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• Rolf Harris; John Simm & Joanne Harris

  Fri, 25 May 12

  Duration:
  60 mins

  Rolf Harris on his art; novelist Joanne Harris; John Simm talks about his return to the stage; Game of Thrones author George RR Martin; actors on how to convincingly play drunk and writers of high-profile TV series discuss how to write a final episode.

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• Sunshine Boys, Kevin Rowland & Olympic Sculpture

  Fri, 18 May 12

  Duration:
  60 mins

  Danny De Vito discusses his comedy double-act with Richard Griffiths; Sacha Baron Cohen's new film The Dictator is reviewed. Writers Paul Abbott and Sean Conway discuss their new TV series Hit & Miss. John Wilson meets singer Kevin Rowland and reviews ball-gowns at the V&A and Kirsty Lang goes down to the Brighton Festival and up a towering Olympic art-work.

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• Hilary Mantel; Tim Burton & Mitsuko Uchida

  Fri, 11 May 12

  Duration:
  65 mins

  Hilary Mantel on her new novel Bringing Up the Bodies; director Tim Burton; pianist Mitsuko Uchida; Damon Albarn in his studio; actress Maxine Peake; Trainspotting screenwriter and playwright John Hodge & comedian and actress Isy Suttie.

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• Mark Haddon; Maxim Vengerov

  Fri, 4 May 12

  Duration:
  55 mins

  Mark Haddon on new novel The Red House; violinist Maxim Vengerov; Leonardo Da Vinci's anatomical drawings; British actress Tracie Bennett plays Judy Garland on Broadway; actor Jason Isaacs and the South Sudan Theatre Company.

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• Barbara Windsor; Michael Frayn: The Brodsky Quartet;

  Fri, 27 Apr 12

  Duration:
  74 mins

  Actress Barbara Windsor reflects on her career; Michael Frayn discusses his new novel Skios and Playwright Mark Ravenhill reads his new sonnet commissioned to mark Shakespeare’s birthday; playwright Enda Walsh and actor Cillian Murphy talk about Misterman; The Brodsky Quartet celebrate their 40th birthday this year and Harry Shearer on Nixon.

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• Tim Rice; David Suchet; Irvine Welsh 20 APR 2012

  Fri, 20 Apr 12

  Duration:
  67 mins

  Lyricist Tim Rice, therapist and TV personality Pamela Stephenson, actor David Suchet, dancer Tamara Rojo, writer Irvine Welsh on his Trainspotting prequel and journalist Stanley Booth on touring with the Rolling Stones.

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• Dara O Briain, Clive James & Whit Stillman

  Fri, 13 Apr 12

  Duration:
  49 mins

  John Wilson talks to comedian Dara O Briain about his new mathematical TV series and to Whit Stillman about his new film, Damsels in Distress. Mark Lawson talks to Clive James about his new collection of poems and reports on how the life of Anne Frank has inspired a range of new writing. He also talks to West End theatre producers about the economimcs of putting on a show

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• 6 Apr 12 Damien Hirst; Michael Grade

  Fri, 6 Apr 12

  Duration:
  60 mins

  Damien Hirst at the Tate Modern; Michael Grade on broadcasting; TV series Undateables; rapper Labrinth; Graham Coxon on Blur's Olympic gig in August author Tom Holland and Thomas Campbell, British director of the Metropolitan Museum.

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• Jodi Picoult; Brendan O'Carroll & Dr John

  Fri, 30 Mar 12

  Duration:
  63 mins

  Best selling author Jodi Picoult on her latest book and Brendan O'Carroll discusses his hit creation, TV show, Mrs Brown's Boys. Mark Lawson takes a tour of the newly opened 'The Harry Potter Experience' and talks to conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner. John Wilson meets singer and songwriter Dr John and talks to the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki about his work with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood

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• Michael Ball, Imelda Staunton & Esperanza Spalding

  Fri, 23 Mar 12

  Duration:
  58 mins

  Imelda Staunton & Michael Ball talk about starring in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeny Todd; Neil Cross on creating the character Luther and Russell Banks on his more controversial creation in The Lost Memory of Skin. Singer Esperanza Spalding and John Wilson asks are looks increasingly important in the music biz?

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