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Reviewing Heated Rivalry, novel Jackson Alone, and the British Museum's Hawai'i exhibition

In the Front Row review programme, author Emily Itami and critic Tim Robey assess the steamy Canadian drama Heated Rivalry, which has caused a sensation in North America. Also, The British Museum's new exhibition Hawaiʻi: a kingdom crossing oceans, and Jose Ando's novel about rac ...  Show more

Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Wayne McGregor and Emmylou Harris

Sir Ian McKellen talks about performing Laurie Slade's one-man play Equinox - about an older man wrestling with his past and conflicting desires - at the inaugural Out in the Hills LGBTI+ culture festival at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. One of the world's most renowned and influen ...  Show more

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