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The Kodo drummers from Japan formed in 1981 and are currently nearing the end of their world tour. Five members bring their drums, flutes and cymbals to our studio to perform, and to discuss the strict regime for their apprenticeship and the physical demands of their stage show.
As theatres empty, film releases are delayed and festivals cancelled, Front Row considers the ongoing impact of coronavirus on the arts. With Nancy Durrant of the Evening Standard.
Marina Lewycka’s novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian sold over a million copies and won the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction. Her new book The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid is the story of a family torn apart by Brexit and international bank fraud. She talks about making fun out of testing times.
Presenter: Stig Abell
By BBC Radio 44.4
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The Kodo drummers from Japan formed in 1981 and are currently nearing the end of their world tour. Five members bring their drums, flutes and cymbals to our studio to perform, and to discuss the strict regime for their apprenticeship and the physical demands of their stage show.
As theatres empty, film releases are delayed and festivals cancelled, Front Row considers the ongoing impact of coronavirus on the arts. With Nancy Durrant of the Evening Standard.
Marina Lewycka’s novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian sold over a million copies and won the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction. Her new book The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid is the story of a family torn apart by Brexit and international bank fraud. She talks about making fun out of testing times.
Presenter: Stig Abell

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