Simon Mayo curates this week's show
Simon looks into the art of writing and is joined by Kate Mosse, Anthony Horowitz and Patrick Ness to discuss their habits and quirks. He also reviews the latest film releases.
Simon Mayo continues the R2 Arts Show Summer Season by looking at the art of writing.
He is joined by authors Kate Mosse and Patrick Ness to discuss their habits and quirks. He will explore how to get published in this day and age and how the internet has changed the way people read and write, talking to the person who discovered Philip Pullman and Jacqueline Wilson, publisher David Fickling.
Author, screenwriter and playwright, Anthony Horowitz will also join Simon to explain how he writes for different mediums and why he uses a different pen for different genres.
Sam Sweeney of Bellowhead will be performing live in the studio and talking about his new tour - Sam Sweeney's Fiddle: Made In The Great War and Simon will also take a look at the latest film releases and review some of the latest theatrical experiences around the UK.
Plus, Boyd Hilton will be looking at how multichannel TV stations are changing out viewing habits and what it means for the future of the TV and film industry.
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Music Played
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Jamming
- Jammin' (Various Artists).
- Mango.
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Harry Chapin
Cat's In The Cradle
- Behind The Music The Harry Chapin Collection.
- Elektra/Rhino.
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Clannad
Robin (The Hooded Man)
- Greatest Hits and Others.
- RCA.
- 7.
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The Doobie Brothers
China Grove
- The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
- Warner Bros.
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Faces
Stay with Me
- Glam Crazee - Various Artists.
- Virgin.
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Old Crow Medicine Show
8 Dogs 8 Banjos
- Remedy.
- ATO.
- 002.
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Saint Motel
My Type
- My Type E.P..
- Parlophone.
- 001.
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The Shires
Tonight
- (CD Single).
- Decca.
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Bruce Springsteen
Radio Nowhere
Anthony Horowitz
Kate Mosse And Patrick Ness
David Fickling
Over the years David Fickling has published some extraordinary books. In his first job at Oxford University Press he signedΒ Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke, and has published Philip's books ever since, including the multi-million selling His Dark Materials trilogy.
Sam Sweeney
James King with the film review
The Expendables 3
The return of ageing mercenary Barney Ross and his band of bounty hunters, this time heading to Eastern Europe in search of an old adversary long presumed dead. The Eighties-flavoured action sees regulars Sly Stallone, Jason Statham and Arnold Schwarzeneggar joined by new additions Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas and Harrison Ford.
The Congress
AΒ mix of live action and animated sci-fi where Robin Wright stars as herself - a middle-aged former leading lady now struggling for recognition in ageist Hollywood. After allowing her image to be digitally recorded and used in movies ad infinitum she then finds herself lost in an alternate reality where true identity has been overtaken by computer generated fantasy.
The RoverΒ
Film-maker David Michod's Mad Max-inspired follow-up to the award-winning Animal Kingdom. Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson star as outlaws in the Australian outback, ten years after global economic collapse has brought chaos to the planet.
DVD release CALVARY
Writer/director John Michael McDonagh follows Irish black comedy The Guard with Calvary, another existential crime drama starring Brendan Gleason that mixes laughter with tears and Catholic rage with religious insight. Gleason plays Father James, a troubled priest battling to sort out his own complex issues as well as those of his eccentric flock.
Boyd Hilton And Joris Evers
Broadcast
- Fri 15 Aug 2014 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2