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TUESDAY 6 JANUARY
Presented by Mark Lawson
ALAN CLARK DIARIES
Former Tory minister Chris Patten, now Chancellor of Oxford University reviews The Alan Clark Diaries BBC4's new drama about the politician who once described Kenneth Clarke as "a pudgy puffball".
The Alan Clark Diaries, BBC4, 15 January at 10pm
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WHITBREAD CATEGORY WINNERS
David Reed, Director of Corporate Affairs for Whitbread announces the winners of the five categories of the 2003 Whitbread Book Award. Critic Alex Clark joins Mark to discuss the selection.
Category winners:
Whitbread First Novel Award
Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre
Whitbread Novel Award
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Whitbread Biography Award
Orwell: The Life by DJ Taylor
Whitbread Poetry Award
Landing Light by Don Paterson
Whitbread Children's Book Award The Fire-Eaters by David Almond
The winner of the 2003 Whitbread Book Award will be announced on 27 January
Related links:
Whitbread Book Award
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THE CHERRY ORCHARD CENTENARY
To mark the centenary of the first ever production of The Cherry Orchard, Front Row chronicles the explosive relationship between writer Chekhov and director Stanislavsky during the Moscow winter of 1904. With Chekhov biographer Donald Rayfield, actor Michael Pennington and Russian threatre director, Irina Brown.
Related links:
BBCi Books - Chekhov
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LOST IN TRANSLATION
Critic Hannah McGill of the Glasgow Herald reviews Sofia Coppola's latest film Lost in Translation, starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson as two Americans coping with the culture shock of life in Japan.
Lost In Translation is released in cinemas around the country on Friday 9 January
Related links:
BBCi Bill Murray interview
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