Salman Rushdie, Pasolini, Cyndi Lauper
Arts news, interviews and reviews. Samira Ahmed talks to Salman Rushdie about his new novel Two Years Eight Months, and Cyndi Lauper discusses her new musical Kinky Boots.
Samira Ahmed talks to Salman Rushdie about his new novel, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights, set in New York in the future.
Cyndi Lauper on writing the score for the Tony award winning musical Kinky Boots, based on the true story of the Northampton factory that began making shoes for drag queens.
Jenny McCartney reviews the film Pasolini, starring William Dafoe as the controversial Italian film-maker in his final days.
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Cyndi Lauper on Kinky Boots
Duration: 07:28
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Salman Rushdie
Duration: 10:30
Secret Cinema in refugee camp at Calais
Duration: 03:32
Pasolini
Duration: 04:42
Cyndi Lauper
Duration: 08:39
Cyndi Lauper
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Kinky Boots is playing at the in London.
Pasolini
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is released by the BFI and on tour around the UK until 11 October.Salman Rushdie
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Two Years Eight Months聽& Twenty Eight Nights is published by Penguin Random House.
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Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Interviewed Guest Salman Rushdie Interviewed Guest Cyndi Lauper Interviewed Guest Jenny McCartney Producer Timothy Prosser Broadcast
- Wed 9 Sep 2015 19:15麻豆社 Radio 4
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