The Legacy Of War which features British Servicemen and women who've suffered life-changing injuries while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Robbie Collin with this week's film reviews

Robbie Collin with this week's film reviews

Robbie talks about:

1. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as Katniss Everdeen winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a Victors' Tour of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quater Quell), a competition that could change Panem forever.Μύ

Hunger Games is out now, certificate 12A

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2. Blue Is The Warmest Colour

Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Cast: Lea Seydoux, Adele Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Aurelien Recoing

Adele Exarchopoulos is a young woman whose longings and ecstasies and losses are charted across a span of several years. Lea Seydoux is the older woman who excites her desire and becomes the love of her life.

Blue Is The Warmest Colour is out now, certificate 18

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3. The Family

Director: Luc Besson
Cast:Μύ Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, John D'Leo, Tommy Lee Jones

Mafia boss Giovanni Manzoni (Robert De Niro) breaks the sacred code of omerta and snitches on his crew. Given a new identity, he and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the Witness Protection Program. Despite all their best efforts, they relapse into old habits handling things the family way!

The Family is in cinemas now, certificate 15

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4.Μύ The Wolverine DVD

Director: James Mangold
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Will Yun Lee

The untold story of Wolverine, the most iconic character from the X-Men universe is told in this film. Out of his depth in an unknown world, he faces a host of unexpected and deadly opponents in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed.

The Wolverine is out now on DVD and BluRay

Iain Glenn And Richard McCabe

Iain Glenn And Richard McCabe

Iain Glenn and Richard McCabe talk to Claudia about their new play Fortune's Fool.

The story is set at a country estate run by a penniless gentleman, played by Iain. Richard is his wealthy, mischievous neighbour who pops round for a seemingly innocent lunch...of course, that is only half the story!

Fortune's Fool runs at London's Old Vic Theatre from the 6th December - 22nd February 2014

Isabella Blow Exhibition

Isabella Blow Exhibition

Arts reporter Anna Bailey caught up with curator Alistair O'Neil to find out more about the stylish world of Isabella Blow and the designers she discovered.

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Fashion Galore is at Somerset House until the 2nd March 2014.

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Photo by Peter MacDiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House

Chris White and his book review

Chris White and his book review

Three Brothers by Peter Ackroyd, published by Chatto and Windus

Three Brothers follows the fortunes of Harry, Daniel and Sam Hanway, born on a post-war council estate in Camden Town. Marked out from the start by curious coincidence, each boy is forced to make his own way in the world - a world of dodgy deals and big business, of criminal gangs and crooked landlords, of newspaper magnates, back-biters and petty thieves.

The Shadow of the Crescent Moon by Fatima Bhutto, published by Viking

The story begins and ends one rain swept Friday morning in Mir Ali, a small town in Pakistan's Tribal Areas close to the Afghan border. Three brothers meet for breakfast. Soon after, the eldest, hails a taxi to the local mosque. The second, a doctor, goes to check in at his hospital. His troubled wife does not join the family that morning. And the youngest, the idealist, leaves for town on a motorbike. Three hours later their day will end in devastating circumstances.

The Spectre of Alexander Wolf by Gaito Gazdanov, published by Pushkin Press

A man comes across a short story which recounts in minute detail his killing of a soldier, long ago-from the victim's point of view. It's a story that should not exist, and whose author can only be a dead man. So begins the strange quest for the elusive writer "Alexander Wolf". This is a psychological thriller and existential inquiry into guilt and redemption, coincidence and fate, love and death.

Arts Round-Up

Arts Round-Up

Theatre: Frank Langella plays King Lear at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester until 30th November. It’s also the last chance to catch the touring production of the Suitcase looking at the thousands of children who were brought to the UK before the First World War. It'll be at Bristol and Southampton railway stations this week.

Fashion: The Design Museum on the Southbank in London is celebrating the life and designs of one of the world’s leading fashion designers Paul Smith.Μύ Hello My Name is Paul Smith runs until 9th Mar.

Comedy: Lucy Porter explores her northern roots in her one woman show Northern Soul at the Alnwick Playhouse and Arts Centre in Northumberland and then touring until November 28th.

Art: Fans of live drawing should check out the new body art exhibition at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. It features work from the masters including Lucian Freud, Barbara Hepworth and Francis Bacon. Runs until November 30th.

Dance: The English National Ballet kicks off the Christmas dance season with The Nutcracker at the Empire in Liverpool on 23rd November before heading down to the Coliseum in London in December.

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Broadcast

  • Fri 22 Nov 2013 22:00