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Richard Ayoade; The Crimson Field; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Richard Ayoade on his film The Double; a review of TV series The Crimson Field; 40 years of the Sunday Times bestseller list; and a review of the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels musical.

On Front Row tonight, Richard Ayoade talks to John Wilson about the practicalities of making The Double, a film about a doppelganger - and about why, when directing, he never uses technical jargon. Also in the programme: reviews of the stage musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and The Crimson Field - a new TV series about nurses in World War 1; and we look back at forty years of the Sunday Times Bestseller list.

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Thu 3 Apr 2014 19:15
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  • Richard Ayoade

    Duration: 09:22

  • The Crimson Field reviewed by Kate Saunders

    Duration: 04:26

  • Buying Art

    Duration: 03:04

  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels reviewed by Matt Wolf

    Duration: 04:33

  • Forty Years of The Sunday Times Bestseller List

    Duration: 06:26

Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade talks to John Wilson about the practicalities of making The Double, a film about a doppelganger - and about why, when directing, he never uses technical jargon.

The Crimson Field

The Crimson Field
Kate Saunders reviews - a new TV series about nurses in World War 1.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Matt WolfeΒ reviews of the stage musical, , starring Robert Lindsay and Rufus Hound.

The Sunday Times Bestseller List

Front Row looks back at 40 years of The Sunday Times Bestseller list and what it tells us about our reading habits.

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Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Richard Ayoade
Producer Rebecca Nicholson

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  • Thu 3 Apr 2014 19:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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