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Front Row: Robert Pattinson, Ian McMillan, the voice behind the puppet, Goldsmiths Prize winner

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15/11/2017

Robert Pattinson, Ian McMillan, the voice behind the puppet, Goldsmiths Prize winner

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Robert Pattinson, Ian McMillan, the voice behind the puppet, Goldsmiths Prize winner

Robert Pattinson, Ian McMillan, the voices behind the puppets, Goldsmith Prize winner.

Robert Pattinson on his new film Good Time, Ian McMillan on writing a libretto in the South Yorkshire accent, and the winner of the Goldsmiths Prize is revealed.

Robert Pattinson on his new film Good Time, set in the streets of Queens as the consequences of a bank robbery entangle his character Connie in a violent web of swift, provocative responses and lies. It's a million miles from Twilight and he talks about his choice of films since his role in the hugely successful franchise.

Poet Ian McMillan has written libretto for the first opera to be performed in a South Yorkshire accent, including local dialect. We speak to Ian and the tenor Nicholas Sales, of Heritage Opera, about the challenges of singing in the cadences of a Barnsley voice. 

With Paddington back in cinemas, and the bear's voice once again being provided by Ben Whishaw - a far cry from that of Michael Hordern in the TV series in the '70s - Adam Smith considers the importance of the voice of an animated character, and what happens when the familiar tones are replaced by the voice of another actor. 

The Goldsmiths Prize is awarded annually and celebrates inventive writing. Previous winners include Eimear McBride and Ali Smith. As the 2017 prize is awarded this evening, we'll be announcing the result and talking to the winner from the ceremony.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed 
Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.

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