The New Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman - Best selling author Sebastian Faulks on Birdsong

Claudia talks to actor John Nettles who's playing Claudius in a new production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Crucible Theatre. The story of a kingdom at war, a murder, a marriage, apparitions, and a play, John Simm leads the cast, and John Nettles discusses his supporting role. Also joining Claudia tonight are four guys from the jaw-dropping streetdance group Flawless, who found fame on Simon Cowell's TV show Britain's Got Talent. And author Sebastian Faulks, best known for the French trilogy; The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong and Charlotte Gray talks about his new book, his new play and his new TV show; Faulks on Fiction which celebrates the brilliance of the British novel. Plus, the latest theatre news with Michael Billington, and the best dance events from across the UK with Judith Mackrell.