Front Row - 21/01/2009

Presented by Mark Lawson. Mark is joined by the Executive Editor of the London Evening Standard, Anne McElvoy, to discuss one-off TV drama A Short Stay In Switzerland, written by award-winning playwright Frank McGuinness. Film director Bryan Singer's latest film, Valkyrie, depicts the plot to assassinate Hitler and stars Tom Cruise. Bryan discusses German accents, the German response to the film, and casting Hugh Laurie in the US TV series House. Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy of Franz Ferdinand discuss their latest album, 'Tonight: Franz Ferdinand'. After years of material offered by George W Bush, how will satirists approach American president Barack Obama? Cartoonist Steve Bell and comedian Steve Punt talk to Mark.