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WEDNESDAY 2 JULY
Presented by Francine Stock
DARK BLUE
Set in the LAPD, Dark Blue is a dramatic thriller that takes place just days before the acquittal of the white police officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King which set off the Los Angeles riots. Francine speaks to Gavin Esler who covered the 1991 LA race riots for the 大象传媒.
'Dark Blue' is released this Friday, Certificate 15.
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ART NEWS
Ben Aris, of the Guardian, reports from Berlin, where German Culture Minister Cristina Weiss was able to grant an extra 25 Million Euros to the city's art budget, thereby saving East Berlin's opera house from forced closure.
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SPIN MUSIC
Musicologist Alan Moore analyses why both classical and jazz musicians are now covering Radiohead songs - what is their appeal?
'Pointless Nostalgic' by Jamie Cullum is available on Candid
'True Love Waits' by Christopher O'Reilly is out now
'Largo' by Brad Meldhau is on the Warner Jazz Label
and you can catch Allan Moore on 大象传媒 Radio 4 next Tuesday at 1:30 pm in his 'Guide To Song'.
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SUSAN HILL
Francine Stock speaks to Susan Hill on her latest collection of short stories, The Boy Who Taught The Beekeeper to Read.
'The Boy Who Taught The Beekeeper to Read' is published by Chatto & and Windus 3 July 2003, ISBN: 0701175966
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MUSIC COLLECTORS GUIDE
Francine speaks to Nick Hamlyn, editor of the Penguin Price Guide for CD & Record Collectors, now updated for its fifth edition.
Nick Hamlyn's Penguin Price Guide for Record and CD Collectors, published 26 June 2003 by Penguin Books, ISBN: 0141012005
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