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Claudia meets Bafta Award-winning writer Jack Thorne and artistic director of the Donmar Theatre Rosie Rourke, who talk about their new play The Physicists.

Claudia meets crime writer James Sallis who discusses his new book Driven

Bafta Award winning writer Jack Thorne and artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse Rosie Rourke talk about their new play The Physicists.

Peter Florence, artistic director of the Hay Festival and award winning historian Bettany Hughes, join Claudia
to celebrate the 25th year of the literary event on the Welsh borders dubbed "the Woodstock of the mind."

Journalist Kate Spicer and her film director brother Will discuss their touching new documentary film, Mission to Lars, which follows their older brother Tom Spicer, a forty year-old man with fragile X syndrome, similar to autism, on his quest to meet his lifelong hero, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.

This week on the Tour Guide's To Art Claudia will be chatting to Katrina Burnett from Finchcocks Musical Museum in Kent, a musical centre and museum of international repute with over 100 historical keyboard instruments.

Plus film critic Charlie Lyne looks back at the Cannes Film Festival and photographer Joe Partridge previews the best of the best in photography exhibitions.

And remember you can get the download for the best bits of the Radio 2 Arts Show by going to the 大象传媒 Radio 2 website.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 1 Jun 2012 22:00

Music Played

  • Girls Aloud

    The Promise

    • Out Of Control.
    • Polydor.
    • 179-0073.
  • R.E.M.

    It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

    • Rock The Planet.
    • POLYGRAMTV.
    • 5334282-.
  • Greg Churchouse

    Love How It Hurts

    Artist: Roy Stride Artist: Scouting for Girls

    • Everybody Wants To Be On TV.
    • Epic.
    • 88697902332.
  • The Beach Boys

    That's Why God Made The Radio

    • That's Why God Made The Radio.
    • BROTHER RECORDS.
    • N/A.
  • Metallica

    Nothing Else Matters

    • Cunning Stunts.
    • E/M Ventures.
  • Blondie

    French Kissin' In the USA

    • Th Complete Picture The Very Best of Blondie.
    • EMI.
    • 321817.
  • Small Faces

    Itchycoo Park

    • Sunny Afternoon The Sound Of The 60's Part 5.
    • OLD GOLD.
    • OG-3709.
  • Elton John

    Part Time Love

    • The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin.
    • WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC INC.
    • EJ-101/102.
  • Chely Wright

    Shut Up And Drive

    • Independence Day The Best New Women Of Country.
    • RCA.
    • 74321-555692.
  • Wild Cherry

    Play That Funky Music

    • Superfunk.
    • Virgin.
    • VTDCD-30.
  • Cerys Matthews

    Arlington Way

    • CD Single.
    • Rainbow City Records.
    • CD-1.
  • The Doors

    Hello I Love You

    • Waiting For The Sun.
    • ELEKTRA.
    • 7559-740242.
  • Coldplay

    Princess Of China

    • Mylo Xyloto.
    • Parlophone.
    • 087 5532.
  • Bruno Mars

    Marry You

    • Doo-Wops & Hooligans.
    • Elektra/Asylum.
    • 0-0.

Broadcast

  • Fri 1 Jun 2012 22:00