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The Radio 2 Arts Show with Anneka Rice: Penny Smith sits in and meets poet Garrison Keillor

Penny Smith sits in and meets poet Garrison Keillor

18/03/2011

BBC Radio 2 - The Radio 2 Arts Show with Anneka Rice, Penny Smith sits in and meets poet Garrison Keillor

Penny Smith sits in for Claudia and meets American author and poet Garrison Keillor.

Penny Smith sits in for Claudia Winkleman and meets American author and poet Garrison Keillor. Ahead of World Poetry Day, Garrison performs two of his new love sonnets.

Penny Smith sits in for Claudia and meets American author and poet Garrison Keillor. Ahead of World Poetry Day on March 21st, Garrison will perform two of his new love sonnets.

Oscar winning composer Anne Dudley discusses OperaShots - a double bill of new short operas. OperaShots is part of an ongoing programme of opera development work which ranges from full-scale commissions to development workshops, courses and observer programmes. 

Actress Phyllida Law talks about her book Notes To My Mother In Law.

Controller of Drama Commissioning at the BBC Ben Stephenson discusses the rebirth of drama on BBC2 and tells us about the exciting new dramas which will be on the channel in the coming months.

Nick Duncalf reviews this week's most significant film releases, and Sue Steward has the latest from the world of photography.

And as burlesque high-kicks its way from the sultry club scene into the mainstream we discover how the art form has gone from bawdy to beautiful.

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