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Author John Grisham

"Most of my clients went to prison" John Grisham

Join Nikki Bedi for lawyer turned best-selling author John Grisham on life before writing; Harmony Korine evades the question of whether he's out to provoke in his new film Spring Breakers; musician James Blake says profits from Adele are supporting the entire music industry; Annie Lennox opens a new exhibition of her life and tells us about the rich symbolism of her costumes. Also pianist Leif Ove Andsnes on how deaf children experience music as floor vibrations, why a pink book cover on Elif 艦afak's best-selling Forty Rules of Love had to be changed and Chicago Opera singer Martin Woods tells us how Baritones are being asked to show more chest and shoulders.

Image: John Grisham Credit: Bob Krasner

50 minutes

Last on

Mon 15 Apr 2013 03:05GMT

Chapters

  • Rijksmuseum

    John Wilson talks to the curator

    Duration: 05:28

  • John Grisham

    World Book Club have an audience with the US superstar writer

    Duration: 04:02

  • Rhonagh O'Donnell

    Pick of this week's downloads

    Duration: 04:25

  • Harmony Korine

    Spring Breakers director talks to Francine Stock

    Duration: 04:29

  • James Blake

    The musician talks to John Wilson

    Duration: 04:34

  • Annie Lennox

    Interviewed by Janice Forsyth on The Culture Club

    Duration: 04:05

  • Martin L Woods

    The African American baritone talks to Audra Wilson

    Duration: 07:06

  • Elif Shafak

    James Naughtie in conversation with the author

    Duration: 03:59

  • Pablo Neruda

    Interview with Gideon Long

    Duration: 04:15

  • Leif Ove Ansnes

    The Norwegian pianist is interviewed by Tom Service

    Duration: 07:02

Broadcasts

  • Sat 13 Apr 2013 12:05GMT
  • Sun 14 Apr 2013 00:05GMT
  • Sun 14 Apr 2013 19:05GMT
  • Mon 15 Apr 2013 03:05GMT