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Front Row: Russell Brand; Costa Book Awards; Carrie

2013 Costa Book Awards

26/11/2013

Russell Brand; Costa Book Awards; Carrie

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Russell Brand; Costa Book Awards; Carrie

Arts news with Mark Lawson, including an interview with comedian Russell Brand.

Arts news, reviews and interviews with Mark Lawson, including the live announcement of this year's Costa Book Awards shortlists and an interview with the comedian Russell Brand.

With Mark Lawson.

Front Row announces the shortlist for each category for this year's Costa Book Awards. Critics Sam Leith and Gaby Wood discuss the books nominated in the novel, first novel, poetry, biography and children's book categories and respond to the choices of books and writers.

Comedian Russell Brand talks about the ideology behind his new tour The Messiah Complex - including why he is calling for a revolution. Brand also discusses whether there are limits to what he will tackle on stage, and how performing in Turkey made him re-evaluate how much he talks about sex while performing.

Brian de Palma's 1976 horror movie, Carrie, was the first of Stephen King's books to be turned into a film. It was a box-office success - and its two female stars, Sissy Spacek as Carrie and Piper Laurie as her mother, were both nominated for Oscars. Now Carrie has just been remade, with Chloë Grace Moretz stepping into Sissy Spacek's shoes - but is it as scary as the original? Film critic Matt Thorne reviews.

Producer: Olivia Skinner.

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