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The producers of RuPaul's Drag Race, plus pianist Alfred Brendel remembered

RuPaul's Drag Race producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, pianist Alfred Brendel remembered, the Liverpool Biennial, and the impact the spending review will have on the arts.

RuPaul's Drag Race producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato join Nick Ahad to talk about their career making making television and movies, ahead of being guests of honour at this year's Sheffield DocFest.

Radio 3 presenter Tom Service discusses the life and legacy of Alfred Brendel who was a celebrated author, poet and pianist.

Caroline Norbury, the CEO of Creative UK, Stephanie Sirr, the Chief Executive of Nottingham Playhouse, and Sienna Rodgers, the Deputy Editor of parliamentary magazine The House, discuss how the arts will be affected by the recent spending review.

The theme of this year's Liverpool Biennial is ‘bedrock’. The inspiration is the sandstone which spans the city region and is found in its distinctive architecture. 'Bedrock' is also a metaphor for the social foundations of Liverpool and the people, places and values that ground the city. From the cornucopia of work by 30 artists from all over the world, shown in galleries and venues all over the city, the art critic Laura Robertson chooses three highlights.

Producer: Ekene Akalawu
Presenter: Nick Ahad

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