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31/08/2010

With Mark Lawson, including an interview with Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche and a review of the tv drama A Bouquet of Barbed Wire.

With Mark Lawson.

Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche discusses her new film Certified Copy, directed by Iranian writer and director Abbas Kiarostami. She talks about her ambiguous role as a wife and mother, working with William Shimell in his first acting role and her response to Gerard Depardieu's recent comments about her acting ability.

Bret Easton Ellis launches Front Row's Chain Story, which also contains contributions from Ian Rankin and Peter James.

Trevor Eve and Imogen Poots star in a new version of Andrea Newman's psychological drama A Bouquet of Barbed Wire, made famous by the controversial 1976 TV series starring Frank Finlay and Susan Penghaligon. Bel Mooney reviews.

The next edition of the complete Oxford English Dictionary might not be published in book form. Novelist Lawrence Norfolk considers whether the pleasures of reading the OED on paper outweigh the advantages of accessing it online.

Producer Philippa Ritchie.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Juliette Binoche

    • Juliette Binoche

      Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche discusses her new film Certified Copy.

      Duration: 14:24

  • Chain Story First Instalment

    • Chain Story First Instalment

      Bret Easton Ellis launches Front Row's Chain Story, which also contains contributions from Ian Rankin and Peter James.

      Duration: 01:02

  • Bouquet of Barbed Wire

    • Bouquet of Barbed Wire

      Trevor Eve and Imogen Poots star in a new version of Andrea Newman's psychological drama A Bouquet of Barbed Wire.

      Duration: 06:42

  • Chain Story Second Instalment

    • Chain Story Second Instalment

      Bret Easton Ellis launches Front Row's Chain Story, which also contains contributions from Ian Rankin and Peter James.

      Duration: 00:55

  • Oxford English Dictionary

    • Oxford English Dictionary

      The next edition of the complete Oxford English Dictionary might not be published in book form.

      Duration: 03:55

  • Chain Story Reprise

    • Chain Story Reprise

      Bret Easton Ellis launches Front Row's Chain Story, which also contains contributions from Ian Rankin and Peter James.

      Duration: 01:15

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  • Tue 31 Aug 2010 19:15

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