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The Devil Wears Prada 2, with director David Frankel

The Devil Wears Prada 2 director David Frankel. David Haig's play on the friendship between Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle. Plus kissing on stage and poet J.H. Prynne remembered.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 director David Frankel on why it was time to bring the old gang back together again.
David Haig's new play "Magic" imagines the real life friendship between Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
A new play "Stage Kiss" looks at what kissing on stage entails. Playwright Sarah Ruhl and actress Emma Fielding discuss how to do it well (and badly).
And Luke Roberts, lecturer in Modern Poetry at KCL, pays tribute to J.H. Prynne, considered by many to be one of the most significant post-War English poets.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed

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