Front Row - Ascension, John Preston on Robert Maxwell and is vinyl manufacturing at breaking point?
Download Ascension, John Preston on Robert Maxwell and is vinyl manufacturing at breaking point?
Kirsty Lang speaks to John Preston who has won the Costa biography award for Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell.
As a new vinyl pressing plant opens in Middlesbrough, we hear about the long delays facing bands because of the LP renaissance.
And filmmaker Jessica Kingdon discusses her award-winning observational documentary Ascension. Filmed in 51 locations across China, Ascension explores the pursuit of the Chinese Dream through the lives of the people living it, accompanied by a brilliant soundtrack.
Presented by Kirsty Lang Produced by Laura Northedge
Published on Wednesday, 12th January 2022.
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