Front Row - 24/09/2008

Presented by Mark Lawson. Writer Lionel Shriver and artist John Keane review a new exhibition at Tate Modern of late works by Mark Rothko. Novelist Justin Cartwright reviews two politically-charged cultural events. Leaving, a play by Václav Havel, addresses the themes of change and the passage of power from one generation to the next amidst the chaos of leaving office. Kevin Costner stars in Swing Vote, which imagines an entire US presidential election determined by the vote of just one man. Emmy, Grammy and Tony award-winning composer of Annie and Bye Bye Birdie, Charles Strouse, discusses his memoirs about a lifetime in showbusiness.