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MONDAY 19 JANUARY
Presented by Francine Stock
TIM BURTON
Francine talks to Tim Burton, director of Beetlejuice, Batman and Edward Scissorhands, about his latest film Big Fish, in which family drama meets fairy tale and Ewan MacGregor stars as the younger version of Albert Finney.
Big Fish is showing at cinemas around the country, certificate PG
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THE PALLISERS
Literary critic and author D J Taylor reviews a new radio production of The Pallisers, Anthony Trollope's series of novels about love and parliamentary life in Victorian London.
The Pallisers is on Radio 4 from Sunday 25 January at 3pm
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ERIK SATIE MARATHON
Over the weekend a team of volunteers including Django Bates, Michael Berkeley, Julian Joseph and the Controller of Radio 3, took part in a rare performance of Erik Satie's 18 hour piano piece Vexations, at the Barbican in London. 840 repetitions of 3 lines of slow music were divided into quarter hour chunks for each player, from Saturday evening through to Sunday lunch.
Front Row's Jeremy Summerly had a slot at 9 am on Sunday and reports from the whole event.
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TS ELIOT PRIZE FOR POETRY
Front Row speaks to this year’s winner of the TS Eliot Prize for Poetry, Don Patterson, with his collection 'Landing Light'.
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TYRANNICAL BAND LEADERS
Oasis drummer Alan White, the longest serving member of the band after Noel and Liam Gallagher, has been sacked. David Quantick considers the power and ruthlessness of rock band leaders.
The Fall and The Magic Band (Captain Beefheart's legendary musicians) are playing at the Royal Festival Hall on Friday 23 January at 7.30pm
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