Bill Bailey, Philip Pullman, Alias Grace

Published: Oct. 30, 2017, 8:06 p.m.

Bill Bailey talks to Shahidha Bari ahead of his UK tour, and tries out the new Front Row keyboard.

Philip Pullman discusses his new novel La Belle Sauvage, a prequel to the best-selling trilogy His Dark Materials, and his collection of essays on storytelling, Daemon Voices.

Sarah Churchwell reviews the TV mini-series Alias Grace, an adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel about a 19th century servant convicted for a double murder.

18 years after retiring from acting, Joe Pesci returns to the small-screen for Martin Scorsese's The Irishman. Adam Smith reflects on Joe Pesci's comeback.

Presenter: Shahidha Bari\nProducer: Timothy Prosser.