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01/05/2009

With Mark Lawson. Jim Broadbent discusses his acting career, Andrew Logan talks about Alternative Miss World, and should you clap between movements of a symphony?

Actor Jim Broadbent talks to Mark Lawson about his career, which has included playing real life characters Lord Longford, composer WS Gilbert, writer John Bayley and Derby County chairman Sam Longson, and about making up his own eccentric dance moves for the film Moulin Rouge!

Andrew Logan, founder of the Alternative Miss World competition, talks about this year's pageant, themed around the Elements.

Why is it not socially acceptable to clap between movements of a symphony? Ian Hislop, conductor John Eliot Gardiner and Margaret Faultless, one of the leaders of the Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment, discuss concert hall etiquette.

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Fri 1 May 2009 19:15

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  • Jim Broadbent

    Actor Jim Broadbent talks to Mark Lawson about his career ahead of his 60th birthday.

    Duration: 11:58

  • The Alternative Miss World Pageant

    Andrew Logan, founder of the Alternative Miss World competition, talks about this year's pageant, themed around the Elements.

    Duration: 05:28

  • Concert Hall Etiquette

    Why is it not socially acceptable to clap between movements of a symphony? Ian Hislop, conductor John Eliot Gardiner and Margaret Faultless, Orchestra leader, discuss.

    Duration: 10:21

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  • Fri 1 May 2009 19:15

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