EPISODE · Oct 21, 2025 · 42 MIN
Steve Martin and Alison Brown talk bluegrass and banjos
from Front Row · host BBC Radio 4
Comedy giant Steve Martin on making new bluegrass music with pioneering banjo player Alison Brown with their new album, Safe, Sensible, and Sane. Filmmaker Nia DaCosta on her cinematic retelling of Ibsen's classic play, Hedda Gabbler.Sharon Heal, Director of the Museums Association on British industrial heritage emerging from the cultural shadows.Senior curator at the Horniman Museum, Heba Abd el Gawad, and Egyptologist Dr Campbell Price on the enduring influence of Egyptology on culture.Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu
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Comedy giant Steve Martin on making new bluegrass music with pioneering banjo player Alison Brown with their new album, Safe, Sensible, and Sane. Filmmaker Nia DaCosta on her cinematic retelling of Ibsen's classic play, Hedda Gabbler.Sharon Heal, Director of the Museums Association on British industrial heritage emerging from the cultural shadows.Senior curator at the Horniman Museum, Heba Abd el Gawad, and Egyptologist Dr Campbell Price on the enduring influence of Egyptology on culture.Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu
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Steve Martin and Alison Brown talk bluegrass and banjos
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