Front Row - 17/07/2008

Presented by John Wilson. Including: Critic Natalie Haynes reviews the latest Disney-Pixar collaboration WALL-E, directed by Andrew Stanton. Following their award-winning collaboration on the Cult of the Suicide Bomber documentaries, former CIA agent Bob Baer and producer/director Kevin Toolis talk to John about their new film Car Bomb, which reveals the history of the weapon through footage of attacks and interviews. Stadium rock was born in 1965 when the Beatles played a concert at the Shea Stadium in New York. Tomorrow, Billy Joel plays the final gig at the famous venue before it is bulldozed later this year. Music critic David Hepworth reflects on what The Beatles started 43 years ago. Donkey Punch is the latest film to be set aboard a vessel at sea, far from help, where things go badly wrong. Adam Smith reflects on the perennial appeal to film-makers of placing the action above and below decks, a long way from land.