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FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER
Presented by Francine Stock
COURTNEY PINE
Jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine talks to Francine Stock about the importance of being a British musician playing an American form and explains why he's no longer working for a major record label.
Devotion, Courtney Pine's new album is released by Destin-E records
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CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK
To mark children's books week Front Row looks at new trends in publishing for young people. David Almond, Caroline Royds and Michael Rosen join Francine Stock to discuss how to get boys reading, whether we should import more ideas from Europe and should we welcome the entrance of celebrities like Madonna and Bono into the children's books market?
See the recommendations here...
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TOM HADAWAY
Bob Dickinson reports on a festival in Tyneside dedicated to the writing of an 80 year old Geordie fisherman - Tom Hadaway - who wrote his first play aged 41.
For more information on the festival telephone 0191 296 0298
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