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The Radio 2 Arts Show with Anneka Rice: Tony Hall, director-general of the BBC, plus Val McDermid and Sebastian Junger

Tony Hall, director-general of the BBC, plus Val McDermid and Sebastian Junger

11/10/2013

BBC Radio 2 - The Radio 2 Arts Show with Anneka Rice, Tony Hall, director-general of the BBC, plus Val McDermid and Sebastian Junger

Tony Hall, director-general of the BBC, joins Claudia to share his vision for the arts.

BBC director-general Tony Hall speaks to Claudia about the future of the arts across the BBC and its importance for our cultural life as a nation.

Tony Hall, Director-General of the BBC, speaks to Claudia with passion &amp; enthusiasm about the future of the arts across the BBC, its importance for our cultural life as a nation and the legacy of the Cultural Olympiad
Sebastian Junger talks about the documentary he's made about his friend, photojournalist Tim Hetherington, who died covering the conflict in Libya
Crime writer Val McDermid discusses her latest chilling psychological thriller
Plus we go behind the scenes of the new West End musical The Commitments and talk to Roddy Doyle
And films with Xan Brooks, books with Samantha Buckley and the weekly arts round-up.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

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