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Front Row: Salma Hayek, Anna of the Five Towns and Wonder Woman Merchandising

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01/06/2017

Salma Hayek, Anna of the Five Towns and Wonder Woman Merchandising

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Salma Hayek, Anna of the Five Towns and Wonder Woman Merchandising

Samira Ahmed talks to Salma Hayek and explores Arnold Bennett country.

Samira Ahmed talks to Salma Hayek, explores Arnold Bennett country and looks at how comedians and musicians really make their money and the marketing of film merchandise.

As 'Beatrix at Dinner' opens the London Sundance Film Festival Samira talks to the film's star Salma Hayek and director Miguel Arteta about the politically charged dark comedy which has been described as the first great film of the Trump Era.

In his lifetime the novelist Arnold Bennett was so famous the Savoy Hotel named an omelette after him, but 150 years on from his birth his star has waned. We've been to his home city of Stoke-on-Trent where the celebrations to mark this special anniversary include an adaptation of his novel Anna of the Five Towns by playwright Deborah McAndrew and is directed at the New Vic by Conrad Nelson. 

Last month comedian Amy Schumer told Front Row, that even though she has written, produced and starred in a series of successful films and television programmes, stand-up touring is still where she makes the most money. To throw more light on the economics of stand-up tours and beyond we speak to comedy agent Brett Vincent and sociologist of culture Sarah Thornton.

The film Wonder Woman is released this week but are girl fans being short-changed when it comes to the merchandising? Louise Blain of the film and game magazine and website Games Radar examines the evidence.

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