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THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER
Presented by Francine Stock
CALENDAR GIRLS
Writer and journalist Polly Toynbee joins Front Row to discuss new film Calendar Girls, the story of the ladies from the Women's Institute who went from jam making to nude calendar modelling. Polly also reviews the film Black Ball.
Calendar Girls is nationwide from Friday 12th September, certificate 12A.
Black Ball is released tomorrow, certificate 15.
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JEANETTE WINTERSON
Jeanette Winterson talks about her new book, the first she has written for children. The King of Capri tells the story of a greedy king who wakes one morning to find that everything he owns has disappeared.
The King of Capri is published by Bloomsbury, ISBN 0747555184
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WHITE HORSES
White Horses has been identified as the greatest theme tune in TV history by the author of The Penguin Television Companion. Iain Ballamy - whose version of the song appears on his album Pepper Street Interludes - joins Front Row to discuss.
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SIMON BEAUFOY
The creator of the Full Monty, Simon Beaufoy explains why his new film is being released on the internet, and billed as "the world's first online feature film".
This Is Not A Love Song is available at www.thisisnotalovesong.com and will also be shown in cinemas in London, Manchester, Sheffield and Bristol from tomorrow.
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COUNTRY HOUSE
Isabel Allen, editor of the Architect's Journal joins Front Row to review The New English Country House Exhibition, a display that examines the recent explosion in new country house design.
The New English Country House Exhibition is on at the RIBA gallery until 25th September
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