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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

With Mark Lawson. Lucian Freud, Stephen Daldry, RIBA Gold Medal Wednesday 8 February

With Mark Lawson including a review of a major exhibtion of more than 100 portraits by the painter Lucian Freud, who died last year.

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Carol Ann Duffy

Carol Ann Duffy

Carol Ann Duffy

The Poet Laureate reads three of her poems.

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Awards Season Film Interviews

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Viola Davis

24/10/2011
Viola Davis talks to Mark Lawson about The Help

Viola Davis

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JC Chandor

10/01/2012
JC Chandor talks to Mark Lawson about his film Margin Call

JC Chandor

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Kenneth Branagh

05/10/2011
Mark talks to the Academy Award nominee in this Front Row special

Kenneth Branagh

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Michael Fassbender

04/01/2012
Michael Fassbender talks to Mark Lawson about shooting 6 films in 20 months

Michael Fassbender

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Steven Spielberg

09/01/2012
Steven Spielberg talks to Mark Lawson about War Horse

Steven Spielberg

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Meryl Streep

12/12/2011
Meryl Streep talks to Kirsty Lang about The Iron Lady

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Highlights from the archive

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Anjelica Huston

11/06/2010
Anjelica Huston talks to Kirsty Lang

Anjelica Huston

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Jo Brand

05/10/2010
Jo Brand speaks to Mark Lawson

Jo Brand

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Leonard Cohen

26/05/2008
A Leonard Cohen special with Mark Lawson

Leonard Cohen

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John le Carré

22/05/2009
A John le Carré special with Mark Lawson

John le Carré

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John Wilson with Tony Bennett

22/07/2011
A Tony Bennett special with John Wilson

Tony Bennett

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Man in a Blue Scarf - Martin Gayford by Lucian Freud

07/09/2010
The artist's assistant David Dawson and journalist Martin Gayford.

Lucian Freud

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  1. Lucian Freud, Stephen Daldry, RIBA Gold Medal
    Mark Lawson reports on Lucian Freud's portraits and meets director Stephen Daldry.

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  2. 2012 Art Fund Prize Longlist
    With Mark Lawson. News of the 2012 Art Fund Prize for Museums and Galleries longlist.

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  3. The influential people in theatre; the return of The Muppets
    The most influential people in British theatre; the Muppets return to the cinema.

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  4. Homeland, the Syrian poet Adonis and Restoration Comedy
    With Mark Lawson. The hit US TV series Homeland, Syrian poet Adonis and Restoration Drama.

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  5. Martha Marcy May Marlene and author Anne Rice
    New film Martha Marcy May Marlene and author Anne Rice.

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Coming up

  1. 9 Feb 2012   Don Maclean, Yayoi Kusama
    Arts news, interviews and reviews, with John Wilson.
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