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Suranne Jones returns as Doctor Foster, Lancashire's Fabrications Festival, Josephine Barstow on Sondheim's Follies

Suranne Jones on her return to the Doctor Foster role; Lancashire's Fabrications Festival; and the director and cast of Stephen Sondheim's rarely-staged musical, Follies.

As Doctor Foster returns to BBC One this week, Suranne Jones discusses reprising her BAFTA Award-winning title role.

We remember Walter Becker, guitarist, bassist and co-founder of Steely Dan, who has died at the age of 67.

Stephen Sondheim's rarely-staged musical Follies opens this week at the National Theatre in London. John Wilson speaks to director Dominic Cooke, actress Janie Dee and veteran soprano Dame Josephine Barstow about the demands of the show - a tale of lost youth, romance and nostalgia for a bygone showbiz era.

Front Row goes on the road with Harriet Riddell, a textile performance artist who is cycling a 22-mile stretch of the Leeds to Liverpool canal as part of the Fabrications Festival, exploring textiles through the eyes of artists. We follow Harriet as she uses her portable sewing machine to make a record of the places and people she meets.

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Mon 4 Sep 201719:15
BBC Radio 4

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Chapters

  • Suranne Jones

    Duration: 07:22

  • Follies

    Duration: 09:11

  • Walter Becker obituary

    Duration: 10:24

  • Harriet Riddell

    Duration: 00:36

Suranne Jones

Suranne Jones
Suranne Jones and Adam James
Main image: Suranne Jones

Doctor Foster Series 2 begins on BBC One on Tues 5 Sept at 9 pm

Follies

Follies
Follies at the National Theatre
Photo credit: Johan Persson
Follies is at the National Theatre until 3 Jan 2018

Due to restricted recording rights of the National Theatre’s production, the music from Follies played on this programme is from the Original London Cast Recording of 1987 and the New Broadway Cast Recording of 2011.

Harriet Riddell

Harriet Riddell
Harriet Riddell sews the portrait of Margaret (in pink), using pedal power

The Canal and Rivers Trust Fabrications Festival is on now

Credits

Interviewed GuestSuranne Jones
Interviewed GuestDominic Cooke
Interviewed GuestJanie Dee
Interviewed GuestJosephine Barstow
Interviewed GuestHarriet Riddell
PresenterJohn Wilson
ProducerHelen Fitzhenry

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  • Mon 4 Sep 201719:15
    BBC Radio 4

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