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Philippa Gregory, Regina Spektor, TV's Eden and Rebecca Root's Queer Icon

Philippa Gregory on her latest novel, The Last Tudor; singer-songwriter Regina Spektor performs live in the studio; Elizabeth Day reviews TV's Eden plus Rebecca Root's Queer Icon.

Philippa Gregory talks about her new novel The Last Tudor - the 15th book in her Tudor/Plantagenet series in as many years. In the Last Tudor, Gregory tells the stories of the Grey sisters, starting with Lady Jane Grey who was queen of England for just nine days.

The classically-trained singer-songwriter Regina Spektor defies categorisation but wins admiration and a loyal following for her distinctive pop drawing on influences from Boris Pasternak to the Beatles. She joins Kirsty in the studio to perform live from her current album, Remember Us To Life.

For Front Row's Queer Icons series, the actor Rebecca Root talks about the Mary Oliver poem Wild Geese which helped her through her transition.

This week Channel 4 airs the reality TV series Eden: Paradise Lost - the reality show set on a Scottish island which was cancelled after just four episodes last year. Elizabeth Day gives her verdict.

Presenter Kirsty Lang
Producer Dymphna Flynn.

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Tue 8 Aug 2017 19:15
麻豆社 Radio 4

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  • Philippa Gregory

    Duration: 08:07

  • Regina Spektor

    Duration: 10:37

  • TV's Eden

    Duration: 05:24

  • Rebecca Root's Queer Icon

    Duration: 03:24

Philippa Gregory

Philippa Gregory

Philippa Gregory's latest book The Last Tudor is out on 10 August 2017, from Simon and Schuster.

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Image credit: Santi U

Image to the left: Philippa Gregory

Regina Spektor

Regina Spektor

Regina Spektor's show is at the Hammersmith Apollo, London on 09 August 2017.

Her album, Remember Us to Life is available听now on Warner Bros Records.

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TV's Eden

TV's Eden

is on Channel 4 at 10.00pm each day this week.

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Image: the Eden cast members

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Rebecca Root's Queer Icon

Rebecca Root's Queer Icon

Actress picks as her Queer Icon听the poem Wild Geese, from the Dream Work collection by the poet , published by Grove Press/Atlantic Monthly Press.

Image: Rebecca Root

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You can hear Alan Carr presenting the at 3.30pm on Saturday 12 August 2017 on Radio 4, and on the iPlayer

Credits

Interviewed Guest Philippa Gregory
Interviewed Guest Regina Spektor
Interviewed Guest Rebecca Root
Interviewed Guest Elizabeth Day
Presenter Kirsty Lang
Producer Dymphna Flynn

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  • Tue 8 Aug 2017 19:15
    麻豆社 Radio 4

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