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Stephen Schwartz; The Big Year

Kirsty Lang talks to Stephen Schwartz, composer of Wicked and Godspell, and reviews the film The Big Year.

With Kirsty Lang.

Kirsty meets Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, whose hugely successful musicals include Godspell and Wicked, and whose 1972 show Pippin now receives a new British production.

Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black star in the film The Big Year, in which they compete to see who can spot the most species of birds in North America in one year. Comedian Alex Horne spent a year following his bird watching father and discusses whether the passion and paranoia on screen accurately represent the real world of birding.

Arts Council England has just published Internships in the Arts, which suggests that arts organizations should pay young people working as interns. Martin Bright, founder of New Deal of the Mind, and Richard Mantle, General Director of Opera North, discuss whether theatres and galleries can afford to pay interns in these cash-strapped times.

John Wilson talks to the artist Hilary Lloyd in his latest report on this year's Turner Prize nominees.

Producer Philippa Ritchie.

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Thu 1 Dec 2011 19:15
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  • Stephen Schwartz

    • Stephen Schwartz

      An interview with composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz.

      Duration: 13:14

  • Funding Internships

    • Funding Internships

      Martin Bright, founder of New Deal of the Mind, and Richard Mantle, General Director of Opera North, discuss whether theatres and galleries can afford to pay interns in these cash-strapped times.

      Duration: 13:14

  • The Big Year

    • The Big Year

      Comedian Alex Horne reviews the film The Big Year.

      Duration: 05:36

  • Turner Prize Shortlist Nominee - Hilary Lloyd

    • Turner Prize Shortlist Nominee - Hilary Lloyd

      An interview with Turner Prize Shortlist Nominee - Hilary Lloyd.

      Duration: 04:04

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