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Front Row

Composer Peter Maxwell Davies, singer Iggy Pop, novelist Jim Powell

Duration: 30 minutes

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

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James MacMillan pays tribute to Peter Maxwell Davies, who has died aged 81, and John Wilson revisits an interview the composer gave him a decade ago.

Jim Powell talks about his new novel Trading Futures which begins tonight as Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. A mid-life crisis about a former city trader, this short book blends elements of King Lear and Reggie Perrin.

John Wilson talks rock and roll survivor, Iggy Pop about his latest and, the geront terrible hints, last album, Post Pop Depression. John hears about Iggy's ambition, how he worked with David Bowie and what he now describes as his baritone voice.

Producer: Julian May. Show less

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
James MacMillan
Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Jim Powell
Interviewed Guest:
Iggy Pop
Producer:
Julian May

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