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Benedict Cumberbatch; Sumia Sukkar; The looting of Syrian Art; Pink Floyd Review

Presented by John Wilson. Benedict Cumberbatch on The Imitation Game; author Sumia Sukkar; the looting of Syrian art; and The Endless River, the new Pink Floyd album, reviewed.

Benedict Cumberbatch talks to John Wilson about his role in The Imitation Game. He plays pioneering computer scientist and Bletchley code breaker Alan Turing.

22-year-old Sumia Sukkar discusses her debut novel The Boy from Aleppo who Painted the War, the story of a teenage boy with Asperger's Syndrome, growing up in Syria which has now been dramatised for Radio 4.

As concerns over the raiding of Syrian artefacts grow, Front Row hears from academics, investigators and Unesco about how objects are making their way onto international art markets and whether anything can be done about it.

And Pink Floyd release a new album, The Endless River. Based on outtakes from their earlier album The Division Bell, it's intended as a tribute to keyboard player Richard Wright who died in 2008. Mark Ellen reviews.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Sarah Johnson.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Benedict Cumberbatch

    Duration: 08:41

  • Sumia Sukkar

    Duration: 06:05

  • The looting of Syrian Art

    Duration: 07:24

  • Pink Floyd Review

    Duration: 06:00

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd
, is released on 10 November by Parlophone Records.

Photographer credit: Albert Watson

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game
, directed by聽Morten Tyldum, is released in UK cinemas on 14 November, certificate 12A.

The Boy from Aleppo Who Painted the War

The radio dramatisation of Sumia Sukkar's debut novel聽聽will be broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 on Saturday 8 November at 2:30pm.聽

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Producer Sarah Johnson
Interviewed Guest Benedict Cumberbatch
Interviewed Guest Sumia Sukkar
Interviewed Guest Mark Ellen

Broadcast

  • Fri 7 Nov 2014 19:15

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