Programme Details

How does a 1960's lady-killer compare with a 21st century one? In tonight's Night Waves Mary Allen looks at the remake of the filmAlfie and finds out how Jude Law measures up to Michael Caine as a philanderer.

The author of a new biography of Margot Fonteyn reveals the human beneath a superhuman ballerina;

And Waldemar Januszczak assesses the talent on show in this year's Turner prize exhibition.

Join Mary Allen for Night Waves at 9.30pm on Radio 3.




Presenter: Mary Allen
Producer: Philippa Ritchie





Additional Information:

Alfie opens on Friday, Certificate 15.

The Turner Prize 2004 Exhibition is at Tate Britain until December 23 2004.
The winner of the Turner prize will be announced on December 6.

Margot Fonteyn by Meredith Daneman is published by Penguin.

The Future of Sound event is taking place at the Royal Institution in London on Tuesday October 26 starting at 7.30pm.
Further details can be found on www.rigb.org/rimain/index.jsp or you can ring 020 7409 2992 and ask for the events team.