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MONDAY 16 DECEMBER
Presented by Francine Stock
THE TWO TOWERS
The Two Towers in the second film of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. Writer China Mieville reviews.
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, is on general release from 18 December, certificate 12A
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ALYN SHIPTON'S JAZZ CHOICES
Jazz Writer of the Year 2002, Alyn Shipton chooses gifts for Jazz buffs.
A Jazz Odyssey: The Life of Oscar Peterson by Oscar Peterson and Richard Palmer, Continuum International Publishing Group - Academic and Professional; ISBN: 0826458076
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, Richard Cook, Brian Morton, Penguin Books; ISBN: 0140515216
Strange Places for Snow, Esbjorn Svensson Trio, Label: Act, Catalogue Number: 0090112ACT
Orsino's Songs, Clare Teal, Label: Candid, Catalogue Number: CCD79783
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BIRTHDAY GIRL
Jonathan Harvey's new television drama, Birthday Girl, gives Sarah Lancashire a party to forget. He talks to Francine Stock.
Birthday Girl will be shown on ITV at 9pm on 22 December
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WILLIAM M B BERGER PRIZE
The William M B Berger prize, jointly administered by The British Art Journal and the Berger Collection Educational Trust of Denver Colorado, was awarded this evening. Robin Simon, editor of The British Art Journal and chairman of the judges, explains.
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CAROLS FOR CHOIRS
In 1961, Oxford University Press published Carols for Choirs. The series has since sold over a million copies worldwide and its composers and arrangers have become household names.
Front Row explores the book's success with OUP music editor, John Rutter, founder of the series, Christopher Morris, Director of the King's Consort, Robert King and Anne Harrison from the University of Durham.
Carols for Choirs: 100 Carols for Choirs, edited and arranged by John Rutter and David Willcocks, Oxford University Press
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