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Into the Woods, Sounds of 2015 Winners, Eva Dolan

Rob Marshall on his film Into the Woods; the band Years & Years, Sounds of 2015 winners; Eva Dolan on her crime fiction novel Tell No Tales; and how The Godfather II evokes January.

Kirsty Lang talks to the director Rob Marshall about his film adaptation of Sondheim's musical, Into the Woods, that stars Meryl Streep.

Eva Dolan talks about her latest work of crime fiction, Tell No Tales. Set in Petersborough, the novel explores the racial tensions between the various immigrant communities there.

Kirsty meets Years & Years, the electro-pop trio who have just been crowned the winners of the BBC Sound of 2015.

In the last of Front Row's Dark Days of January items, in which artists capture the essence of January, and critics explain how this is done Antonia Quirke looks at a chilly, chilling scene from The Godfather Part II, a film that she watches every year at this time.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Into the Woods

    Duration: 08:37

  • Eva Dolan

    Duration: 07:01

  • January in film

    Duration: 04:05

  • BBC Music Sound Of 2015

    Duration: 08:27

Into The Woods

Into The Woods

Into The Woods is in cinemas from Friday 9 January, certificate PG.


Eva Dolan

Eva Dolan

Tell No Tales by Eva Dolan in available in hardback and eBook now. 

Years & Years

Years & Years

Years & Years are the winners of the BBC Music Sound Of 2015.

You can see find out more all the acts on the long list on the BBC Music Sound Of 2015 website.


Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterKirsty Lang
Interviewed GuestRob Marshall
Interviewed GuestEva Dolan
Interviewed GuestAntonia Quirke

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  • Fri 9 Jan 201519:15

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