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Tim Pigott-Smith on King Lear, Fiona MacCarthy on Ford Madox Brown

With Mark Lawson, who talks to actor Tim Pigott-Smith who plays King Lear at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, and biographer Fiona MacCarthy on a new Ford Madox Brown show.

With Mark Lawson, who talks to actor Tim Pigott-Smith as he takes the title role in King Lear at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds.

Cultural Historian and Pre-Raphaelite biographer Fiona MacCarthy reviews the new Ford Madox Brown retrospective at Manchester Art Gallery.

And novelist Nicholas Royle reviews Hidden, a new BBC One conspiracy thriller starring Philip Glenister.

Producer Ekene Akalawu.

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Tue 27 Sep 201119:15
BBC Radio 4

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  • Tim Piggott-Smith

    • Tim Piggott-Smith

      Actor Tim Pigott-Smith takes the title role in King Lear at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds.

      Duration: 13:52

  • The Hidden

    • The Hidden

      Novelist Nicholas Royle reviews Hidden, a new BBC One conspiracy thriller starring Philip Glenister.

      Duration: 04:19

  • Ford Madox Brown

    • Ford Madox Brown

      Cultural Historian and Pre-Raphaelite biographer Fiona MacCarthy reviews the new Ford Madox Brown retrospective at Manchester Art Gallery.

      Duration: 05:19

  • RIP David Croft

    • RIP David Croft

      Front Row pays tribute to comedy writer David Croft.

      Duration: 04:10

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  • Tue 27 Sep 201119:15
    BBC Radio 4

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