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Front Row: Emily Mortimer on The Pursuit of Love, Jupiter's Legacy, Rag'n'Bone Man

07/05/2021

Emily Mortimer on The Pursuit of Love, Jupiter's Legacy, Rag'n'Bone Man

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Emily Mortimer on The Pursuit of Love, Jupiter's Legacy, Rag'n'Bone Man

Emily Mortimer on her new adaptation of The Pursuit of Love.

Emily Mortimer on directing The Pursuit of Love, Rag 'n' Bone Man on his new album, Life by Misadventure, new Netflix series Jupiter’s Legacy and visas for Global Elite Talent.

The actress and writer Emily Mortimer discusses her directorial debut The Pursuit of Love, her 3-part adaptation of Nancy Mitford's novel starring Lily James, Emily Beecham and Andrew Scott, which centres on two women born into privilege, trying to seize life and love with both hands but constrained by societal expectations. 

Today sees the release of Rag ‘n’ Bone Man’s second album Life by Misadventure, the follow-up to 2017's Human, which was the decade's fastest-selling album by a male artist. The singer/songwriter, whose real name is Rory Graham, discusses the changes in his life, his new musical approach, and why he went to Nashville to record it.

Sarah Crompton discusses the government's new fast track visa system for the winners of elite arts prizes such as Oscars, Tonys and the Nobel Prize for Literature.  

Jupiter’s Legacy drops on Netflix tonight. Based on Mark Millar’s original comics, this domestic drama looks at the family dynamic as one generation of superheroes attempts to hand over to the next, following the characters over a century, from the Wall Street Crash to today. Film critic Amon Warmann and geek culture expert Claire Lim review.

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