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Salman Rushdie, Tom Bateman, Fact Not Fiction

Claudia welcomes writer Salman Rushdie and Jekyll and Hyde actor Tom Bateman. Plus Home Is Burning by Dan Marshall in the Radio 2 Book Club.

Claudia welcomes writer Salman Rushdie in to talk about this latest book "Two Years; Eight Months, and Twenty Eight Nights". We welcome the second writer to enter the R2 Book Club, Fact Not Fiction. Opera singers Corinne Winters and Rhian Lois talk about starring in ENO's production of "La Boheme" at the London Coliseum. Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw reviews this week's films and Natalie Jamieson mixes with the cast and creatives of the film "Suffragette", which opened the London Film Festival last week.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • Elton John

    Are You Ready for Love

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Bryan Adams

    Brand New Day

    • Get Up.
    • Polydor.
  • Kylie Minogue

    Wow

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Collette Cooper

    Collette Cooper

    • White Label.
  • The Shires

    State Lines

    • Brave.
    • Decca.
    • 008.
  • Coldplay

    Clocks

    • Parlophone.
  • The Supremes

    The Happening

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

Broadcast

  • Fri 16 Oct 2015 22:00