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The Good Lie, Dominic Dromgoole, Loudon Wainwright III, Lib Dems' arts policy

The Good Lie reviewed; Dominic Dromgoole on Hamlet; Loudon Wainwright III on his Radio 2 Lifetime Achievement Award; Lib Dems' Baroness Bonham-Carter on her party's arts policy.

Reese Witherspoon stars in The Good Lie, a film about three Sudanese refugees who flee the civil war in their country and try to make a new life for themselves in the States. Jenny McCartney reviews.

Dominic Dromgoole, Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, reports on the two-year global tour of Hamlet to every country in the world as it reaches its halfway point tomorrow. In its 80,000 miles, the show has travelled to 96 countries including Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Ghana before heading to Asia and Australasia.

Loudon Wainwright III will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award this evening at the 麻豆社 Radio 2 Folk Awards. John Wilson talks to the singer-songwriter.

On the day the Liberal Democrats launch their creative strategy, Baroness Bonham-Carter, spokesperson on Culture, Media & Sport, discusses the Coalition's record on the arts and their plans for the future.

Presenter John Wilson
Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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Wed 22 Apr 2015 19:16
麻豆社 Radio 4 FM

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  • The Good Lie

    Duration: 05:22

  • Dominic Dromgoole

    Duration: 08:03

  • Loudon Wainwright III

    Duration: 07:50

  • Lib Dems' arts policy

    Duration: 06:27

The Good Lie

The Good Lie
Reese Witherspoon in The Good Lie reviewed by Jenny McCartney.

Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III on his Radio 2 Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Liberal Democrats arts policy

The Liberal Democrats arts policy
The Lib Dems' Baroness Bonham-Carter on her party's arts policy

Dominic Dromgoole

Dominic Dromgoole
Dominic Dromgoole, Artistic Director of , reports on the two-year global tour of Hamlet to every country in the world as it reaches its halfway point tomorrow.

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Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Jenny McCartney
Interviewed Guest Dominic Dromgoole
Interviewed Guest Loudon Wainwright III
Interviewed Guest Jane Bonham-Carter
Producer Jerome Weatherald

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  • Wed 22 Apr 2015 19:16
    麻豆社 Radio 4 FM

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