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WEDNESDAY 23 JULY
Presented by John Wilson
MADONNA OF THE PINKS
It looks like the fate of one of Britain's greatest masterpieces, Raphael's Madonna of the Pinks is to be decided by taxmen! Charles Saumarez Smith, Director of the National Gallery, speaks to John Wilson on their use of clever accounting to lower the price. Liz Forgan, Heritage Lottery Fund Chairperson & Art Market Correspondent Godfrey Barker, talk about the chances of the portrait staying in-country.
Click on the link to see the portrait of the Madonna and further information on the campaign to save the painting
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HENRY GOODMAN
John Wilson speaks to Henry Goodman on how leaving the NY production of The Producers may have helped prepare him to play the murderous monarch.
Richard III is on at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, booking until 8 November
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STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN
Standing In The Shadows of Motown is a documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who worked as session artists backing up dozens of the Motown stars. Music writer & broadcaster Paul Gambaccini reviews,
Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Certificate PG, released Fri 25 July at selected cinemas
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MIKE NELSON
John Wilson talks to Mike Nelson at the Walsall Art Gallery where he's busy unwrapping and reconstructing his installation Lionheart, first shown 6 years ago.
Mike Nelson's installation is on display to the public from this Friday at the New Art Gallery Walsall and runs until 14th of September
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