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Matthew Sweet presents a first night review of award-winning playwright Mike Bartlett's epic and dystopian new work 13, directed at the National Theatre by Thea Sharrock.

The most spectacular seasonal changes occurring anywhere on the planet occur in the Polar regions; and whatever happens here affects everyone. As the polar ice caps melt, we're seeing vast geographical and topographical changes take place. On the eve of a new series on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, Sir David Attenborough, Charles Emmerson and Francis Spufford discuss the geopolitical and environmental impact.

Matthew Sweet talks to Aharon Appelfeld, one of Israel's foremost living authors. The 79 year old author discusses the themes of persecution and remembrance in his latest novel Blooms of Darkness - the story of a young Jewish boy who spends his childhood in hiding from the Nazis - as did Appelfeld himself.

As a new exhibition exploring Alice in Wonderland's influence on the Visual Arts opens at Tate Liverpool we look at the enduring appeal of Lewis Carroll's creation. Carol Mavor and Gillian Rudd discuss.

And we review Mike Bartlett’s new play 13 about civil unrest in a nightmarish parallel London. The award-winning writer is the youngest in ten years to have a play open at the National Theatre's largest stage.

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Tue 25 Oct 2011 22:00

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  • Tue 25 Oct 2011 22:00

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