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08 December 2004
Presented by Kirsty Lang
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Smarties Prize
Kirsty Lang talks to the winners of this year Smarties Prize for children's fiction and to some of the children who helped to judge the prize. Mini Grey won the under fives category for her book Biscuit Bear; the winner of the 6-8 years category was Fergus Crane by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell and Spilled Water by Sally Grindley took the prize in the 9-11 age group.
Mondovino
Wine critic Andrew Jefford joins Kirsty to review Mondovino, a documentary about the wine industry.
Mondovino is released on 10 December, certificate PG.
El Greco
The people of Crete have worked together to raise enough money to buy an El Greco painting, The Baptism of Christ, at auction in London. El Greco was born in Crete. Kirsty Lang asked local journalist Costas Bogdanidis about the reaction when they realised they'd successfully bid for a work by their most famous son.
Biographies
Biographer and critic Kathryn Hughes selects her favourite biographies of 2004, continuing Front Row's series on the books of the year.
Browse the Front Row Christmas book picks
Classical Gods on the Musical Stage
A rarely performed musical by Kurt Weill, One Touch of Venus opens this week in Leeds. It tells the story of a statue of Venus which comes to life in 1940s New York and is horrified to discover how dull people's lives are. Earlier this year Chichester Festival Theatre had a popular and critical succes with a rarely performed Cole Porter musical Out Of This World which tells the story of Jupiter coming to earth to seduce a 1950s Hollywood starlet. Front Row brought together the director of One Touch of Venus, Tim Albery, Jason Carr from Chichester Festival Theatre and musicals historian Brett Kahr to discuss what happens when immortals meet mortals on the musical stage.
One Touch of Venus is on at Leeds Grand Theatre then tours to Hull, Sheffield, Salford, Nottingham, Norwich, Newcastle, Belfast and comes to London in November next year.
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