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The Homesman reviewed; Dave Grohl

Tommy Lee Jones' film The Homesman reviewed; Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters' new album; Blanche McIntyre on Accolade.

Tonight's Front Row reviews The Homesman - a western directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones - and Dave Grohl talks about Foo Fighters' new album, Sonic Highways.
Also in the programme: director Blanche McIntyre on her revival of Emlyn Williams' 1950 play about sex, scandal and blackmail, Accolade - and Cecil Beaton's biographer Hugo Vickers considers a new exhibition of his photography.

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Mon 17 Nov 201419:15
BBC Radio 4

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  • Dave Grohl

    Duration: 08:42

  • The Homesman

    Duration: 04:41

  • Cecil Beaton

    Duration: 06:58

  • Blanche McIntyre

    Duration: 07:36

Sonic Highways

Sonic Highways
The album Sonic Highways by Foo Fighters is available now, released by Columbia Records.

The first 5 episodes of the documentary series Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways are available now to watch via the BBC Four website.

Cecil Beaton

Cecil Beaton
Beaton at Brook Street, an exhibition at Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, opens on 18 November and runs until 5 December.

Cecil Beaton: Portraits and Profiles, written by Cecil Beaton and edited by Hugo Vickers, is available now published by Frances Lincoln.


Image: Cecil Beaton with Mickey the cat, Reddish house (Self Portrait) ©The Cecil Beaton Studio Archive at Sotheby’s.

The Homesman

The Homesman
The Homesman, directed by Tommy Lee Jones, is released in UK cinemas on 21 November, certificate 15.

Accolade

Accolade
Accolade, directed by Blanche McIntyre, runs at St James Theatre in London until 13 December.

Image: Abigail Cruttenden (Rona Trenting) and Alexander Hanson (Will Trenting). Photo by Mark Douet.

Credits

PresenterJohn Wilson
Interviewed GuestHannah McGill
Interviewed GuestDave Grohl
Interviewed GuestHugo Vickers
Interviewed GuestBlanche McIntyre
ProducerRebecca Nicholson

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  • Mon 17 Nov 201419:15
    BBC Radio 4

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