Front Row - Lee Child on Edward Hopper, ENO's Cressida Pollock and The Pass
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Thriller writers Lee Child, Megan Abbott and Lawrence Block discuss their new collection of short stories inspired by the paintings of American artist Edward Hopper. The anthology, In Sunlight or in Shadow, also includes stories by Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates and Robert Olen Butler.
English National Opera's CEO Cressida Pollock discusses the company's recent struggles, which have seen stringent funding cuts, strikes and, most recently, the postponement of a season in Blackpool.
Tim Robey reviews the film The Pass, about two young professional football players whose kiss echoes through the next ten years of both their lives.
ITV's new drama, In Plain Sight, is based on the true story of Scottish serial killer, Peter Manuel and the attempts of Lanarkshire detective William Muncie to bring him to justice in the 1950s. The writer Nick Stevens and actor Martin Compston, who plays Manuel, discuss the challenges of making a drama about real life crime.
Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Rachel Simpson.
Published on Monday, 5th December 2016.
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