 | | | | | | | LATEST PROGRAMME | | | |
 | | |     | |
TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY
Presented by Mark Lawson
DUNKIRK
Mark Lawson joins military historian Sir John Keegan in reviewing BBC2s WW2 docudrama 'Dunkirk'- one of the greatest maritime military evacuations in history.
'Dunkirk' on BBC2 for three successive nights at 9.00pm, starting Wednesday 18 February
Related links:
BBCi: Dunkirk
 Listen to the review
MICHAEL HASTINGS: CALICO
Mark Lawson speaks to dramatist Michael Hastings, writer of 'Tom and Viv' about his latest play 'Calico' in which a young student, Samuel Beckett, enters into a world of secret lives and dreams in the Paris apartment of James Joyce.
'Calico' at the Duke of York's Theatre, from Friday 20 February to Friday 05 March
Related links:
Duke of York's Theatre: Calico
Listen to the interview
OXFORD PROFESSOR OF POETRY
Professor John Carey on why the critic Professor Christopher Ricks should be considered for this candidacy even though he's not a poet himself.
Nominations close on April 28th and the new Oxford Professor of Poetry will be chosen in May
Related links:
Oxford Professor of Poetry
Listen to the item
TOP 5 GREAT BASS RIFFS
Mark discusses with musician and broadcaster Tom Robinson his Top 5, all-time great Bass guitar riffs in Rock & Roll history:
The double bass in 'Rock Around the Clock' by Bill Hailey & The Comets
Herbie Flowers, 'Walk on the Wild Side' by Lou Reed
Andy Fraser, 'All Right Now' by Free
John Paul Jones of Led Zepplin, playing 8 & 12 stirng bass on his solo album
and, Toupee, a band made up of 2 bass players, a 4 string & a 6 string plus their drummer.
Listen to the feature
FAKED PHOTOGRAPHS
Mark Lawson asks Karen Davies, deputy picture editor of the Sunday Telegraph, if in this day of computer enhancement and superior editing programmes, there's any way to positively spot and identify a faked photo?
Listen to the item
Go to Next Programme
Go to Previous Programme | | |
RELATED LINKS
BBC Films - Reviews, Star Interviews
| |
| | |
