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Thursday 9 October

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THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER

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HENRY VIII & P.O.W
Mark Lawson and tv reviewer Chris Dunkley compare two new television dramas being broadcast this weekend with the 1970s versions of the same subjects - how does the 30 year gap effect fictional approaches to Henry VIII and Colditz?

ITVs 2-part drama Henry VIII on 9:00pm Sunday 12 Oct and ITVs 6-part series P.O.W. starts 9:00pm this Friday 10 Oct 2003

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FREDERICK KNOTT
Frederick Knott's plays, Dial M for Murder and Wait Until Dark were both made into films and are still playing in theatres around the world today. The Observer's film critic Phillip French, the writer's son Dr Anthony Knott and mystery writer Mary Higgins Clark discuss the durability of his writing.

Wait Until Dark is having a West End revival at the Garrick Theatre, London until Feb 2004.

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SCANNER
Mark Lawson interviews the artist Scanner about his unusual commission to compose a soundtrack to be played in the morgue of a French hospital.

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SEAN DORAN
Sean Doran, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of English National Opera speaks to Front Row. His first season at ENO will include a new production of Wagner's Ring Cycle and a new production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates Of Penzance.

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