Front Row - 03/02/2010

Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar both received Oscar nominations for their roles in Clint Eastwood's new film Invictus. Sports presenter John Inverdale gives his verdict on the film, which recreates the 1995 Rugby World Cup, a symbolic moment in the history of South Africa. Corinne Bailey Rae discusses her new album The Sea, whose themes of love and loss reflect the grief she endured after the sudden death of her husband Jason Rae in 2008. Gillian Ayres is one of the leading British abstract painters of her generation. She talks to Front Row as an exhibition of her work opens in London to celebrate her 80th birthday. Christopher Frayling pays tribute to the designer Lucienne Day, who has recently died.