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Last broadcast on Wed, 23 Feb 2011, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
John Wilson talks to Guy Garvey, Elbow's lead singer, about the band's new album. Elbow's last album, The Seldom Seen Kid marked a turning point for the Manchester band long seen as the much loved nearly men of popular music. The album won the 2008 Mercury Music Prize and the following year, Elbow won the Brit award for Best British Band. Their latest album, Build A Rocket Boys! is an exploration of the excitement and the regrets of youth. Guy Garvey talks to John Wilson about creating the follow-up to a hugely successful album.
2010 was a very strong year for film documentaries, and that has been reflected in the selection of this year's five Oscar-nominated contenders: Restrepo, Gasland, Waste Land, Inside Job and Exit Through the Gift Shop. Ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony this weekend, the film-makers discuss their documentaries and the state of the art form.
In 1961 Desmond Paul Henry turned a World War Two Bombsight computer into what he described as a drawing machine and became a pioneer of computer art. His pictures straddled the art and science divide and it was this duality that led him into obscurity. The celebrated graphic designer, Peter Saville, reviews a new show that aims to bring Henry in from the cold.
Producer Ekene Akalawu.
ELBOW - GUY GARVEY
Build A Rocket Boys! is released on 7 March. The band begin a British tour on 15 March.
THE FIVE NOMINATED DOCUMENTARIES
Waste Land opens at selected cinemas across the country on Friday, cert PG.
Inside Job is in selected cinemas now, cert 12A.
Restrepo and Exit Through the Gift Shop are out now on DVD.
Gasland will be available on DVD from 9 May.
Desmond Paul Henry
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COMPUTER ART PIONEER
Desmond Paul Henry: Manchester Pioneer of Computer Art is on at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester until 7 May.
Chapters
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Chapter 1
John Wilson talks to Guy Garvey, Elbow's lead singer, about the band's latest album Build A Rocket Boys!
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Chapter 2
The film-makers of Restrepo, Gasland, Waste Land, Inside Job and Exit Through the Gift Shop discuss their documentaries and the state of the art form.
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Chapter 3
In 1961 Desmond Paul Henry turned a WWII bombsight computer into a drawing machine - heralding the dawn of computer aided design.
Broadcast
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Wed 23 Feb 201119:15
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