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Front Row: The Marilyn Conspiracy, Rachel Podger, Emma Glass

The Marilyn Conspiracy, Rachel Podger, Emma Glass

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Rachel Podger plays live, a new play about Marilyn Monroe, Emma Glass's novel Mrs Jekyll.

Rachel Podger performs Baroque pieces live on violin. Guy Masterson and Vicki McKellar on their new play about Marilyn Monroe, and Emma Glass discusses her new novel Mrs Jekyll

Violinist Rachel Podger has assembled an intriguing selection of English Baroque chamber pieces on her new CD The Muses Restor'd.  She tells Kate about some of the lesser known composers who were active in 17th and 18th century England and performs live in the studio.  

A new play at the Park Theatre in London explores the conspiracies surrounding Marilyn Monroe's death. Creators Guy Masterson and Vicki McKellar discuss the truth behind the fiction.

Emma Glass's new book Mrs Jekyll realises Deborah Orr's final idea for a novel, having been approached by innovative publisher Cheerio. Glass, herself leading a dual life as a nurse and novelist, discusses drawing on RL Stephenson's original and balancing horror with humanity.

Presenter: Kate Molleson
Producer:  Paula McGrath

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