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21/08/2009

Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. With singer-songwriter Imogen Heap; a review of TV drama Gunrush; and asking will Avatar, James Cameron's 3D film, change cinema forever?

Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang.

Mark Billingham reviews TV drama Gunrush, starring Timothy Spall as a father driven to take the law into his own hands after his daughter is shot dead.

The British singer-songwriter Imogen Heap talks about her new album and why she recently bid 10 million pounds on ebay for a missing promotional copy.

Film critic Jason Solomon reports on whether director James Cameron's new 3D film Avatar will change the face of cinema forever.

Kirsty Lang talks to Orange Prize-winner Valerie Martin about her latest novel: a dark comedy that tells the story of an aspiring young actor and his friends as they struggle to make their mark in the theatre world of 1970s New York, simultaneously dealing with sexual and professional rivalries. The book also explores a moral dilemma: what exactly do you owe someone who saves your life?

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