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London Grammar, Frank of Ireland, Photographer of the Year Craig Easton

New London Grammar album, Gleeson brothers sitcom Frank of Ireland reviewed, photographer Craig Easton.

London Grammar's debut album in 2013 won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Song. Their follow up four years later topped the album charts. Singer and songwriter Hannah Reid talks about their latest album Californian Soil, about sexism in the music industry, and using lockdown as a chance to learn to read music.

Craig Easton was last week announced as Photographer of the Year at the Sony World Photography Awards. He discusses his project Bank Top, a photographic celebration of the residents of a mixed community in Blackburn, for which he won the award.

Domhnall Gleeson and his brother Brian have paired up for the new Channel 4 sitcom Frank of Ireland - the first episode aired last last week which Brian has described as 鈥渁 physical, slapstick comedy about an arrogant fantasist called Frank Maron who鈥檚 in his thirties at home with his mother.鈥� Comedian and co-host of the Tellybox podcast Emma Doran reviews the new Channel 4 series.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Timothy Prosser

Main image: London Grammar
Image credit: Alex Waespi

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London Grammar

London Grammar
聽's album Californian Soil is out now.聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽Main image and image to the left:聽 London Grammar members Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic 'Dot' Major.聽 聽 聽 聽聽Main image credit: Alex Waespi聽

Frank of Ireland

Frank of Ireland
The 6-part comedy series Frank of Ireland is on Chanel 4 on Fridays and is available to stream from All4 and Amazon Prime Video now.聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽Image: Liz Fitzgibbon with Brian and Domhnall Gleeson in Frank of Ireland.聽聽Image credit: Channel4.com

Craig Easton

Craig Easton
One of Craig Easton's Bimages, shot in Blackburn.聽 With them he won Photographer of the year, Professional Competition, Portraiture, Sony World Photography Awards 2021.聽 Image credit: (c) Craig Easton

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