Front Row - 23/10/2008

Presented by Kirsty Lang. Writer Andrew Davies talks to Kirsty about his adaptation of Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit and how the tricks of the trade vary between TV and cinema screen. After a series of high profile comedians have left their audiences fuming as opposed to laughing, comedy critic Bruce Dessau explains why the stand-up comedy bubble has burst. Filmclub is an after-school club giving children free weekly access to classic and popular films from across the world. Kirsty discusses this initiative with film director Gaylene Gould and the pupils and teacher of a London school, and director Mark Herman explains why he became involved. Art Historian Vicki Whitfield reviews a new exhibition of William Holman Hunt's work at Manchester Art Gallery and assesses whether it casts fresh light on familiar images.