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The Bette Davis/Joan Crawford Feud, The Twilight Zone, A Snow Poem

A TV series about the feud between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, what makes the theatre or cinema a pleasure and what ruins it, The Twilight Zone onstage and a snow poem.

An eight-part series about the legendary rivalry between Hollywood icons Bette Davis and Joan Crawford comes to 成人快手2 this Christmas. Matthew Sweet reviews.

What makes going to the theatre or cinema a pleasurable experience and what -such as long loo queues, smelly snacks and mobile phones - can ruin a night out. Matthew Sweet stays on to discuss this with journalist Rosamund Urwin.

'Snow was general all over Ireland' wrote James Joyce, memorably, in Dubliners. Snow has been a great inspiration to writers and poets. In America Emily Dickinson, Wallace Stevens and Robert Frost have all written beautiful snow poems. But snow is nothing unusual there. Poets here are inspired by snow partly because it comes unexpectedly. There is always an element of surprise and wonder. Gillian Clarke reads her poem Snow, from her collection, Ice.

Anne Washburn thinks that almost every American aged over 30 has seen the sci-fi series The Twilight Zone. The playwright tells Kirsty Lang about bringing this television classic to the English stage.

The television presenter Keith Chegwin's death was announced today. There will be many tributes to Cheggers, Front Row celebrates his foray into high culture, linking his name forever with Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, Roman Polanski and an obscure ensemble called The Third Ear Band. In 1971 Chegwin played Fleance in Polanski's wonderful film of Macbeth and he sang part of the Rondel of Merciless Beauty by Chaucer - an unexpected contrast to Cheggers Plays Pop.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Julian May.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Feud

    Duration: 07:06

  • Noisy audiences

    Duration: 10:29

  • Snow

    Duration: 01:31

  • Anne Washburn

    Duration: 07:42

  • RIP Keith Chegwin

    Duration: 01:00

Feud

Feud
Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange
Photo credit: Fox

Main image: Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon in Feud
Photo credit: Fox

Feud begins on 成人快手 2 from
16 Dec

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone
Franc Ashman in The Twilight Zone
Photo credit: Marc Brenner

The Twilight Zone is on at the ,
London until 27 Jan

Snow

Snow
Gillian Clarke's poem Snow (from Ice) is available
Photo credit: David Clarke

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Kirsty Lang
Producer Julian May
Interviewed Guest Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest Rosamund Urwin
Interviewed Guest Gillian Clarke
Interviewed Guest Anne Washburn

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Dec 2017 19:15

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