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The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Kathy Reichs, Stage business, Amazon Prime

Coming-of-age drama The Diary of a Teenage Girl reviewed; an interview with novelist Kathy Reichs; investigating the art of stage business; how Amazon Prime is changing television.

Briony Hanson reviews coming of age drama The Diary of a Teenage Girl, starring Kristen Wiig and Alexander Skarsgard.

Kathy Reichs discusses her latest novel and reflects on being both a bestselling crime writer and a practising forensic anthropologist.

Front Row investigates the art of stage business as productions like The Red Lion and High Society lead actors to cook, clean and iron on stage.

As Jeremy Clarkson signs for a new programme with Amazon Prime, Peter White of Broadcast Magazine considers whether moving to a streaming service will give the show more creative freedom.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Ellie Bury.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • The Diary of a Teenage Girl

    Duration: 05:15

  • Kathy Reichs

    Duration: 07:20

  • Stage business

    Duration: 10:20

  • Amazon Prime

    Duration: 04:53

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

is in cinemas from Friday 7 August, certificate 18.

Kathy Reichs

Kathy Reichs

Speaking in Bones by is out now in hardback and e-book.

High Society

High Society

is at the Old Vic Theatre in London until 22 August 2015.

Image: Ellie Bamber and Jamie Parker. Photo by Johan Persson

The Red Lion

The Red Lion

is at the National Theatre in London until 30 September 2015.

Image: Peter Wight as Yates. Photo by Catherine Ashmore

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest Briony Hanson
Interviewed Guest Kathy Reichs
Interviewed Guest Peter Wight
Interviewed Guest Edward Kemp
Interviewed Guest Graham Michael
Interviewed Guest Carey Mulligan
Interviewed Guest Peter White
Producer Ellie Bury

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  • Fri 31 Jul 2015 19:15

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