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THURSDAY 22 AUGUST
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IRVINE WELSH
John Wilson talks to author Irvine Welsh about his work and new book, Porno.

Irvine's Welsh's Porno is published by Jonathan Cape (ISBN: 022406181X).
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WHEN SHE DIED: DEATH OF A PRINCESS
The events in the immediate aftermath of Diana’s death have now be retold for television, using the musical format. Critic Mandy Muerk discusses Channel 4's When She Died: Death of a Princess.

When She Died: Death Of A Princess is on Channel 4 at 9pm on Sunday.
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POLITICIAN'S BOOKS
President Bush let it slip that the book currently sitting on the Presidential bedside table is Supreme Command, which traces the relationships between statesmen and their military generals. For Front Row, journalist Jonathan Freedland considers the reading matter of politicians.
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VOLUNTEERS
Front Row spoke to Stephen Feber, the former chief executive of the Magna Science Centre in Rotherham and now consultant to the museum and heritage industry, Kosuma Barret, volunteer organiser at the British Museum in London and Mick Wilks, Community Volunteering Adviser at the National Trust about volunteering in museums and galleries.

For further information about volunteering, see the related links at the bottom of this page.
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Matt Woolf talks to John Wilson about the controversy surrounding the National Theatre’s production of A Streetcar Named Desire.
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