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Front Row: Labrinth interviewed; Headhunters reviewed

Labrinth interviewed; Headhunters reviewed

03/04/2012

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Labrinth interviewed; Headhunters reviewed

With Mark Lawson, who reviews the film Headhunters, based on a book by Jo Nesbo.

Headhunters reviewed; Labrinth interviewed; Jean Cocteau's London murals rediscovered; the makers of The Undateables discuss the thinking behind their controversial dating show.

Norwegian author Jo NesbØ's best-selling thriller Headhunters has just been turned into a film - the first of his novels to be adapted for the cinema. It tells the story of Roger Brown, a successful corporate headhunter, who spends his nights as a prolific art thief.Critic Ryan Gilbey reviews. 

Iain Sinclair considers the murals that Jean Cocteau painted in a London church in 1960 that have now been restored to their former glory.

Labrinth is a singer-songwriter and rapper who has produced hit singles for Tinie Tempah and collaborated with artists including Ms Dynamite and Emeli Sande. He's the first non-talent show artist to be signed to Simon Cowell's label for six years and his debut album is out this week. He reflects on how growing up as one of nine siblings influenced his music.

The Undateables is a new Channel 4 series exploring the experiences of several extraordinary singletons on the dating circuit. They include a stand-up comedian with Tourette's, a skateboarder with a facial disfigurement, a trapeze artist with brittle bones. The programmes follow each of them as they enter a world of blind dates, matchmakers and speed-dating.Mark Lawson talks about the making of the programmes to series producer Lucy Leveugle, and to Alison Walsh, Channel 4's disability director.

Producer Stephen Hughes.

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