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Emma Thompson and Celia Imrie, Chris Wheeldon, Birdland, Sam West

Live arts magazine programme. Emma Thompson and Celia Imrie discuss their new film The Love Punch, plus Chris Wheeldon on the world premiere of The Winter's Tale ballet.

Emma Thompson and Celia Imrie discuss their new film comedy The Love Punch; choreographer Chris Wheeldon, composer Joby Talbot and principal ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson look ahead to tonight's opening of The Winter's Tale, the Royal Ballet's first original full-length Shakespeare ballet in 50 years; Gaylene Gould reviews Simon Stephens' play Birdland starring Andrew Scott; and actor Sam West on a new arts funding campaign.

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Thu 10 Apr 2014 19:15
主播大秀 Radio 4

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Chapters

  • Emma Thompson & Celia Imrie

    Emma Thompson and Celia Imrie discuss their new film comedy The Love Punch

    Duration: 10:26

  • birdland

    Gaylene Gould reviews Simon Stephens' play Birdland starring Andrew Scott

    Duration: 04:50

  • The Winters Tale

    Chris Wheeldon, Joby Talbot and ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson discuss this Royal Ballet

    Duration: 08:50

  • Regional Arts Funding

    Actor Sam West on a new arts funding campaign

    Duration: 03:50

birdland

birdland

is on at the , London听until Saturday 31 May 2014.

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Image: Andrew Scott & Yolanda Kettle in birdland

Photo credit: Richard Hubert Smith

The Winter's Tale

by The Royal Ballet is on at the Royal Opera House from Thursday 10 April until Thursday 8 May 2014.听And a听live broadcast of The Winter鈥檚 Tale will be shown in selected cinemas on Monday 28 April 2014.

The Love Punch

The Love Punch starring Emma Thompson and Celia Imrie is released in UK cinemas on Friday 18 April 2014, certificate 12A.

Credits

Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Emma Thompson
Interviewed Guest Celia Imrie
Interviewed Guest Christopher Wheeldon
Interviewed Guest Joby Talbot
Interviewed Guest Samuel West
Interviewed Guest Lauren Cuthbertson
Interviewed Guest Gaylene Gould
Producer Philip Sellars
Producer Rebecca Armstrong

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  • Thu 10 Apr 2014 19:15
    主播大秀 Radio 4

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