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Christopher Reeve documentary, Booker author Samantha Harvey on Orbital, Art auction news

Directors Ian BonhΓ΄te and Peter Ettedgui discuss their new documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story. Samantha Harvey on her Booker Prize nominated novel Orbital.

Directors Ian BonhΓ΄te and Peter Ettedgui talk about their new documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which uses never-seen-before family archive to tell the story of the famed Superman actor. He became a champion of disability rights after being left paralysed from a horse riding accident.

The final of Front Row's interviews with the authors on this year's Booker Prize shortlist - Samantha Harvey on her novel Orbital.

As a banana stuck to a wall with duct tape is presented for auction with an estimated sale of 1 million dollars, FT columnist Melanie Gerlis, who regularly writes about the art market, explains what you get for the price and why someone would pay that.

Councillor Liz Green - Chair of the Culture, Tourism, and Sport Board at the Local Government Association - talks about the impact of the Government's decision to reconsider Β£100m funding for six cultural regeneration projects across the UK.

Presenter: Nick Ahad
Producer: Ekene Akalawu

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  • Tue 5 Nov 2024 19:15

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