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John Wilson

Edwina Pitman

Darcey Bussell

Simon Bradley

Susie Harries

David Rooney

Ben Wardle

Front Row: Darcey Bussell on Margot Fonteyn; Pevsner guides; Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo on Broadway; How to get a Christmas no 1

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13/12/2016

Darcey Bussell on Margot Fonteyn; Pevsner guides; Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo on Broadway; How to get a Christmas no 1

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Darcey Bussell on Margot Fonteyn; Pevsner guides; Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo on Broadway; How to get a Christmas no 1

Darcey Bussell; Pevsner architectural guides; Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo on Broadway.

Darcey Bussell on Margot Fonteyn; Pevsner architectural guides; Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo on Broadway; How to get a Christmas number 1.

Darcey Bussell discusses her new documentary, Darcey Bussell: Looking For Margot, in which she traces the dramatic life and career of the dancer who inspired her own ballet career.

The survey of every significant building in England, Scotland and Wales started in 1951 by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner has come to a close with the publication of the 68th and final volume of the Pevsner Architectural Guides. Its editor Simon Bradley and Pevsner's biographer Susie Harries discuss one of the most quintessentially British cultural projects.

A new production of Othello has just opened on Broadway starring Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo. Chief Theatre Critic of The Hollywood Reporter David Rooney gives us his verdict.

As charity singles compete with X Factor winners for the much-coveted 'Christmas Number 1', music writer Ben Wardle reveals the four essential rules you need to follow if you want to be in with a yuletide shout.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Edwina Pitman.

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