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THURSDAY 03 OCTOBER
Presented by Mark Lawson
ELAINE STRITCH
Elaine Stritch's Tony award winning show Elaine Stritch At Liberty was a huge success on Broadway. The legendary actress and singer has now brought her show to the Old Vic in London. She talks to Mark Lawson.
Elaine Stritch is appearing in Elaine Stritch At Liberty at the Old Vic Theatre in London from 9th October.
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FAME ACADEMY
Controller of BBC ONE, Lorraine Heggessey, talks to Mark Lawson about Fame Academy and about the problems of bringing reality TV within the remit of public service broadcasting.
Fame Academy begins on BBC ONE on Friday 4 October.
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PLAYMAKING
FRONT ROW takes a look at the craft of playmaking with Alan Ayckbourn, David Mamet and Dominic Dromgoole.
Alan Ayckbourn, The Crafty Art of Playmaking, Faber and Faber; ISBN: 0571215092
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JOHN OTWAY
As John Otway hurtles towards the Top Ten twenty five years after his last hit, he tells Mark Lawson about his devoted fanbase.
Bunsen Burner has just been released on the U-Vibe label, Catalogue Number: OTWAY02Z. His national tour ends in Sheffield on 29 September. Click on his website for more details.
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THE WORLD'S FUNNIEST JOKE
The University of Hertfordshire has spent the last year conducting research to find the world’s funniest joke. To discuss the results, Jeremy Dyson, scriptwriter of the BBC comedy, The League of Gentlemen, joins Mark Lawson.
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