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Front Row: Little Mix: The Search, Artemisia Gentileschi, No Masks

Artemisia Gentileschi, No Masks, Little Mix: The Search

Little Mix: The Search, Artemisia Gentileschi, No Masks

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The National Gallery's ground-breaking Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition

Will the National Gallery's new Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition change our understanding of art history? And the TV drama based on real-life Covid-19 testimonies from key workers.

The 17th Century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi is the subject of a major new exhibition at London's National Gallery. Critic Waldemar Januszczak considers the importance of the artist who struggled against the male Establishment, but who gained fame, patronage and adoration in her lifetime.

No Masks is a new co-production between Sky Arts and the Theatre Royal Stratford East; a TV drama based on the real-life testimonies of key workers during the pandemic, starring Russell Tovey and Anya Chalotra. Theatre Royal’s Artistic Director Nadia Fall discusses the series of monologues she’s co-written alongside playwright Rebecca Lenkiewicz.

As TV talent show winners Little Mix launch their own TV talent show (Little Mix: The Search) to find a band to accompany them on their next tour, we discuss the creation of manufactured pop bands with music journalist Roisin O'Connor from the Independent and Simon Webbe from the best-selling boy band Blue. 

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Oliver Jones

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