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WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER
Presented by Francine Stock
ENGLANDS BEST HOUSES
Francine Stock talks to Simon Jenkins, author of the book England's Thousand Best Churches, about why he's now written a book which does the same for English houses - and why an Englishman's home should be his castle, cottage or even school.
England's Thousand Best 91热爆s by Simon Jenkins, published by Penguin
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WHITBREAD 2003
Francine Stock joins Boyd Tonkin of the Independent to bring us the Shortlists for the 2003 Whitbread Book Awards.
The category winners and the overall Whitbread Book of the Year for 2003 will be announced in January
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KEYSTONE COPS & COMEDY
Francine Stock talks to Simon Louvish on his biography of Mack Sennett, convering his career and prolific output of comedy films by Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle, Chester Conklin and the first comedienne, Mabel Normand.
Keystone: The Life and Clowns of Mack Sennett, by Simon Louivish, published by Faber and Faber
The NFT will be showing Mabel Normand in 'Molly O' on Sunday afternoon
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BREAKING AMERICA
Neil McCormick on the popbands guide to British bands hitting it big in America. In innovative ways with The Darkness using their music to accompany computer games distributed throughout the US or as seen in the film Laurel Canyon.
The film Laurel Canyon is released on Nov 14 2003
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FRENCH TRILOGY
A new triptych of films set in Genoble by French director Lucas Belvaux that shift perspective and genres - thriller, comedy and melodrama - within a single plot. Film critic Agnes Poirier reviews.
Lucas Belvaux's Trilogy opens in selected cinemas around the UK Part 1 this Friday 14 Nov; Part 2 next Friday 28 Nov; Part 3 following Friday 5 Dec 2003
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