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Front Row: Transcendence Review; James Graham and Josie Rourke on Privacy; Michael Nyman at 70

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22/04/2014

Transcendence Review; James Graham and Josie Rourke on Privacy; Michael Nyman at 70

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Transcendence Review; James Graham and Josie Rourke on Privacy; Michael Nyman at 70

Kirsty Lang talks to James Graham, whose play Privacy explores fears in the digital age.

Michael Nyman reveals for the first time what inspired his 19 new symphonies; James Graham and Josie Rourke on the alarming research behind new play Privacy; Transcendence review.

As he celebrates his 70th birthday, composer Michael Nyman reveals for the first time the inspiration for his new cycle of symphonies, playwright James Graham and director Josie Rourke discuss their new play Privacy which examines how our personal data is collected and what governments are doing with it. Also tonight Catherine Bray reviews Johnny Depp in sci-fi spectacle Transcendence.

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