Programme Details

On Night Waves tonight Susan Hitch reviews Ray, a film of the life of musician Ray Charles who overcame blindess, poverty and racism to achieve grammy-award winning success. Pianist Julian Joseph joins film critic Nigel Andrews to discuss whether Jamie Foxx deserves the Golden Globe he has just won for the central role and whether this is one of the more successful of the recent crop of biopics.

Susan also talks to author Francisco Goldman about his new book A Divine Husband which also involves a journey from poverty in the south to a glamorous life in North America - he tells Susan how he overcomes the expectation of writing a 'Latin American' novel.

And as Frank Gehry leaves his long-standing self-created home architect Niall McLaughlin contemplates architect's homes - the purest of artistic statements or the last word in vanity?

Join Susan for all this and a first night review of Simon Russell Beale's much anticipated portrayal of Macbeth - all on Night Waves at 9.30pm, live, on BBC Radio 3.



Presenter: Susan Hitch
Producer: Kirsty Pope






Additional Information

Ray is in cinemas this Friday certificate 15

Francisco Goldman's The Divine Husband is in the shops now published by Atlantic Books.

Macbeth with Simon Russell Beale in the title role is at the Almeida Theatre in London until 5th March