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Front Row: U2's Set Design, Hepworth in Yorkshire, Cannes Film Festival, BB King

U2's Set Design, Hepworth in Yorkshire, Cannes Film Festival, BB King

15/05/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, U2's Set Design, Hepworth in Yorkshire, Cannes Film Festival, BB King

The set design for U2's new show and the legacy of BB King. Kirsty Lang presents.

The set design for U2's new show, the Hepworth exhibition in Yorkshire, Jason Solomons reporting from Cannes and the legacy of BB King. Kirsty Lang presents.

As bands find that there is less money to be made in selling their music, touring has become more important for revenue. As the stakes rise, designers are coming up with increasingly spectacular sets to impress the fans. U2's creative director Willie Williams, front man Bono and designer Es Devlin, who made her name in the theatre, discuss how the band are working with playwrights and illustrators to create a narrative for their new show.

Hepworth in Yorkshire is the name of a new show at Hepworth Wakefield. Curator Eleanor Clayton discusses how the exhibition reveals the influence that Yorkshire had on Barbara Hepworth who was born in the county and went on to establish an international reputation as a sculptor.

Film critic Jason Solomons brings news from this year's Cannes Film Festival. He discusses The Irrational Man, Woody Allen's latest film; Tale of Tales, the film that's had the critics reeling; and why it matters that at an international film festival where English has been declared the Esperanto of the film world, there are no British films in competition.

And to mark the death of the legendary BB King, Kevin LeGendre takes a look at his influence and how he was so much more than just a great Blues guitarist.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Sarah Johnson.

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