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Penny meets celebrated pop artist Sir Peter Blake

Penny meets celebrated British pop artist Sir Peter Blake, best known for his design of the sleeve for the Beatles' album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Penny meets celebrated British pop artist Sir Peter Blake best known for his design of the sleeve for the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Sir Peter discusses his latest exhibition Ghosts of Gone Birds, along with curator Ceri Levy.

Leading British tenor Toby Spence discusses the new production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin as he returns to the ENO to perform the role of Onegin's friend and rival Lensky .

Associate director Selma Bjornsdottir and actor James McArdle tell us about the RSC's latest family show 'The Heart of Robin Hood.' The whole production will be very physical, with ropes, slides, water and a gigantic tree in the centre of the stage.

The Radio 2 Arts Show Poet In Residence Murray Lachlan Young performs another topical poem he's specially written for this show.

And ahead of Halloween, Alex Heminsley reviews a selection of the ghost stories which are hitting the bookshelves.

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大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • David Bowie

    Young Americans

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • George Michael

    Faith

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.

  • Big Impact Music

    • Patrick Gowers/The Gabrieli String Quartet/The Wren Orchestra of London

      Sherlock Holmes Theme

  • Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

    Eugene Onegin Introduction

  • Stuart Burrows

    Kuda, Kuda, Kuda Vi Udalilis

  • The Beach Boys

    Then I Kissed Her

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • Castle.

  • The Specials

    Ghost Town

    • The Ultimate Eighties (Various).
    • Hit Records.

  • Agnes Obel

    Riverside

    • CD Single.
    • Play It Again Sam.
    • 1.

  • The Beatles

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Jon Allen

    Lucky I Guess

    • (CD Single).
    • Monologue Records.
    • 1.

  • Clannad

    Robin (The Hooded Man)

    • Celtic Themes: The Very Best of Clannad.
    • SONY MUSIC.
    • 3.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Dancing In The Dark

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Fri 28 Oct 2011 22:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2