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Damien Hirst, Michael Grade

Mark Lawson reports on a major Damien Hirst retrospective at Tate Modern. Plus, the verdict on This Must Be the Place starring Sean Penn, and Michael Grade on British television.

With Mark Lawson.

A major Damien Hirst retrospective exhibition opens this week at Tate Modern. Damien Hirst discusses his success and the reaction he gets from cab-drivers, and critic Jackie Wullschlager gives her verdict.

In his new film This Must Be The Place, Sean Penn is almost unrecognisable as Cheyenne, a fifty year-old Goth and former rock star, who sets off on a journey of discovery after his father's death. Jenny McCartney reviews.

Michael Grade has held top positions at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, ITV and Channel 4. He's now presenting a Radio 2 series examining Britain's television industry. The former ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Chairman discusses commissioning Dennis Potter's The Singing Detective in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ toilets, being asked to lower ratings at ITV, and the moment he thought that Bob Geldof had ended his career.

Producer Rebecca Nicholson.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Damien Hirst

    • Damien Hirst

      Damien Hirst discusses his retrospective at Tate Modern and Jackie Wullschlager reviews

      Duration: 10:31

  • Michael Grade

    • Michael Grade

      The former ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Chairman, Michael Grade, discusses his television career

      Duration: 12:06

  • This Must be the Place

    • This Must be the Place

      Jenny McCartney reviews This Must be the Place starring Sean Penn

      Duration: 05:02

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  • Mon 2 Apr 2012 19:15

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