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Jojo Moyes, Prime Suspect 1973, Independent bookstores, Swan Lake in Hull

It took ten years and nine novels before Jojo Moyes found success; how Prime Suspect's Tennison became such a formidable character; fancy being a cygnet in Hull?

Jojo Moyes had been writing for ten years and was beginning to wonder if she'd ever find success when her ninth novel, Me Before You, rocketed her to number one in the charts. She discusses her sudden rise to global fame and, as her first short story collection is published, compares the art of writing novels to short form.

Prime Suspect 1973 is a new TV drama charting the rise of the young WPC Jane Tennison, the character made famous by Helen Mirren in the successful 1990s series. This prequel, starring Stephanie Martini, shows how Tennison became the formidable character viewers have come to know. Dreda Say Mitchell reviews.

As the Waterstones bookshop chain admits to opening shops in three small towns in England that appear to be both local and independent, Rosamund De La Hay, the owner of the Main Street Trading Company in St Boswells, Scotland defends the truly independent bookstore.

Hull UK City of Culture 2017 announced today that, after a 拢16m transformation, the Hull New Theatre will reopen with its first visit from The Royal Ballet in 30 years. Kevin O'Hare, director of The Royal Ballet, explains why he's bringing a programme of Swan Lake-inspired works to the city of his birth; including getting the whole city to dance together as a long line of several hundred cygnets.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Angie Nehring.

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30 minutes

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  • Jojo Moyes

    Duration: 07:56

  • Independent bookstores

    Duration: 04:51

  • Prime Suspect 1973

    Duration: 06:10

  • Royal Ballet: Swan Lake in Hull

    Duration: 07:03

Jojo Moyes

Jojo Moyes

Jojo Moyes' book, a collection of short stories called is available now in hardback, paperback, as an Ebook and as an audiofile.

Images above and to the left: Jojo Moyes

Images credits:

Main image above:听Leon Neal/AP/Getty Images

Image to the left:听Stine Heilmann

Prime Suspect 1973

Prime Suspect 1973

The Prime Suspect 1973 series starts on ITV on 02 March 2017 at 9.00pm

Image: Stefani Martini as the young Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect 1973

Image credit: ITV Plc

Royal Ballet: Swan Lake in Hull

Royal Ballet: Swan Lake in Hull

The will perform with local dancers around Hull听 in Take Flight, a programme of works based on Swan Lake as part of the celebrations on 16 September 2017.

Hull-born stars Xander Parish and Joseph Caley join the Royal Ballet听in a gala at the New Theatre Hull on 16 September 2017.

Image: Xander Parish in Apollo

Image credit: Natasha Razina

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Presenter Kirsty Lang
Producer Angie Nehring
Interviewed Guest Jojo Moyes
Interviewed Guest Dreda Say Mitchell
Interviewed Guest Rosamund De La Hay
Interviewed Guest Kevin O'Hare

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