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Front Row: Orlando starring Emma Corrin & Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio reviewed, Damian Lewis on A Spy Among Friends

Orlando starring Emma Corrin & Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio reviewed, Damian Lewis on A Spy Among Friends

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Orlando starring Emma Corrin & Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio reviewed, Damian Lewis on A Spy Among Friends

Orlando starring Emma Corrin at the Garrick Theatre reviewed.

Orlando on stage and Pinocchio on film reviewed, and Damian Lewis on A Spy Among Friends.

Orlando starring Emma Corrin at the Garrick Theatre in London and Guillermo del Toro’s animated film Pinocchio are reviewed by Shon Faye, author of The Transgender Issue, and Observer theatre critic Susannah Clapp.  

The story of  double agent and defector Kim Philby has been told many times.  A Spy Among Friends, a new six-episode series on ITVX,  focuses on Nicholas Elliott, Philby’s lifelong friend. Damian Lewis, who plays Elliott,  and writer Alexander Cary talk to Tom Sutcliffe about telling the story of political and personal betrayal anew. 

Presenter:  Tom Sutcliffe
Producer:  Harry Parker

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