Front Row Late

Episode 1 (7x1)

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This week's programme features an exclusive puppet production based on a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, created in confinement in Canada by acclaimed author Margaret Atwood and her sister Ruth. Plus, actress Emma Thompson reflects on mortality and exclusively reads a John Donne poem while in isolation in Scotland. Mary is also joined on a video link by writer and critic Shahidha Bari to discuss Titian's great mythological masterpieces, which are currently off-limits due to the temporary closure of the National Gallery.