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TUESDAY 26 AUGUST
Presented by Mark Lawson
J.M. COETZEE
Front Row discusses J. M. Coetzee's new work of fiction. Elizabeth Costello is the South African novelist's uncompromising study of literary craft and celebrity. Mark Lawson is joined by Gillian Slovo and Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Elizabeth Costello is published by Secker and Warburg, 4 September, 2003, ISBN 0436206161
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MARS IN ART
As Mars and Earth pass closer together than at any time in almost 60,000 years, Front Row is joined by the astronomer and writer Patrick Moore, Doug Millard head of Space Technology at the Science Museum and journalist Oliver Morton to discuss artistic fascination with the red planet.
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PAUL LEWIS
Front Row looks ahead to pianist Paul Lewis's performance in tomorrow night's Prom at the Royal Albert Hall. Prom 51 features the world premiere of Double Mercury, a BBC/Britten Sinfonia co-commission, and Stravinsky's Orpheus.
Tickets and broadcast information can be found at the BBC Proms site
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STRIKER
Nick Jarvis, the fictional footballing hero of the Sun's daily cartoon strip, is set for a move to his own comic. Front Row discusses what will be the first new weekly comic in twenty five years.
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FREEDOM OF SPEECH vs MORAL CORRUPTION
The Sun newspaper today published an editorial attacking the online bookseller Amazon for selling Understanding Loved Boys and Boylovers by David L. Riegel - a book that appears to defend paedophilic relationships. Media lawyer David Hooper joins Front Row to discuss.
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