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Front Row: Ray Davies on long-lost tapes; Derren Brown

Ray Davies on long-lost tapes; Derren Brown

06/06/2011

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Ray Davies on long-lost tapes; Derren Brown

John Wilson talks to Ray Davies and Derren Brown, and reviews French thriller Point Blank.

John Wilson talks to Ray Davies as his Meltdown festival begins, to Derren Brown about his new stage show Svengali and reviews French thriller Point Blank.

Ray Davies tells John Wilson how he recently discovered long-lost early recordings of The Kinks in his attic, and discusses the acts he's programmed in this year's Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre, London. 

Illusionist Derren Brown discusses the ethics of hypnosis and mind games as he prepares for his new stage show Svengali. 

The American Ambassador's residence in Regent's Park, which recently played host to the Obamas, holds a collection of art, including two paintings by Rothko. John is given a tour by the US Ambassador's wife Mrs Marjorie Susman.

The French crime thriller Point Blank (A bout portant), directed by Fred Cavayé, is an action-packed story of a male nurse racing against time to save his kidnapped, pregnant wife. Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reviews. 


Producer Andrea Kidd.

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