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THURSDAY 30 OCTOBER
Presented by Mark Lawson
JUSTIFYING WAR:
Mark Lawson talks to the journalist who has transposed the Hutton Inquiry from the courtroom to the theatre. Richard Norton Taylor has edited transcripts from the inquiry into a play which opens tonight and which seems bound to cause controversy. He explains the difficulties of turning this real-life scenario into a drama.
Related website:
Justifying War: Scenes from the Hutton Inquiry, opens tonight at the Tricycle Theatre, London and runs until 29 Nov 2003
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THE BILL - LIVE!
Tonight the cast of ITV1's police serial The Bill are attempting the first ever edition of the show in its entire run, to be transmitted live. Author and former actress Kate Dunn talks about this risky business.
Live edition of The Bill, ITV1 tonight at 8:00pm
Book: Do Not Adjust Your Set: The Early Days of Live Television, by Kate Dunn,
publ.John Murray, June 2003
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CREATIVE CASTING
Front Row investigates the difficulties of finding the same person in two versions - adult and child. Professor Jeffrey Richards, casting directors Patsy Pollock and Shaheen Baig, and actor J.J.Feild, take a look at the problems of casting actors as family members and at different ages.
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JAMES PATTERSON
Mark Lawson talks to top thriller writer James Patterson about being both No.1 and No.2 on the Sunday Times best-seller lists with his books Big Bad Wolf and Four Blind Mice.
Related website:
Both books were published by Headline Sept/Oct 2003
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FAREWELL TO CHER
As one famous American musical act returns to the stage - Simon and Garfunkel have just started a reunion tour - Cher is heading the other way through the stage door. Jackie Clune pays tribute.
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