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Front Row: Glenda Jackson remembered, Wayne McGregor, Black Mirror reviewed

Glenda Jackson remembered, Wayne McGregor, Black Mirror reviewed

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Glenda Jackson remembered, Wayne McGregor and Black Mirror reviewed.

Critics Erica Wagner and Isabel Stevens review some of the week’s cultural highlights, including the new series of Black Mirror and the latest novel from Lorrie Moore.

Front Row plays tribute to Oscar winning actor Glenda Jackson, who has died aged 87.  Theatre critic Sarah Crompton remembers the power of her stage performances, and Aisling Walsh discusses directing her in her TV drama Elizabeth is Missing. 

Choreographer Wayne McGregor talks about his new ballet, Untitled 2023, which was inspired by the works of Cuban-American artist Carmen Herrera.

And Tom Sutcliffe is joined by critics Erica Wagner and Isabel Stevens to review some of the week’s cultural highlights, including the new series of dystopian TV drama Black Mirror and the new novel from Lorrie Moore, I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home. 

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Sarah Johnson

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