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MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY

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LIFE BEGINS
Mark Lawson talks to 'Cold Feet' writer Mike Bullen, about his new 6-part series 'Life Begins' set in the middle-aged suburbia of St Albans.

'Life Begins' starts tonight on ITV1 at 9pm

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DICKIE ROBERTS
In this comedy 'Dickie Roberts' a thirty-something former child star, hires a foster family to re-create the childhood he never had. Reviewed by American author Joe Queenan.

Dickie Roberts is released this Friday, Cert.12A

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UIP: Dickie Roberts

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EDWIN MORGAN
Mark speaks with poet Edwin Morgan who has just been named as Poet for Scotland - an equivalent honour to England's Poet Laureate.

Edwin Morgan reads from his poem 'Circe'

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BBCi News: National Bard

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TOSCA'S JUMP!
Dennis Marks on the challenging death-defying leap in 'Tosca' and the way in which other operas can be marketed sensationally.

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Enjoyment: Opera & Ballet

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SWAN LAKE
Front Row takes a look at the Northern Ballet's new production of 'Swan Lake', in which the action takes place not in Russia, but New England. Stephanie Fergusion reviews.

Northern Ballet Theatre's production of Swan Lake opened Saturday at the Grand Theatre & Opera House, Leeds, until next Saturday 21st. It then tours to Nottingham, Norwich, Canterbury and Cardiff.

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Opera North: Swan Lake

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