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* Molliere's Tartuffe was a scathing indictment of enlightenment hypocrisy. Or was it just another story of men behaving badly? With the National Theatre reviving the play, starring Martin Clunes in the lead role, we asked A S Byatt if Molliere's satire still bites.
Tartuffe continues at The Lyttleton Theatre on London's South Bank until 20th April.
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* Andreas Whittam-Smith announced he would retire this year as the President of the British board of Film Classification. John Wilson asked him how his attitude to film had changed over the last few years.
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* Brazilian director Walter Salles picked up Brazil's first ever Oscar nomination for his film Central Station. He returns with Behind The Sun, based on the novel by Albanian Ismail Kadare. It is a stark fable set in North Eastern Brazil, telling the story of land-hunger and feuding neighbours.
Behind The Sun, directed by Walter Salles, is released on Friday. Cert 12.
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* Middle class women are stock characters in comedy, as is the bottled blonde, of a certain age, whose glamour is beginning to fade. Joanna Lumley combines both types in Up In Town, a new TV series from the creator of Marion and Geoff.
Up In Town begins tonight at 9.50 on BBC2.
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* John Philip Sousa died 70 years ago today (06/03/1932). Possibly the world's first international pop idol he is little heard today. We asked distinguished Sousa scholars to assess the life and achievements of the March King.
Sousa marches are available in this country in recordings by Keith Brion on the Naxos label.
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On tomorrow's programme
Interviews with the writer Carl Hiassen about his new novel Basket Case and with film director Mike Hodges talking about a new piece by the artist Stan Douglas - a film which lasts a week.
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