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Richard Cork

Anita Elberse

Kid Acne

Gabriella Meade

Front Row: Reece Shearsmith; David Hockney prints; Blockbusters

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04/02/2014

Reece Shearsmith; David Hockney prints; Blockbusters

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Reece Shearsmith; David Hockney prints; Blockbusters

Mark Lawson talks to actor and comedian Reece Shearsmith about his new series Inside No 9.

Arts news, interviews and reviews. Mark Lawson speaks to Reece Shearsmith about his new TV series Inside No 9, and reviews the new exhibition of David Hockney's printmaking.

With Mark Lawson.

The League of Gentlemen and Psychoville's Reece Shearsmith discusses his new TV series, co-written with Steve Pemberton. Inside No. 9 tells darkly comic stories from six separate settings, with guests including Gemma Arterton.

The Dulwich Picture Gallery is holding an exhibition of David Hockney's printmaking, which will coincide with the 60th anniversary of Hockney's first print. The exhibition includes more than 100 works dating from etchings made when Hockney was an art student to more recent graphic works created using a computer. Richard Cork reviews.

Harvard business professor, Anita Elberse, joins Mark to discuss her book, Blockbusters, an economic scrutiny of the entertainment business. She explains why there are no batting averages in the entertainment industry, the business link between Spiderman and Lady Gaga, and what she means by The Blockbuster Trap.

The number of incidents relating to graffiti fell by 63 per cent between 2007 and 2012 according to a report from the British Transport Police. Kid Acne, a former Graffiti artist who now works in design and print making, discusses why CCTV, the threat of a custodial sentence and the fact that aspiring artists can find a bigger audience for their work online may have led to less graffiti on British streets.

Producer: Gabriella Meade.

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