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THURSDAY 5 DECEMBER

Presented by Francine Stock

THE DANCER UPSTAIRS
John Malkovich makes his debut as director in The Dancer Upstairs, Maria Del Gardo reviews.

The Dancer Upstairs, certificate 15, is released Friday 6 December at selected cinemas nationwide
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DRAGON INTERNATIONAL FILM STUDIOS
Planning permission was today given for Dragon International Film Studios 350 million pound project to be built just outside Cardiff. John Wilson spoke to Berwyn Rowlands, chief executive of Sgrin Wales, the local equivalent of the Film Council:
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TOMORROW LA SCALA!
Tomorrow La Scala! tells the story of an ambitious young director's plans to stage a production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd in a maximum security prison. Director Francesca Joseph talks to Francine Stock about this new drama for BBC2.

Tomorrow La Scala!, Tuesday 10 December, 9pm, BBC2
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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 critic Damien Kelleher picks his choice of books for 10-year-olds and over.
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CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
Corinne Julius reports on Crimes Against Humanity: an exploration of genocide and ethnic violence, the concluding exhibition in the Imperial War Musuem's redevelopment scheme.

Crimes Against Humanity: an exploration of genocide and ethnic violence opens at the Imperial War Museum, Friday 6 December, and will become a permanent exhibition at the Museum
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