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FRIDAY 24 JANUARY
Presented by John Wilson
UNKNOWN PLEASURES - THE ROYAL PHOTGRAPHIC SOCIETY COLLECTION
270,000 prints in the archives of the Royal Photographic Society will soon be given a new home at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford. To mark the anniversary, the Museum is staging an exhibition called Unknown Pleasures, Unwrapping the Royal Photographic Society Collection. John Wilson is joined by Russell Roberts who curated the exhibition, and by the photographer Eammon McCabe.
Unknown Pleasures, Unwrapping the Royal Photographic Society Collection, National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford, West Yorkshire, 24 Jan - 30 March
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LOU REED
John Wilson is joined by the poet, Simon Armitage to discuss Lou Reed's new album, The Raven, which is inspired by the works of Edgar Allen Poe.
Lou Reed's new albus The Raven is available on the Reprise label.
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M Y ALAM
Bradford crime writer, M Y Alam, whose new novel Kilo is out this week, takes Front Row on a tour of his home town.
Kilo by M Y Alam, published by Route Books, ISBN 1901927091
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YERMA
Playwright Pam Gems talks about her new translation of Yerma. The work of Spain's greatest twentieth century dramatist, Frederico Lorca, it deals with the sufferings of a barren woman in a repressive culture. Yerma opens next week at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre.
Yerma, Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre, 22 January - 27 February
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COVER VERSIONS COMPETITION
In the latest Front Row competition which has been running this week you'll need to give all the answers to stand a chance of winning the prize of music vouchers.
What are these three pieces of music and who are the three different artists performing each one?
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LISTEN TO TUESDAY'S SONG
LISTEN TO WEDNESDAY'S SONG
Email your competition entry to the programme here.
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