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WEDNESDAY 16 JULY
Presented by Mark Lawson
SHAKESPEARE IN ART
Which of Shakespeare's plays have inspired the most paintings? As a new exhibition opens at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, Shakespeare scholar Michael Dobson discusses the work of painters like Blake, Delacroix and Fuseli.
Launch the Shakespearian Art Gallery
The Shakespeare in Art exhibition is at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London from 16 July to 19 October. See website for further details.
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TED PERRY MEMORIAL
Ted Perry was the founder of Hyperion Records which revolutionised the recording & distribution of classical music. Pianist Angela Hewitt and music writer & presenter Rob Cowan join Mark to talk about Perry's career and influence.
The memorial concert for Ted Perry takes place tonight at 7:30pm in the Wigmore Hall, London
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ARTISTIC EXILE
As David Hockney contemplates moving back to Britain because he doesn't like the anti-smoking laws in America, Liam Gallagher and his fiancé Nicole Appleton say press intrusion may force them abroad. Mark Lawson and Stephen Armstrong look at the reasons for artistic exile.
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SUMMER READS: ANTONIA FRASER
Continuing our series of recommendations on what to read or re-read this summer, author Antonia Fraser makes her selection:
The Fall of the French Monarch: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the Baron De Breteuil by Munro Price, Publisher: Pan 6 June 2003
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant, Publisher: Little Brown 6 March 2003
Corfu Banquet: A Seasonal Memoir with Recipes
by Emma Tennant, Publisher: Summersdale 15 July 2003
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COLUMN: 4 MINUTE WARNING
If you were given the "4 minute warning", what would be your choice of music to serenade you in your last few moments? Neil McCormick from the Daily Telegraph muses on this as Mark Owen, formerly of Take That, releases a single entitled... 4 Minute Warning.
Four Minute Warning (single) by Mark Owen is on the MCA label 4 August
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