Podcast appearances and mentions of Sergei Polunin

Soviet-born ballet dancer, actor and model

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Front Row with James Whiteside
Episode 12: Arthur Pita

Front Row with James Whiteside

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 52:02


I adore Arthur. In this episode, he and I talk about his current project, an expansion of the Beach Boys' “Good Vibrations”, his work with ballet's biggest stars, and the challenges of creating during times of social change. I appreciate his candor as we discuss difficult and necessary topics. Arthur is a fascinating creator and I can't wait for you to hear his interview in this episode of Front Row.Arthur Pita is an award winning choreographer and director. He has created for The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, and many more. Arthur has created works for ballet stars Edward Watson, Natalia Osipova, Ivan Vasiliev, Sergei Polunin, Maria Kowroski, Sarah Lamb, and Robbie Fairchild. His own company, Ballo Arthur Pita, has created evening length works and performed and toured all over the world. He is an Olivier award nominee and he has choreographed for films such as Ex Machina, Jupiter Ascending, and Charlie's Angels.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Advanced Italian
Advanced Italian #374 - International news from an Italian perspective

Advanced Italian

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 8:23


Brasile, la democrazia in pericolo Il prezzo dell'ambizione Attivismo climatico, sempre più radicale Giuseppe Conte sceglie Cortina per le sue vacanze Milano, il Teatro degli Arcimboldi cancella lo spettacolo di Sergei Polunin

Today in Dance
November 20

Today in Dance

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 3:50


Happy Birthday to Ram Gopal, Alexandra Danilova, Maya Plisetskaya, Meredith Monk, NaTalia Johnson, and Sergei Polunin! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dawn-davis-loring/support

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“À partir du mois de septembre l'année dernière, je n'ai plus rien fait d'autre qu'attendre un homme : qu'il me téléphone et qu'il vienne chez moi. Tout de lui m'a été précieux, ses yeux, sa bouche, son sexe, ses souvenirs d'enfant, sa voix...”Avec : Laetitia Dosch, Sergei Polunin, Lou-Teymour Thion, Caroline Ducey, Grégoire Colin, Slimane Dazi, Vincent Courcelle-Labrousse, Dounia SichovD'après le roman Passion simple de Annie Ernaux (© Gallimard, 1992)Festival de Cannes 2020, sélection officielleBonus DVD :Entretien avec Laetitia Arbid (8')Analyse de séquences par Marilou Duponchel (18')Essais affiches par Laurent LuffroyAudio : Français DD 5.1 & DD 2.0, Audiodescription (pour Malvoyants) DDSous-titrage : Anglais - Format image : 1.85DVD Pal zone 2

Escuchando Peliculas
El Bailarín (2018) #Biográfico #GuerraFría #Ballet #peliculas #audesc #podcast

Escuchando Peliculas

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 122:22


País Reino Unido Dirección Ralph Fiennes Guion David Hare. Libro: Julie Kavanagh Música Ilan Eshkeri Fotografía Mike Eley Reparto Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Louis Hofmann, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Sergei Polunin, Olivier Rabourdin, Raphaël Personnaz, Chulpan Khamatova, Zach Avery, Mar Sodupe, Calypso Valois, Aleksey Morozov, Nebojsa Dugalic Sinopsis Rusia, 1961. Rudolf Nureyev, el bailarín de ballet más grande de todos los tiempos, viaja por primera vez fuera de la Unión Soviética como miembro de la prestigiosa Kirov Ballet Company. Aunque el KGB sigue de cerca sus pasos y a pesar del gran peligro que conllevaba entonces la deserción, Nureyev huirá tomando una decisión que podría cambiar el curso de su vida para siempre.

Hans Shot First
Murder on the Orient Express - Probably the Greatest Podcast in the World

Hans Shot First

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 74:42


#409 - This week we talk about the Kenneth Branagh adaptation of the Agatha Christie murder-mystery, Murder on the Orient Express. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Michell Pfeiffer, Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Leslie Odom Jr., Josh Gadd, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Olivia Colman, Derek Jacobi, Sergei Polunin, Lucy Boynton, Penélope Cruz, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Marwan Kenzari, and Tom Bateman. We also discuss some NHL hall-of-famers, the opening weekend for The Batman, and list our favorite Whodunits. Enjoy! HSF Rating Alex-5, Scott-6, Jeff-2 Please follow and contact us at the following locations: Patreon: http://patreon.com/hansshotfirst Facebook: Hans Shot First Twitter: http://twitter.com/hansshot1st Email: hansshotfirst@outlook.com iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hans-shot-first/id778071182 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I5q2th5tzsucvpzgmy3kmzgtd44?t=Hans_Shot_First iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-hans-shot-first-30934202/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ityvhlXhdtoXFJFOO1cvA

NDR Kultur - Neue Bücher
Bildband über den Balletttänzer Sergei Polunin: "Free"

NDR Kultur - Neue Bücher

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 4:44


Sergei Polunin wird als bester Balletttänzer unserer Zeit gefeiert: kometenhaft sein Aufstieg und eine streitbare Figur.

Score to Screen
Score to Screen with Ilan Eshkeri (Ghost of Tsushima, A Perfect Planet)

Score to Screen

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 21:07


Ilan Eshkeri is the featured guest on this Score to Screen podcast. The award-winning composer highlights the importance of narrative and story when it comes to crafting score music. Eshkeri provides an in depth look at his soundtrack to the documentary series, A Perfect Planet as well as the admired video game, Ghost of Tsushima. A Perfect Planet is a unique fusion of blue chip natural history and earth science that explains how our living planet operates. This five-part series shows how the forces of nature drive, shape and support Earth's great diversity of wildlife. It takes us on a stunning visual journey, from lands drenched by the Indian monsoon to the slopes of fiery Hawaiian volcanoes, from the tidal islands of the Bahamas to the frozen wastes of Ellesmere Island. From Arctic wolves prowling moonlit landscapes in winter, to frozen wood frogs magically thawing back to life in spring; from the vampire finches of the Galapagos who drink the blood of seabirds, to the African flamingos who gather in their thousands every year in a vast volcanic lake to breed. The video game, Ghost of Tsushima, takes place in the late 13th century, when the Mongol empire has laid waste to entire nations along their campaign to conquer the East. Tsushima Island is all that stands between mainland Japan and a massive Mongol invasion fleet led by the ruthless and cunning general, Khotun Khan. As the island burns in the wake of the first wave of the Mongol assault, samurai warrior Jin Sakai stands as one of the last surviving members of his clan. He is resolved to do whatever it takes, at any cost, to protect his people and reclaim his home. He must set aside the traditions that have shaped him as a warrior to forge a new path, the path of the Ghost, and wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Tsushima. Ilan Eshkeri is an award-winning composer, artist, songwriter, producer and creator. Eshkeri's work is performed in concert halls, theaters, galleries, on film and television and in video games. Recent projects include A Perfect Planet, his fourth collaboration with the legendary naturalist David Attenborough and The White Crow which he worked on with Ralph Fiennes. Both followed the creation of a ballet, Narcissus and Echo, choreographed by famed dancer Sergei Polunin with set designs by David LaChapelle and a ballet commission from Rambert Dance Company. Eshkeri has collaborated with Burberry on a landmark fashion show, where he composed and conducted a choral symphonic suite, Reliquary, which then reached No. 1 in the UK classical chart. Before this, he worked with astronaut Tim Peake and the European Space Agency on a film documenting his mission to the International Space Station. He continues his collaboration with Tim Peake and ESA with his spellbinding show Space Station Earth, last performed in Stockholm to an audience of 10,000. Eshkeri's many creative partnerships include artists such as Annie Lennox, David Gilmour, Sinead O'Connor, KT Tunstall, Tom Odell, Ash and The Cinematic Orchestra. Amongst his extensive catalogue of film and television are multiple Oscar & BAFTA winning films, such as Still Alice, Stardust and Shaun The Sheep.  The Score to Screen podcast series is produced and hosted by Crossover Media's Max Horowitz. Listen to the Soundtrack to A Perfect Planet here. Listen to the Ghost of Tsushima Soundtrack here. List to the official Ilan Eshkeri Spotify playlist here. To learn more about Sony Soundtracks visit https://lnk.to/son

Philip Bloemendal Podcast
Brecht van Hulten

Philip Bloemendal Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 17:16


Brecht van Hulten won in 2002 de eerste Philip Bloemendal Prijs. Uit het juryrapport: "ze heeft een persoonlijke presentatie die geheel in dienst van de boodschap staat en die zelfs versterkt. Ze durft een onverwachte aanpak te kiezen en ze straalt rust uit, een vanzelfsprekend soort aanwezigheid die de aandacht afdwingt." In deze aflevering vertelt ze over het Jeugdjournaal, het GMJ (het Grote Mensen Journaal), de documentaire die ze over danser Sergei Polunin maakte, en over het belang van een goede eindredacteur.

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The Sound Architect Podcast (TSAP)
Composer, Ilan Eshkeri (Ghost of Tsushima, Space Station Earth, Sims 4, Stardust)

The Sound Architect Podcast (TSAP)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 50:49


(TSAP S03E19) Sam speaks with composer, Ilan Eshkeri, about his journey into music composition, his recent work on Ghost of Tsushima, collaborating with Shigeru Umebayashi, Space Station Earth and more! "Ilan Eshkeri is an award winning composer, artist, songwriter, producer and creator. Eshkeri's work is performed in concert halls, theatres, galleries, on film & television and video games; his eclectic body of work is linked by his love of narrative. Ilan is currently creating music for A Perfect Planet, his fourth collaboration with the legendary naturalist David Attenborough. Recently, Ilan and Ralph Fiennes completed their third film together – a biopic about Rudolf Nureyev, ‘The White Crow'. This followed the creation of a ballet ‘Narcissus and Echo', choreographed by famed dancer Sergei Polunin with set designs by David LaChapelle and a ballet commission from Rambert Dance Company. Ilan has collaborated with Burberry on a landmark fashion show, where he composed and conducted a choral symphonic suite, ‘Reliquary', which then reached no.1 in the UK classical chart. Before this, he worked with astronaut Tim Peake and the European Space Agency on a film documenting his mission to the International Space Station. Ilan continues his collaboration with Tim Peake and ESA with his spell-binding show ‘Space Station Earth' last performed in Stockholm to an audience of 10,000. Other performance highlights include a unique concert for thousands in the gardens of the Louvre in Paris, the Royal Albert Hall in London and the Rudolfinum in Prague." NOTE: The quality of Ilan's audio was lower due to technical issues. Huge thanks to our editor, Toivo Kallio for improving it greatly and we hope you still enjoy this episode. Want to sponsor an episode? E-mail Sam at sam@thesoundarchitect.co.uk for your sponsorship to be read out on the podcast. This episode and so much more at: www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk Twitter: @SoundDesignUK Facebook: facebook.com/thesoundarchitect.co.uk Instagram: thesoundarchitectofficial Stay up to date via our Monthly Newsletter as well: www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/newsletter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thesoundarchitect/message

The Stage Rightside with James Whiteside
Xander Parish: Mariinsky Star

The Stage Rightside with James Whiteside

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 43:24


James chats with British dancer Xander Parish about his rise to principal dancer at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. They discuss hot topics such as Russian culture, Sergei Polunin, and more.   Premier Dance Network website   James on Instagram JamesWhiteside.org Upcoming Performances

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What's Your Name Again? with Kurt Caceres
Inside the Actors Studio - with Gabe Dell Jr. - Part II

What's Your Name Again? with Kurt Caceres

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 40:59


"If you're willing to do this, are you willing to suffer?" said his father.  "What if the theater doesn't want you, it doesn't matter how good you are, the theater may just not want you, what're you gonna do then?" Gabe Dell Jr., joins Kurt Caceres once again to delve deep into the world of the "actors actor" and the original Actors Studio.  "Theater will never go away as long as there is humanity", he says, "goes as far back as the Shaman doing the tribal dance telling the story after the hunt".  A true artist never stops exploring, and Gabe just returned from directing and working with the contemporary Ballet superstar who was the youngest ever principal in the Royal Ballet, Sergei Polunin.  "The Mikhail Baryshnikov of our time".  

Across the Margin: The Podcast
Episode 61: Between Me and My Mind with Steven Cantor

Across the Margin: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019 30:21


In this latest episode of Across The Margin: The Podcast host Michael Shields interviews filmmaker Steven Cantor about his latest film Between Me and My Mind, a documentary providing an in-depth and personal look at the life and career of Phish frontman Trey Anastasio. Steven Cantor is best known as the director of such hit documentaries as Dancer (2017), Chasing Tyson (2015), loudQUIETloud: A Film About Pixies (2011), and What Remains (2007). He is also the producer of such films as STEP (2017), Devil's Playground (2002), Reporter (2011) and Unraveled (2012). He is the founder of NY-based Stick Figure Productions, and the topics of his films have encompassed Willie Nelson, ballet star Sergei Polunin, photographer Sally Mann, boxers Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield, musician James Blake, and more. Between Me and My Mind finds Cantor following Trey Anastasio as he writes songs and prepares for the band's 2017 New Year's Eve concert at New York's famed Madison Square Garden. In addition, it tracks Anastasio through the writing and recording of his deeply personal new solo album Ghosts of the Forest, which came out in April. This podcast episode offers a behind the scenes look at a film that offers an in depth look at the life and career of Anastasio while shining a light on the massive heart and creative force behind a modern day rock n’ roll legend. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Bigger Picture, presented by The British Film Institute
The Bigger Picture: The White Crow and ballet's Soviet dissidents in film

The Bigger Picture, presented by The British Film Institute

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 30:01


Strap on your pointe shoes and join Anna, Henry and Pete as they hit the floor with an episode about the Soviet ballet dancers who defected to the west. Inspired by Ralph Fienne's The White Crow, a biopic of the ballet supremo and defector Rudolf Nureyev, the gang track the careers of Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov and the contemporary Ukrainian dancer Sergei Polunin, asking what it takes for these dancefloor geniuses to make it in western pop culture.The Bigger Picture, presented by the BFI, is...BFI Southbank Programmer Anna Bogah...Anna Bogurts... Anna Bogutskaya. BFI Digital editor Henry BarnesProducer Peter SaleNext steps:• The Guardian's Simon Hattenstone interviews Sergei Polunin: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/mar/07/sergei-polunin-sacked-putin-tattoo-interview• Four great Soviet ballet dancers (via Russia Beyond): https://www.rbth.com/arts/2015/08/11/dancing_their_way_to_freedom_4_great_soviet_ballet_defectors_48425.html• Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov strut their stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qDGVHy5iTM See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Escuchando Peliculas
Gorrión Rojo (2018) #Thriller #Espionaje #peliculas #audesc #podcast

Escuchando Peliculas

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 134:18


País Estados Unidos Dirección Francis Lawrence Guion Justin Haythe (Novela: Jason Matthews) Música James Newton Howard Fotografía Jo Willems Reparto Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Jeremy Irons, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, Matthias Schoenaerts, Joely Richardson, Nicole O'Neill, Sergej Onopko, Sergei Polunin, Kristof Konrad, Simon Szabó, Ciarán Hinds, Thekla Reuten, Joel de la Fuente, Sakina Jaffrey, Douglas Hodge, Bill Camp, Sebastian Hülk, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Sasha Frolova, Chris O'Hara, Judit Rezes, Hugh Quarshie, Karen Gagnon, Patrick McCullough, Louis Hofmann, Bálint Adorjáni, Zsolt Anger, Scott Alexander Young, Lauren Glazier Sinopsis Dominika Egorova (Jennifer Lawrence) es reclutada contra su voluntad para ser un “gorrión”, una seductora adiestrada del servicio de seguridad ruso. Dominika aprende a utilizar su cuerpo como arma, pero lucha por conservar su sentido de la identidad durante el deshumanizador proceso de entrenamiento. Hallando su fuerza en un sistema injusto, se revela como uno de los activos más sólidos del programa. Su primer objetivo es Nate Nash (Joel Edgerton), un funcionario de la CIA que dirige la infiltración más confidencial de la agencia en la inteligencia rusa. Los dos jóvenes agentes caen en una espiral de atracción y engaño que amenaza sus carreras, sus lealtades y la seguridad de sus respectivos países.

Arts and (Space)Crafts
Episode LXXIV- Cross Training for Dance and Science

Arts and (Space)Crafts

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 47:38


On this episode of Arts and (Space)Crafts Kevin and Jake talk about not updating their computers, talking classes outside of your comfort zone, cross training, and the continued weirdness of Sergei Polunin.    Music- Tribe Society  Art- Kerina McCarthy  Tweets at- @TheAstrophys @gakejodek Email at- artsandspacecrafts1@gmail.com   

Escuchando Peliculas
Asesinato en el Orient Express (2017) #Intriga #Drama #Crimen #peliculas #podcast #audesc

Escuchando Peliculas

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2018 109:15


País Estados Unidos Dirección Kenneth Branagh Guion Michael Green (Novela: Agatha Christie) Música Patrick Doyle Fotografía Haris Zambarloukos Reparto Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Josh Gad, Tom Bateman, Derek Jacobi, Manuel García-Rulfo, Leslie Odom Jr., Lucy Boynton, Sergei Polunin, Olivia Colman, Miranda Raison, Chico Kenzari, Ziad Abaza Sinopsis Durante un viaje en el legendario tren Orient Express, el detective belga Hércules Poirot investiga un asesinato cometido en el trayecto, y a resultas del cual todos los pasajeros del tren son sospechosos del mismo.

Pod De Deux » Pod de Deux podcast episodes
THE MUSIC TAKES OVER AND DRIVES ME: Tiler Peck

Pod De Deux » Pod de Deux podcast episodes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2018


Jessica and Clara interviewed Tiler Peck leading up to the premier of her new documentary, BalletNow, which will be available for streaming on Hulu on Friday, July 20th.  The film, directed by Steven Cantor (who directed Sergei Polunin’s DANCER) and produced by Elisabeth Moss, shows Tiler assume many roles as curator, artistic director, rehearsal director and dancer in preparation […]

Arcadia: la historia secreta del Ballet
‘La historia secreta del ballet’: una dosis de realidad

Arcadia: la historia secreta del Ballet

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 22:35


Foto: Natalia Osipova y Sergei Polunin bailan en Londres. Crédito: Leo Mason - Split Second/Corbis via Getty ImagesDesde los que están empezando hasta nombres famosos, estos documentales (y realities) retratan las historias reales detrás del baile en el décimo capítulo de nuestro podcast dedicado al ballet.

Reel Spoilers
330: 'Murder on the Orient Express' Starring Kenneth Branagh, Josh Gad, Daisy Ridley

Reel Spoilers

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2017 69:29


It's time for another star-studded remake, this time of 'Murder on the Orient Express.'The film stars Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Marwan Kenzari, Tom Bateman, Olivia Colman, Lucy Boynton, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Sergei Polunin.The episode welcomes guest host Paul Harris. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Studio 2
Vidunderbarnet som ble til ballettens badboy

Studio 2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2017 13:02


Sergei Polunin var 22 år gammel og hadde fått på seg et rykte som vanskelig festløve og bråkmaker. Dokumentarfilmen "Dancer" følger karrieren og krasjlandingen til Polunin.

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Cartelera
Estrenos - Viernes 19 de mayo

Cartelera

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2017 6:00


DÉJAME SALIR. Un joven afroamericano comienza a salir con Rose, con la que decide pasar el finde de semana en norte. Pero no van, solos, porque los padres de Rose también se apuntan. DANCER. Cuenta las andanzas de uno de los bailarines de ballet más icónicos: Sergei Polunin. PERSONAL SHOPPER. Ambientada en París, Maureen es una asistenta de moda con poderes psíquicos, decidida a abandonar la ciudad. EL CASO SLOANE. Elizabeth Sloane es la única capaz de plantar cara a la industria armamentística y defender la ley. Para conseguirlo tendrá que enfrentarse a poderosos enemigos, poniendo en riesgo su propia carrera y a sus seres queridos. GOODBYE BERLIN. Maik vive junto a sus padres que le abandonará todo el verano. Por ello, se junta con un compañero de clase, un joven inmigrante ruso que llega con un coche robado dispuesto a dar un giro emocionante a su vida. NO SÉ DECIR ADIÓS. A pesar de que el padre de Carla tiene una enfermedad terminal, padre e hija no se dirigen la palabra. Gracias a su hermana Blanca, todo cambiará. Juntos emprenderán un viaje contrarreloj en el que intentarán escapar de una realidad que ninguno se atreve a afrontar.

Pod De Deux » Pod de Deux podcast episodes
I ALWAYS HAVE A CHARACTER WITH A REALLY STRONG PASSION: Steven Cantor

Pod De Deux » Pod de Deux podcast episodes

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2016


We recently joined Oscar nominated filmmaker Steven Cantor in the West Village office of Stick Figure Productions to talk about his new epic documentary, “DANCER.” Centered around the once-notorious “bad boy of ballet,” Sergei Polunin, this character-driven documentary instead reveals a charming and multi-dimensional dancer of prodigious talent who has a complicated relationship with his […]

Front Row Weekly
FR: Murray Gold, Sergei Polunin, Rachel Joyce

Front Row Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2013 71:13


From the Manchester International Festival: a review of Kenneth Branagh's Macbeth and an interview with the xx. Josie Rourke and Matt Charman on the play Deep Blue and Adam Curtis from Massive Attack on how they launched this year's festival. Composer Murray Gold discusses his music for Doctor Who and author Rachel Joyce talks about her new book, Perfect. John Wilson interviews ballet star Sergei Polunin and comedian David Baddiel on his return to stand-up.

Front Row: Archive 2013
Sergei Polunin, David Baddiel, Rankin

Front Row: Archive 2013

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2013 28:38


With John Wilson. Sergei Polunin is the youngest dancer ever to be made a principal with the Royal Ballet, a role he unexpectedly quit after two years aged 21. Earlier this year he suddenly left the cast of a new ballet version of Midnight Express, days before its UK premiere. As he takes the lead in a Moscow production of Coppélia in London, Polunin discusses this role and his career highs and lows. David Baddiel's first full stand-up show for over 15 years concentrates on the idea of celebrity. In Fame - Not The Musical, he argues that famous people don't talk about how the level of fame can fluctuate, and suggests that he is no longer as famous as he used to be. He discusses his return to the stage, and also reveals that he feels partly responsible for Sachsgate, the infamous prank calls made by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross to Andrew Sachs. In 1936 Dame Laura Knight became the first woman to be elected to the Royal Academy since 1769. As a new exhibition of her work opens at the National Portrait Gallery, Juliet Gardiner reassesses an artist who began painting circus scenes and went on to become an official war artist, creating a famous picture of the Nuremberg Trials. In tonight's Cultural Exchange, the British portrait and fashion photographer Rankin - full name John Rankin Waddell - selects a short poem by Thomas Hardy which had a big influence on his decision to become a photographer while studying at Brighton Polytechnic. Producer Claire Bartleet.