6/10. What are the hot topics in global media? Tyler
Brûlé has the lowdown.
Sarah tells the story of how she was given up for adoption by her showgirl mother.
With Nisha Pillai.
Followed by Weather
Exploring how music is used in film as Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch discusses work on Secretary. Plus Philip Glass on fusing vision and sound and Alan Parker on directing music-based film. With Stuart Maconie.
(Stuart Maconie on 2 Point 4 Children: page 44)
2/2. Further highlights from
Glasgow's winter folk festival, with performances from Beth Nielsen
Chapman, Bellowhead, Mindy Smith , Le Vent du Nord and Karen Matheson. With Mary Ann Kennedy.
The story of a unique violin boasting a second set of strings whose vibrations resonate to create an unforgettable sound. The instrument's addictive quality did, however, lead it to be banned in Norwegian churches.
1/6.
Marcus Brigstocke hosts the new satirical talk show. See yesterday's choice.
6/6. News presentation satirised as topical and archive footage is re-edited and manipulated.
**** A man's romantic ambitions falter because of a case of mistaken identity in this musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Review page 62.
