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WEDESDAY 4 DECEMBER
Presented by Mark Lawson
THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION
Alan Coren reviews The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, a crime caper set in the 40s, written by and starring Woody Allen.
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion" opens in UK cinemas on Friday 6 December 2002
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THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY IN THE RED
The Royal Shakespeare Company annual report published today reveals they have a deficit of over 2 million pounds. Chris Foy the Managing Director of the RSC talks to Mark Lawson.
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SMOG
To mark the 50th anniversary this week of London's worst ever smog, an exhibition called Smog opens at the London School of Medicine and Tropical Hygiene. Dr John Thornes reader in applied meteorology at Birmingham University, Penny Tranter, meterologist for the BBC, and D.J. Taylor assess the change in atmosphere of the country's capital.
Smog exhibition, London School of Medical and Tropical Hygiene from Tuesday 10 December
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VIRAL MOVIE MARKETING
Film publicity which doesn't look like publicity: a London phone box was wrapped with official contamination-warning tape to promote the recent movie 28 Days Later whilst today the Advertising Standards Authority announced that it would investigate the use of unsolicited voicemails to promote the DVD and video release of the Tom Cruise film Minority Report. Alan Morrison of Empire magazine explains why movie publicists might be doing it.
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FRONT ROW PICK OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS
Front Row presents a selection of books for children, potential presents to be given by parents, grandparents or others who wish to encourage reading rather than eating this Christmas. Tonight's category is books for 6-8 year-olds and the selector is Georgia Metcalfe of the Daily Mail.
Book details
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