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Front Row

Esio Trot, Robert Olen Butler, The Thompson Family, The Interview controversy

Duration: 30 minutes

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

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Two well-loved children's books have been adapted for television - Roald Dahl's Esio Trot and The Boy in the Dress by comedian and author David Walliams. Children's book editor Julia Eccleshare discusses whether the characters in the novels come to life on the small screen.

Razia Iqbal talks to Pulitzer prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler who has turned his hand from literary fiction to writing espionage thrillers. He discusses The Hot Country, his new historical novel about an American journalist reporting on the Mexican Revolution.

Sony has cancelled the release of The Interview, a comedy starring James Franco and Seth Rogan that pokes fun at North Korea, after threats from hackers. US film critic Matt Prigge has seen The Interview and discusses its merits as a film.

Years ago Richard and Linda Thompson were a great musical partnership but then they got divorced. Now their son Teddy has brought them together with their daughter, Kami Thompson and her husband James Walbourne, another son, Jack Thompson, and grandson Zak. The Thompson Family have made an album together called - inevitably - 'Family'. Razia meets Richard, Teddy and Kami as they prepare to perform it live.

Presenter: Razia Iqbal
Producer: Olivia Skinner. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Razia Iqbal
Interviewed Guest:
Julia Eccleshare
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Olen Butler
Interviewed Guest:
Matt Prigge
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Thompson
Interviewed Guest:
Teddy Thompson
Interviewed Guest:
Kami Thompson

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