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John Kander; Jimmy Page; The Babadook reviewed; René Burri remembered

Composer John Kander discusses The Scottsboro Boys and a career including Cabaret, Chicago and New York, New York; a review of The Babadook; Jimmy Page on remastering Led Zeppelin.

Kirsty Lang talks to John Kander, composer of the hit musicals Cabaret, Chicago and now The Scottsboro Boys.

Jimmy Page discusses his project to remaster Led Zeppelin IV.

We review Australian horror film The Babadook. Plus Magnum photographer René Burri, who has died aged 81, in an interview from the Front Row archive.

Producer: Ellie Bury
Presenter: Kirsty Lang.

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Tue 21 Oct 2014 19:15
Â鶹Éç Radio 4

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Chapters

  • John Kander

    Interview with John Kander, composer of Cabaret, Chicago and The Scottsboro Boys.

    Duration: 10:46

  • The Babadook

    Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reviews Australian horror film The Babadook.

    Duration: 04:28

  • Jimmy Page

    Jimmy Page discusses his project to remaster Led Zeppelin IV.

    Duration: 08:18

  • René Burri

    Front Row archive interview with photographer René Burri, who has died aged 81.

    Duration: 04:22

The Scottsboro Boys

is at the Garrick Theatre in London until Saturday 21 February 2015.

Image above: The Scottsboro Boys: (L-R) Keenan Munn-Francis, Emmanuel Kojo, Rohan Pinnock-Hamilton, Carl Spencer , James T Lane, Joshua Da Costa, Brandon Victor Dixon, Dex Lee, Emile Ruddock .  Photo credit: Johan Persson

John Kander

John Kander

John Kander, composer of Cabaret, Chicago and The Scottsboro Boys, in the Front Row studio at Â鶹Éç Broadcasting House. 

The Babadook

The Babadook

is in cinemas from Friday 20 October, certificate 15.


Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page

The remastered Stairway to Heaven is out now. The remastered versions of   IV and fifth album Houses of the Holy will be released on Monday 27 October.

René Burri

René Burri

You can listen to the full Rene Burri archive interview .



Credits

Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest John Kander
Interviewed Guest Jimmy Page
Interviewed Guest Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Interviewed Guest Rene Burri
Producer Ellie Bury

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  • Tue 21 Oct 2014 19:15
    Â鶹Éç Radio 4

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