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Sofia Coppola, Booker Book Group with Diane Cook, Olivier Awards

Sofia Coppola discusses her new film On the Rocks, Diane Cook discusses her novel The New Wilderness with Front Row listeners and news from last night's Olivier Awards

Film-maker Sofia Coppola talks about reuniting with Bill Murray for her new film On The Rocks, a comedy about a martini-drinking playboy father who reconnects with his daughter (Rashida Jones) on an adventure through New York.

Front Row is convening a series of Booker Prize book groups in which readers can put questions to the six shortlisted authors, ahead of the announcement of the winner on the programme in November. We start with American author Diane Cook who's nominated for her debut novel, The New Wilderness. Set in the near future in an unnamed country, it's about a mother who takes her daughter away from the life-threatening pollution of The City to live in the wilderness with an experimental community. Cook is joined by Front Row listeners to talk about the book.

And with many venues still closed, the pandemic has hit the theatre sector particularly hard this year. But the industry was finally able to pay tribute to some of the best performances of the past year at last night's re-scheduled Olivier Awards.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Dymphna Flynn

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Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola's new film, , is available to stream now.

Booker Book Group

The winner of the 2020聽 will be announced on Front Row on Thursday 19th November.

Olivier Awards

You can listen to extended Front Row interviews with playwright聽Tom Stoppard聽and lyricist聽Don Black, two of 2020's Olivier Award winners.

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