121 Carlos Acosta, Iain Bell, BAFTA Games Awards2019-04-05 18:53:00
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122 The Shed, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jonathan Lethem, Marvin Gaye2019-04-04 19:12:00
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123 Sir David Attenborough, The Sisters Brothers, Lee Ridley2019-04-03 18:54:00
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124 Toby Jones - Don't Forget the Driver, Shazam!, Bach Passions2019-04-02 18:58:00
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125 Suzi Quatro, Museum numbers, John Kani2019-04-01 19:00:00
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126 Local Hero on stage, the anti-climax in culture, Agnes Varda remembered2019-03-29 20:04:00
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127 Tash Aw, Arts Sponsorship row, Parry's Judith2019-03-28 19:57:00
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128 Scottish artist Katie Paterson, Ted Hughes Award winner, Casting factual TV2019-03-27 20:08:00
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129 A history of classical music in ten minutes - plus tragedy on today's stage2019-03-26 19:57:00
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A history of classical music in ten minutes - plus tragedy on today's stage

A history of classical music in 10 minutes. Pianist Jeremy Denk traces seven centuries of Western Classical Music in one recital and album, C.1300 – C.2000, demonstrating at the piano the evolution of harmony from the medieval composer Machaut to Philip Glass. Author Arundhati Roy has agreed to appear at Hay Festival in May following the loss of sponsorship from corporate Tata. Will Gompertz reports on the growing trend for arts organisations to drop significant investment from businesses which artists and audiences see as unethical. Does tragedy still have a place in contemporary British theatre? Playwrights Roy Williams and April De Angelis, and Dr Rosie Wyles, lecturer in classical history and literature at the University of Kent, discuss. Presenter: Stig Abell Producer: Hannah Robins…read more

130 Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band, Van Gogh and Britain, At Eternity's Gate, Scott Walker2019-03-26 11:50:00
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131 Front Row 25th March 20192019-03-25 20:06:00
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132 The Power of Pinter, Javaad Alipoor, Richard Hawley's musical2019-03-22 19:56:00
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133 David Bailey, Joseph Hillier Plymouth Sculpture2019-03-21 20:08:00
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134 Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton, Charlie Cox in Betrayal, plus TV drama Pose2019-03-20 20:03:00
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135 National Theatres, Mark Morris, It Must Schwing!2019-03-19 20:50:00
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136 The White Crow reviewed and tackling difficult issues in theatre2019-03-18 20:04:00
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137 Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges, Jessica Hynes, the art of the meme2019-03-15 19:59:00
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138 Jordan Peele, The rise of country music, Christian Marclay's show reviewed2019-03-14 20:07:00
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139 Girl reviewed, Long Lost Likely Lads, Winners of a $165,000 literature prize, News from the London Book Fair2019-03-13 20:02:00
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140 Simon Amstell, The Taming of the Shrew, Mind the Gap's learning disability theatre2019-03-12 20:08:00
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