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FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER
Presented by Mark Lawson
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
Mark Lawson reviews Judi Dench's first appearance at Stratford upon Avon since 1979, as she plays the Countess of Rosillion in the Royal Shakespeare Company's new production of All's Well That Ends Well.
Return of the King is in cinemas from Wednesday 17th December.
Related links:
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ - Films - Lord of the Rings
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DARK SIDE OF THE FAIRY TALE
Also in Stratford, Lawrence Boswell directs his own new version of Beauty and the Beast, while David Bintley's production of the same tale for Birmingham Royal Ballet is currently at the Hippodrome in Birmingham. Both directors join Mark to discuss staging the Beast for children and adults, and the darker side of the classic fairy story.
The free public display of the contenders is in the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery until 8th February 2004
Related link:
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ London's Fourth Plinth Index
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CHRISTMAS BOOKS
Birmingham authors David Lodge and Claire Morall give Front Row their pick of books for Christmas.
Claire Morall chose:
The Kiss That Missed by David Melling, publ Hodder Children's Books
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, publ Faber
The Way We Live by Stafford Cliff & Gilles de Chabaneix, publ Thames & Hudson
David Lodge chose:
Adventures Of A Suburban Boy - John Boorman's autobiography, publ Faber
Elizabeth Costello by JM Coetzee, publ Secker
JM Barrie & The Lost Boys by Andrew Birkin, publ Yale
Listen to David & Claire's recommendations
Listen again to this week's other Christmas book selections...
Fay Weldon
Jeremy Dyson
Lynne Truss
Janet Street-Porter
POETS IN MOTION
The incoming and outgoing poet laureates of Birmingham, Roz Goddard and Julie Boden join Mark for a spin in the Birmingham Wheel.
Edith Grossmann's translation is published 1st January 2004, by Secker and Warburg, ISBN 0436205157
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