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4/6. Musical entertainer Michael Ball reports on the theatrical productions that are lighting up
Broadway. This edition showcases the current Broadway hit Brooklyn - a musical about a young girl's search for identity, set on a street corner under the Brooklyn Bridge and written by Barri McPherson and Mark Schoenfeld , who recalls his years of begging on the streets.

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Ball
Written By:
Barri McPherson
Written By:
Mark Schoenfeld

Gareth Valentine conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra, live from London's Mermaid
Theatre, with guest vocalists Grainne Renihan and stage star John Barrowman, who recently appeared on TV's Doctor Who. Presented by Paul Gambaccini.

Contributors

Unknown:
Gareth Valentine
Unknown:
Grainne Renihan
Unknown:
John Barrowman
Presented By:
Paul Gambaccini.

As part of the BBC's Africa season, Derek Jacobi reads from JM Coetzee's novel set in post-apartheid South Africa.
3/8. David Lurie 's affair with one of his students costs him his job, so he relocates to the country to stay with his daughter. Abridged by Jane Marshall

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Jacobi
Unknown:
David Lurie
Abridged By:
Jane Marshall

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