Sting Heads for Broadway
'I describe it as projectile vomiting' - Sting on writing his new album The Last Ship
Sting comes into the studio to sing a song from his new album and (soon-to-be) Broadway musical based on his experience of growing up by the shipyards. Pulitzer prize-winning novelist, Jhumpa Lahiri, reveals the shocking inspiration for her latest book The Lowland. Comedian and actor Billy Crystal owns up to falling asleep in the theatre. Composer Neil Brand describes how one of the greatest writers of 20th Century film scores - Bernard Herrmann - fell out with Hitchcock but went on to write a brooding and beautiful piece for Scorsese. Also, why actress Naomi Watts has an uncomfortable time promoting her latest film Diana, and Nigerian film director Obi Emelonye explains how his hit movie Last Flight to Abuja, paves the way for Nollywood to go global.
Image of Naomi Watts from the film Diana
Photo of Billy Crystal by Anoek De Groot/Getty
Photo of Sting by Samuel Kubani/Getty
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Billy Crystal
The actor talks to Leonard Lopate about his life and career
Duration: 07:38
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Pulitzer prizewinning author talks about her second novel, The Lowland
Duration: 05:57
Neil Brand
The writer and composer explores the work of the great movie composers
Duration: 06:02
Erich Honecker's Rock and Roll Years
This week's download choice of Rhonagh O'Donnell
Duration: 03:21
Naomi Watts
The actress talks to Simon Mayo about taking the title role in Diana
Duration: 07:08
Lizo Mzimba
Showbiz news including looking forward to the Emmys
Duration: 02:03
Obi Emelonye
The film director tells Justin Rowlatt how he plans to take Nollywood global
Duration: 05:03
The London Design Festival
This weekend sees the culmination of the design festival
Duration: 04:49
Sting
Sting talks to John Wilson about how his autobiographical new album and stage show
Duration: 07:25
The London Design Festival
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We hear from Sarah Hyndman about how new聽sign design in London is聽reflecting the cultural and economic changes in the city
Here is the music we played in this week's programme:
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Pink Floyd 鈥� The Narrow Way
Moby 鈥� Princess
The Police 鈥� When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best of What鈥檚 Still Around
Harry Connick Jnr 鈥� It Had To Be You
Richard Marvin - Sophie鈥檚 Theme
George Tipton 鈥� Soap theme
Julius Wechter and the Baja Marimba Band 鈥� Rhode Island Red
Bernard Herrmann 鈥� Vertigo (Prelude)
Bernard Herrmann 鈥� Taxi Driver (Night Piece for Saxaphone and Orchestra)
Nina Hagen 鈥� Unbeschrieblich Weiblich
Roy Ayers 鈥� He鈥檚 Coming
Luke Corradine 鈥� Last Flight to Abuja
The Police 鈥� King of Pain
Datarock 鈥� Princess
Phil Collins 鈥� If Leaving Me Is Easy
Jeff Beal 鈥� House of Cards theme
Bad Manners 鈥� Night Bus to Dalston
Tiger Lou 鈥� A Partial Print
The Police 鈥� Voices Inside My Head
Sting - The Last Ship
Broadcasts
- Sun 22 Sep 2013 00:06GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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- Mon 23 Sep 2013 03:06GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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