Front Row - Derek Walcott, Costume Designer Jenny Beavan, Playlists

Derek Walcott, Costume Designer Jenny Beavan, Playlists

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Kirsty Lang discusses the life and work of the Nobel Prize winning poet and playwright Derek Walcott, whose death at the age of 87 was announced today.

Costume designer Jenny Beavan, who won an Oscar for Mad Max: Fury Road and whose previous films include Sherlock Holmes and Tea with Mussolini, discusses the art of creating an iconic costume with film historian Ian Christie.

David Darcy in New York reports on President Trump's proposal to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts.

Laura Snapes explores the emergence of playlists in music.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Timothy Prosser.

Published on Friday, 17th March 2017.

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