Chris Evans sits in and meets Gilbert & George!
Chris Evans kicks off the R2 Arts Show Summer Season. He talks to artists Gilbert & George about their new exhibition and to F1 engineer Adrian Newey about the art of car design.
Chris Evans kicks off the Radio 2 Arts Show Summer Season with a lively and unpretentious look at the areas of the Arts in which he has a particular interest...
Iconic British artists Gilbert & George talk to Chris about their latest exhibition which reflects the changing face of the East End, their home for decades.
Formula One engineer and designer Adrian Newey, currently the chief technical officer of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team, joins Chris to talk about the art of car design.
Film critics Angie Errigo and Jason Solomons discuss the significance of Orson Welles, his movies and the impact he's had on cinema as 'The Lady from Shanghai', the classic Film Noir directed by and starring him, returns to cinemas.
From Lowry to Hockney and from Banksy to Hirst, art critic Alastair Sooke will taking us on a journey round Tate Britain in which he picks his four must-see pieces of modern British art.
There'll be a lively debate about art auctions - how UK auctions differ from international art auctions, what's hot and what's not at the moment, and what's the most expensive painting ever sold?!
On the anniversary of Bob Dylan going electric, Cerys Matthews talks about how Dylan paved the way for many musicians and the impact this occurrence had on the music scene.
Plus Jason Solomons will be reviewing this week's big movie releases, including Hercules.
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The Four Seasons
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- The Very Best Of.
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10cc
Art For Art's Sake
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Nell Bryden
Wayfarer
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Anton Karas
Harry Lime Theme (The Third Man)
Performer: Anton Karas.- Jukebox Instrumentals Vol.2.
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Aretha Franklin
Think
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Queen
A Kind Of Magic
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Baby Love
- Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
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Down On The Beach Tonight
- Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
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Nile Rodgers
Do What You Wanna Do
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- CR2 Records.
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The Rolling Stones
Brown Sugar
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Badfinger
Come & Get It
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Gilbert And George
Leading British artists, Gilbert And George, who have been producing huge brighly-coloured photo-based colleage pictures on a black grid for almost five decades, join Chris to talk about their new exhibition "Scapegoating Pictures For London".
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Scapegoating Pictures For London is at the White Cube in Bermondsey, London until 28th September
Adrian Newey
Formula 1 Designer Adrian Newey OBE joins Chris and Gilbert and George, ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, to debate when Design becomes Art.
Angie Errigo and Jason Solomons
Film critics Angie Errigo and Jason Solomons discuss the phenomenon that is Orson Welles as his spellbinding classic "The Lady From Shanghai" is back in cinemas today in a stunning new restoration.
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"The Lady From Shanghai" opens today at the BFI Southbank, Filmhouse Edinburgh and The Irish Film Institute and cinemas across the country.
Katharine Arnold, Harry Dalmeny and Lock Kresler
Jason Solomon with the film review
HERCULES (3D)
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Ian Whyte, Ingrid BolsΓΈ Berdal, Irina Shayk
Having endured his legendary twelve labors, Hercules, the Greek demigod, has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord.
Hercules is out now and Rated 12A
JOE
Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Nicholas Cage, Tye Sheridan, Gary Poulter
An ex-con, who is the unlikeliest of role models, meets a 15-year-old boy and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin.
Joe is in selected cinemas now.
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THE PURGE ANARCHY
Director: James DeMonaco
Starring: Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zoe Soul, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Michael K. Williams
The New Founding Fathers of America invite you to celebrate the annual Purge. Returning alongside writer/director/producer James DeMonaco to produce the next chapter fo the thriller are Blumhouse Productions' Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity and Insidious series), alongside Sebastien K. Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13, Four Lovers) and Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay (Pain & Gain, Transformers franchise), Brad Fuller (The Amityfille Horror, A Nightmare on Elm Street) and Andrew Form (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th).Μύ
The Purge Anarchy is out now and Rated 15
DVD/Blu-Ray release 20 FEET FROM STARDOM
Director:Μύ Morgan Neville
Starring:Μύ Darlene Love, Merry Clayton & Lisa Fischer
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
The DVD & Blu-Ray of β20 Feet From Stardomβ is out now and Rated 12
Alastair Sooke
Cerys Matthews
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