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David Tennant, Costa Prize category winners, Alicia Vikander, January music

David Tennant talks about series two of Broadchurch. Plus category winners of the Costa Book Awards and Alicia Vikander on playing Vera Brittain in Testament of Youth.

As Broadchurch returns for a second series, David Tennant discusses what we can expect from tonight's opening episode and how the experience of appearing in the US re-make has informed his approach to the role.

Costa Book Awards director Bud McLintock announces the prize winners in the fields of novel, first novel, poetry collection, children's book and biography and critic Stephanie Merritt is in the studio with her response to the list.

Swedish actress Alicia Vikander discusses playing Vera Brittain in the adaptation of Testament of Youth, one of eight films she's starring in this year.

We're in the dark days of the new year and each evening this week on Front Row there will be an encapsulation of January. We start with a performance by Tim van Eyken, specially recorded for Front Row, of an ancient song, 'On Christmas Day it Happened So'. What happened was that a farmer went ploughing on the old Christmas Day, 6th January. Bad mistake: he was swallowed up by the earth.

Producer: Ellie Bury
Presenter: John Wilson.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • David Tennant

    Duration: 08:35

  • Costa Prize category winners

    Duration: 06:56

  • Alicia Vikander

    Duration: 08:10

  • January music

    Duration: 04:18

Broadchurch

Broadchurch

The second series of 聽begins tonight on ITV at 9pm聽

Alicia Vikander

Alicia Vikander
聽is in cinemas from Friday 16 January 2015, certificate 12A.聽
聽is in聽cinemas from Friday 23 January 2015, certificate 15.聽

Costa Book Awards

The category winners for the .

Novel Award

Ali Smith - How to be both聽聽聽聽聽聽


First Novel Award

Emma Healey - Elizabeth is Missing聽聽聽聽


Biography Award

Helen Macdonald - H is for Hawk聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽


Poetry Award

Jonathan Edwards - My Family and Other Superheroes聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽


Children鈥檚 Book Award

Kate Saunders - Five Children on the Western Front

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest David Tennant
Interviewed Guest Alicia Vikander
Interviewed Guest Bud McLintock
Interviewed Guest Stephanie Merritt
Interviewed Guest Tim van Eyken
Producer Ellie Bury

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