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Front Row: Ricky Gervais, The Secret, Mark Elder, The return of the repertory company

Ricky Gervais, The Secret, Mark Elder, The return of the repertory company

29/04/2016

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Ricky Gervais, The Secret, Mark Elder, The return of the repertory company

Ricky Gervais discusses his latest projects including his film Special Correspondents.

Ricky Gervais on his new film Special Correspondents, Sir Mark Elder on the Halle Orchestra's Dvorak Festival, a review of ITV's The Secret, and the return of rep theatre company.

Ricky Gervais has written, directed and stars in the feature-length film Special Correspondents for Netflix. Kirsty talks to the comedian about celebrity, David Brent and returning to stand-up.

The Secret is a new ITV drama set in Northern Ireland starring James Nesbitt. It tells the true story of a couple who embark on an affair and then plot to murder their spouses. Jenny McCartney reviews.

Sir Ian McKellen has called for the National Theatre to have a resident company of actors, and the Liverpool Everyman has plans to trial one. Theatre writer and critic Lyn Gardner considers whether the old rep model of theatre can be resurrected.

As The Hallé prepares for its Dvorák Festival, the orchestra's conductor Sir Mark Elder discusses his affinity for the music of the Czech composer.

Presenter Kirsty Lang
Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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