Front Row - Composer Peter Maxwell Davies, singer Iggy Pop, novelist Jim Powell
Download Composer Peter Maxwell Davies, singer Iggy Pop, novelist Jim Powell
James MacMillan pays tribute to Peter Maxwell Davies, who has died aged 81, and John Wilson revisits an interview the composer gave him a decade ago.
Jim Powell talks about his new novel Trading Futures which begins tonight as Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. A mid-life crisis about a former city trader, this short book blends elements of King Lear and Reggie Perrin.
John Wilson talks rock and roll survivor, Iggy Pop about his latest and, the geront terrible hints, last album, Post Pop Depression. John hears about Iggy's ambition, how he worked with David Bowie and what he now describes as his baritone voice.
Producer: Julian May.
Published on Monday, 14th March 2016.
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