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Grimsby, Dominic Dromgoole, Poems that Make Grown Women Cry

Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including Sacha Baron Cohen's new film Grimsby reviewed and Shakespeare's Globe's outgoing artistic director Dominic Dromgoole.

Sacha Baron Cohen plays a football hooligan and Mark Strong his brother, a top spy, in the new action comedy film Grimsby. Quentin Cooper reviews.

Shakespeare's Globe's outgoing artistic director Dominic Dromgoole looks back over his tenure and discusses his final production, The Tempest.

After Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, Anthony Holden has now collected Poems That Make Grown Women Cry. In it, women from various walks of life select poems that move them to tears, and explain why. Holden discusses the similarities and differences between the two volumes, and is joined by Joan Bakewell and Elif Shafak who reveal their choices.

Mick Herron discusses his new novel Real Tigers, a thriller which takes place behind the scenes at Britain's Security Service.

Presenter Kirsty Lang
Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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Wed 24 Feb 201619:15
BBC Radio 4

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Chapters

  • Grimsby

    Duration: 04:58

  • Dominic Dromgoole

    Duration: 09:37

  • Poems to Make Grown Women Cry

    Duration: 08:05

  • Mick Herron

    Duration: 05:00

Grimsby

Grimsby
Grimsby is released on Wednesday 24 February.

Dominic Dromgoole

Dominic Dromgoole
Dominic Dromgoole is the outgoing Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe.

Poems to Make Grown Women Cry

Poems to Make Grown Women Cry
Poems to Make Grown Women Cry is published by Simon and Schuster.

Mick Herron

Mick Herron
Real Tigers is published by Hodder.

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PresenterKirsty Lang
Interviewed GuestQuentin Cooper
Interviewed GuestDominic Dromgoole
Interviewed GuestAnthony Holden
Interviewed GuestJoan Bakewell
Interviewed GuestElif Shafak
Interviewed GuestMick Herron
ProducerJerome Weatherald

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  • Wed 24 Feb 201619:15
    BBC Radio 4

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