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FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
Presented by Francine Stock
WILL SELF
Will Self talks to Francine Stock about his latest novel, Dorian: An Imitation, which he describes as an ‘imitation’ of Oscar Wilde’s story, The Picture of Dorian Gray, first published in 1890.
Will Self's novel Dorian: An Imitation is published by Viking ISBN: 0670889962.
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THE SHIELD
Peter Guttridge – crime reviewer for The Observer gives his verdict on The Shield, the controversial US police drama which portrays rogue police officers
The Shield starts on Sunday night at 10pm on Five.
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GROUND ZERO SITE
The sensitive challenge of rebuilding the Ground Zero site in Manhattan has so far confounded New Yorkers. They’ve rejected proposals from local architects so the project’s been opened to international competition. The shortlist of six has just been announced and they include Daniel Liebeskind, who designed the Holocaust memorial museum in Berlin, Richard Meier, architect of the Getty Museum in California and from Britain, Foster and Associates. John Wilson reports on the news.
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EMILE ZOLA
This weekend admirers of French literature may celebrate the centenary Emile Zola’s death. Francine Stock is joined by writer and cultural critic Edmund White for an appreciation of Zola.
Zola's works are widely and cheaply available in paperback
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TEN
David Gritten Film Critic for the Daily Telegraph reviews Ten the new film from Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami who was voted by critics in 1999 as the most important film-maker of the decade.
Ten certificate 12a, opens in selected cinemas around the country from today.
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