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Front Row: Independence Day, Chris Riddell wins Kate Greenaway medal, Fretwork and C4's The Border

Independence Day, Chris Riddell wins Kate Greenaway medal, Viols Fretwork, C4's The Border

20/06/2016

Independence Day, Chris Riddell wins Kate Greenaway medal, Fretwork and C4's The Border

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Independence Day, Chris Riddell wins Kate Greenaway medal, Fretwork and C4's The Border

Roland Emmerich talks to John Wilson about his movie sequel Independence Day: Resurgence.

Arts programme. Roland Emmerich on Independence Day: Resurgence, illustrator Chris Riddell wins the Kate Greenaway Medal, Fretwork discuss viols, and TV drama The Border reviewed.

Independence Day, starring Will Smith, redefined the summer blockbuster. Now, twenty years on, writer, director and producer Roland Emmerich returns to the movie with a sequel - Independence Day: Resurgence. John Wilson talks to Roland about why he decided to make the film despite his dislike of sequels, spending huge film budgets and getting diverse actors on screen.

Chris Riddell, the Children's Laureate, has been announced as the winner of The Kate Greenaway Medal 2016 for the book The Sleeper and the Spindle. Chris is the illustrator and the story is by Neil Gaiman. Chris has won this prestigious prize for illustration in a children's book for an unprecedented third time. 

Fretwork are a group of musicians who have been performing early music on the viol, a predecessor to the modern violin and cello, for 30 years. Founding member Richard Boothby and new recruit Emily Ashton join us to demonstrate why the viol isn't an outdated piece of musical technology.

The Border is the first Polish series to be shown on British terrestrial TV. Rachel Cooke reviews this timely drama about human-traffickers on the border border of the EU between Poland and Ukraine.

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