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Front Row: Film director James Mangold; Dawn French & Alfred Molina's new TV comedy

Film director James Mangold; Dawn French & Alfred Molina's new TV comedy

30/07/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Film director James Mangold; Dawn French & Alfred Molina's new TV comedy

James Mangold on Knight And Day and directing A-list stars such as Tom Cruise.

Director James Mangold on how to get the best from Hollywood A-list stars; BBC Two's Roger And Val Have Just Got In reviewed; has the Big Society anything new to offer the arts?

With John Wilson.

Director James Mangold talks about Knight And Day, and getting the best from Hollywood A-list stars such as Tom Cruise.

Dawn French and Alfred Molina star as a married couple in a new BBC Two bitter-sweet comedy, Roger And Val Have Just Got In. Kate Saunders reviews

Radiohead's drummer Philip Selway has released a solo album as a singer-songwriter. Music critic David Hepworth considers other drummers with multiple musical talents.

As the government's Big Society plans encourage more people to volunteer, Colin Marsh of Punchdrunk theatre, Ipswich councillor Andrew Cann and Maurice Davies of the Museums Association consider the pros and cons of unpaid assistance for arts organisations.

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