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Pat Barker, the films of Alain Delon, Proms played by memory, Orlando Weeks

Live music from the Maccabees' Orlando Weeks, Pat Barker's new book, the life of Alain Delon, playing Beethoven and Mozart from memory at the Proms

Samira Ahmed talks to Pat Barker about the final part of her Troy trilogy, The Voyage Home.

Alain Delon has died at the age of 88 - President Macron called him a French monument. Film critic Ginette Vincendeau assesses his impact on French film.

At the Proms two orchestras are set to play works by Beethoven and Mozart from memory - conductor Nicholas Collon from the Aurora Orchestra explains how musicians manage without a score.

And Orlando Weeks - formerly the frontman of Mercury Prize-nominated band The Maccabees - plays live in the studio and talks about the art he now creates, alongside music.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Paula McGrath

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42 minutes

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  • Mon 19 Aug 2024 19:15

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