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Music of Sherlock Holmes, Simon Pegg in Absolutely Anything, Paul Neagu, Edinburgh Comedy

Presented by Samira Ahmed. The music of Sherlock Holmes; Simon Pegg and Kate Beckinsale in Absolutely Anything; sculptor Paul Neagu's work; and a round-up of Edinburgh Comedy.

To mark the first ever Sherlock Holmes Prom, composer David Arnold and broadcaster Matthew Sweet explore the musical world of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective.

Simon Pegg and Kate Beckinsale star in sci-fi comedy Absolutely Anything, featuring the voices of Michael Palin, Terry Jones, who also directs, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Eric Idle and the late Robin Williams in his final film role. Larushka Ivan Zadeh has the Front Row verdict.

As a new exhibition of work by Romanian born artist Paul Neagu opens, the sculptor Roger Clarke discusses the importance of the work and its impact on British sculptors.

Critic Stephen Armstrong rounds up the new comedy coming up at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Jack Soper.

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Fri 14 Aug 2015 19:15
麻豆社 Radio 4

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  • Music of Sherlock Holmes

    Duration: 09:50

  • Simon Pegg in Absolutely Anything

    Duration: 05:55

  • Paul Neagu

    Duration: 07:11

  • Edinburgh Comedy

    Duration: 04:51

Music of Sherlock Holmes

Music of Sherlock Holmes

will be performed at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 16 August 2015, it will also be broadcast live on 麻豆社 Radio 3.


Absolutely Anything

Absolutely Anything

Absolutely Anything 聽is in cinemas now certificate 12A.聽

Paul Neagu

Paul Neagu

is at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds until 8 November 2015.

Image:聽Paul Neagu - 鈥楢nthropocosmos 457 Cells (Skeleton)鈥�.聽Laing Art Gallery / Bridgeman Images. 漏 Estate of Paul Neagu / DACS London 2015

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Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest David Arnold
Interviewed Guest Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Interviewed Guest Roger Clarke
Interviewed Guest Stephen Armstrong
Producer Jack Soper

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  • Fri 14 Aug 2015 19:15
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