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Front Row: Patti Smith, Ben Drew (aka Plan B)

Patti Smith, Ben Drew (aka Plan B)

29/05/2012

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Patti Smith, Ben Drew (aka Plan B)

John Wilson interviews singer-songwriter Patti Smith and Ben Drew (aka rapper Plan B).

John Wilson talks to musician and writer Patti Smith about her new album, and to Ben Drew (aka rapper Plan B) about his film directorial debut.

With John Wilson.

Musician and writer Patti Smith joins John to talk about her new album, BANGA, which features a song in memory of Amy Winehouse. 

Film critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reviews Snow White And The Huntsman, a twist on the classic fairy tale - which stars Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron.

Ben Drew, aka rapper Plan B, discusses his directorial debut Ill Manors and explains why he's always thought of himself as a film director who sings rather than vice versa.


Producer Rebecca Nicholson.

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