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01 December 2004
Presented by John Wilson
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Richard Curtis Interview
Ten years after 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' filled cinemas around the world, its writer Richard Curtis reveals that the film's last line is the work of another British writer-director, and reflects on why he's interested in nice rather than nasty characters.
The tenth anniversary DVD edition of Four Wedding and a Funeral is available now
Airport architecture
John Wilson heads for Stansted with architecture writer Hugh Pearman, to consider how the design of airports has developed over the past one hundred years. They discuss how the wings of an aircraft influenced the look of Stansted, and consider the architecture of Speke in Liverpool, as well as JFK in New York, Terminal 5 at Heathrow and the new airport in Beijing, the work of the British architect Lord Foster.
Hugh Pearman's book Airports: A Century of Architecture is published by Laurence King Publishing
The Louvre in Lens
Caroline Wyatt, BBC correspondent in Paris, reports on why the former mining town of Lens in northern France has been chosen as the site of a second home for the Louvre, housing part of the Paris museum's vast collection. She also discusses how the best-selling book The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown has caused problems for the Louvre in Paris.
The Victoria and Albert Museum's illustration awards
Joan Bakewell, one of the judges in the V&A's annual Illustration Awards, reveals this year's overall winner.
A selection of the entrants for the awards is on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, until 27 February 2005.
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