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WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY
Presented by Francine Stock
ROB BRYDON
Francine Stock talks to comedian Rob Brydon about his new television series in which he rejuvenates old programmes like Bonanza and Mr and Mrs by providing spoof DVD-style director's commentary.
The first part of Director's Commentry is on ITV1 at 11pm tonight
Related links:
BBC Comedy: Rob Brydon
 Listen to the interview
BRANCUSI: THE ESSENCE OF THINGS
Constantin Brancusi was one of the founding figures of modern sculpture and his groundbreaking carvings introduced abstraction and primitivism into sculpture for the first time. Art Critic Richard Cork and the sculptor Stephen Cox join Francine to discuss how his sculptural work was as important as Picasso’s paintings to modern art's development.
VISIT THE GALLERY
The Essence of Things, Tate Modern, Level 4, London. Full price admission costs £8. Runs until May 23rd 2004.
Constantin Brancusi also features in an exhibition at Kettles Yard gallery in Cambridge which is called Immaterial: Brancusi, Gabo, Moholy-Nagy - which runs until March 14th 2004.
Related link:
Tate Britain: Brancusi
Listen to the discussion and review
COLISEUM REOPENING DELAYED
Last week on Front Row, John Wilson reported on the £40m refurbishment of the Coliseum Theatre, home to the English National Opera. The theatre was due to reopen next week with a production of John Adams' opera Nixon In China, but the reopening was delayed to the 21 February. The reopening has now been delayed again. John Wilson reports.
Listen to the review
ELEPHANT
Inspired by the tragedy of Colombine, director Gus Van Sant endeavors to describe one ordinary day in the life of a high school, before everything turns into violent chaos. Documentary maker Jane Treays reviews.
Elephant, opens nationwide Friday 30th Jan 2004. Certificate 15
Related link:
Elephant Official Site
Listen to the review
URBIS REPORT
The Museum of the Modern City - Urbis - which opened in Manchester in 2002 has just relaunched itself in a bid to gain more visitors having gained only half the number they were aiming for. Urbis cost £30 million to build and consists of inter-active exhibitions in which you can hear the views of residents from cities as diverse as Tokyo and Los Angeles. As they open an exhibition devoted to the graphic designer Peter Saville, Bob Dickinson reports on the changing image of Urbis.
The Peter Saville Show is on until the 18th April and costs £5.
Related links:
Urbis
Listen to the report
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