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Andrew Lloyd Webber; Boyhood reviewed; A Man Called Ove

Andrew Lloyd Webber on the return of Cats to London's West End, groundbreaking film Boyhood reviewed, Maths in pop songs and Swedish novel A Man Called Ove.

In tonight's Front Row, Andrew Lloyd Webber talks about the return of Cats to the West End stage, directed by Trevor Nunn, and a review of Richard Linklater's new film Boyhood - which was filmed over twelve years and tells the story of a divorced couple raising their son from age 6 to age 18.
Also in the programme: Kirsty meets Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called Ove, the word-of-mouth bestseller in Sweden and this week's Book at Bedtime on Radio 4. Ove is a newly-retired, very grumpy widower, but behind the surly pedant there is a story, and a sadness.
And as Ed Sheeran's new album X retains its number one position, we examine maths in pop songs.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber

    Andrew Lloyd Webber talks about the return of Cats to the West End stage

    Duration: 07:36

  • Boyhood

    Larushka Ivan Zadeh reviews Richard Linklater's new film Boyhood

    Duration: 05:11

  • Fredrik Backman

    Kirsty meets the author of A Man Called Ove, the word-of-mouth bestseller in Sweden

    Duration: 07:53

  • El Salvador

    Discussing El Salvador's President who's converted his official home into an art gallery

    Duration: 03:45

  • Maths in Pop

    As Ed Sheeran's new album X retains its pole position, we examine maths in pop songs

    Duration: 03:42

Boyhood

Boyhood

is released in UK cinemas on Friday 11 July 2014, certificate 15.

Image: Ellar Coltrane as Mason & Ethan Hawke as Dad in Boyhood
漏 Universal Pictures

Cats

Cats

A new production of will run from Saturday 6 December 2014 until Saturday 28 February 2015 at the .

Image: Touring production of Cats

Photo Credit: Alessandro Pinna

Fredrik Backman

Fredrik Backman
A Man Called Ove written by Fredrik Backman is published by Sceptre. You can also hear it as starting on Monday 7 July 2014 at 22:45 on .

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest Andrew Lloyd Webber
Interviewed Guest Fredrik Backman
Interviewed Guest Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Interviewed Guest David Quantick
Producer Rebecca Nicholson

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 Jul 2014 19:15

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