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Front Row

Mark Ruffalo, Monty Python Reunion, Yael Farber, one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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A review of Monty Python's tour which sees John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin on stage together for the first time in over 40 years; actor Mark Ruffalo on playing drunk in his new film Begin Again also starring Keira Knightley; acclaimed South African playwright and director Yaël Farber on her re-imagining of The Crucible; plus ahead of his appearance at the Cheltenham Centenary Prom, one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy discusses his technique and with historian Alexander Waugh, looks back at music that was created due to the physical effects of war. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Ruffalo
Interviewed Guest:
Yael Farber
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Armstrong
Interviewed Guest:
Nicholas McCarthy
Interviewed Guest:
Alexander Waugh

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