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04/01/2010

Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. The Costa Book Awards; the latest Meryl Streep rom-com; author Walter Mosley.

The 2009 Costa Book Awards are announced live on Front Row by the award's director, Bud McLintock. The categories are Novel, First Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children's Book. Critics Alex Clarke and Michael Prodger discuss the selections.

Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin star in It's Complicated, a romantic comedy about a middle-aged divorced couple. Rachel Cooke reviews.

The American novelist Walter Mosley has finished writing his acclaimed Easy Rawlins mystery series for now. In his home city of New York he discusses America's continuing issues with race, his latest novel The Long Fall, and whether or not he's left Easy behind.

Edie Falco from The Sopranos stars as the title character in the new television series Nurse Jackie, about a strong-willed nurse in a New York City emergency room. Boyd Hilton reviews.

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  • The 2009 Costa Book Awards announced live on Front Row

    The 2009 Costa Book Awards are announced live on Front Row by the award's director Bud McLintock. Critics Alex Clarke and Michael Prodger discuss the winners of each category.

    Duration: 10:54

  • Romantic comedy It's Complicated with Meryl Streep reviewed

    Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin star in this rom-com about a middle-aged divorced couple. Rachel Cooke gives her verdict on the film. In cinemas Friday 8 Jan Cert.15.

    Duration: 16:04

  • American novelist Walter Mosley in Conversation

    The American novelist Walter Mosley, in his home city of New York, discusses America's continuing issues with race, his latest novel The Long Fall, and whether or not he's left Easy Rawlins behind.

    Duration: 25:13

  • Nurse Jackie, starring Edie Falco from The Sopranos reviewed

    Edie Falco stars as the title character in the new television series Nurse Jackie, about a strong-willed nurse in a New York City emergency room. On 91热爆 2 at 10pm every week night 4-8 January.

    Duration: 29:19

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