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JIM CRACE
Francine Stock talks to writer Jim Crace about his new book Six, the third in his trilogy of Darwinian novels. He talks about why he's turned out to be a different writer from the one he expected to be.

Six is published by Viking
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THE CROUCHES
Alkarim Jivani, TV editor of Time Out magazine reviews the new sitcom The Crouches, about a black family in South London.

The Crouches begins on BBC1 on 9 September at 10.35 pm
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KIROV FIRE
A fire at the annexe to the Kirov Ballet company's home, the Marinsky Theatre in St Petersburg destroyed scenery and costumes belonging to them. Moscow journalist Nikolai Mollok tells Francine Stock more.
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WINGED MIGRATION
Environmental broadcaster and former president of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Julian Pettifer reviews French documentary Winged Migration about birds and their migration.

Winged Migration is in selected cinemas around the country from today, certificate U
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LYNN CHADWICK
Front Row profiles the sculptor Lynn Chadwick, who died earlier this year. After winning a major international prize in the 1950s he rapidly rose to prominence, but in recent years he's often been overlooked. A new exhibition seeks to recover his reputation.

The Lynn Chadwick exhibition opens at Tate Britain on 15 September, as part of British Art week
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