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Front Row: Tinie Tempah; Carlos Acosta; Gloria

Tinie Tempah; Carlos Acosta; Gloria

01/11/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Tinie Tempah; Carlos Acosta; Gloria

British rapper Tinie Tempah; ballet star Carlos Acosta on his novel; Chilean film Gloria.

Kirsty Lang meets British rapper Tinie Tempah. Ballet star Carlos Acosta talks about his novel. Rosie Boycott reviews the film Gloria. Matthew Sweet reassesses Dennis Wheatley.

With Kirsty Lang.

The British rapper Tinie Tempah became a global sensation in 2010 with his debut album, winning the 2011 Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act. As he releases his second album, Demonstration, Tinie reflects on his fear of selling out, his support for the royal family and why he mentions Prince Harry, Jeremy Clarkson and Stephen Fry in his songs.

Rosie Boycott reviews the Chilean film Gloria, which stars Paulina Garcia as a divorced woman in her late 50s who goes in search of romance. Garcia won Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival.

Ballet star Carlos Acosta has written his first novel, Pig's Foot, which is the story of one family set against the backdrop of Cuban history from slavery to the present. He discusses why he is turning from ballet to literature.

At the height of his success, novelist Dennis Wheatley sold over 50 million copies of his books worldwide in 28 languages, luring readers in with titles such as The Devil Rides Out and To The Devil A Daughter. Since his death in 1977, his fame and readership have declined. As a selection of Wheatley's books is re-published, Matthew Sweet considers the reasons for his rise and fall - and whether he will rise again. 

Producer Timothy Prosser.

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