Front Row

War Book, Eric Whitacre, Denise Mina, Edinburgh

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 7^th Aug 2015, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 7^th Aug 2015, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Kirsty Lang reviews the nuclear scenario drama War Book and talks to Eric Whitacre about his new choral work inspired by the Hubble Space Telescope. Plus crime writer Denise Mina. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:: Eric Whitacre
Interviewed Guest:: Denise Mina
Interviewed Guest:: Neil Cooper
Interviewed Guest:: Tim Robey

BBC Proms

2015

Friday Night at the Proms: Eric Whitacre's Choral Prom

BBC Four

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: Fri 14^th Aug 2015, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 14^th Aug 2015, 19:30 on BBC Four HD

A celebration of American composers, including Jonathan Newman's Blow It Up, Start Again, Eric Whitacre's Deep Field, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Aaron Copland's Quiet City. Show more