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Front Row: Nicky Wire; Marathon Performances

Nicky Wire; Marathon Performances

13/10/2011

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Nicky Wire; Marathon Performances

Nicky Wire of Manic Street Preachers; Simon Mayo and Mark Watson on marathon shows.

Mark Lawson meets Nicky Wire of Manic Street Preachers; DJ Simon Mayo, comedian Mark Watson, Dr Sarah Jarvis and critic Michael Coveney consider the perils of marathon shows.

With Mark Lawson.

As the band Manic Street Preachers release a compilation of their singles and a volume of Polaroids charting their story, band member Nicky Wire reflects on their career, the loss of Richey Edwards and their continuing belief in singles and albums in a digital age. 

In the wake of a bomb explosion outside the City of Culture offices in Londonderry, Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of Culture Company 2013, discusses how this event might affect her plans and preparations. 

As a Dance Marathon begins at the Barbican, London, and the Bush Theatre plans to re-open with a 24 hour continuous performance of 66 new plays, Mark reports on the demands and perils of the marathon show, with Mark Watson, the comedian who managed three stand-up shows lasting 24 hours and more ; DJ Simon Mayo, former world-record holder for the longest radio broadcast ever; theatre critic Michael Coveney, who experienced Ken Campbell's 22 hour play The Warp, and Dr Sarah Jarvis, who offers health warnings. 

Producer: Lisa Davis.

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