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Sylvia Plath, Marcel Duchamp, Asteroid Watch, Side by Side

Matthew Sweet examines a new exhibition at the Barbican in London assessing the legacy of Marcel Duchamp and those he influenced in music, dance, theatre, film and art.

In Night Waves tonight Matthew Sweet discusses the legacy of Sylvia Plath, who died 50 years ago this week, with her friend Ruth Fainlight and the poet Fiona Sampson.

As a new documentary about the future of film is released, the artist Tacita Dean and film maker Mike Figgis join Matthew in the studio to discuss the shift from traditional to digital technology and its implications.

Plus a review of The Bride and the Bachelors, a new exhibition of the work of Marcel Duchamp, the influential French surrealist. The show includes the work Nude Descending a Staircase No 2 which caused great controversy when it was shown in New York in 1913.

And the science writer Marcus Chown and futurologist Anders Sandberg discuss the potential threats caused by two asteroids passing close to the Earth.

That's all on Night Waves with Matthew Sweet, here on Radio 3 at 10pm.

Producer: Fiona McLean.

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Chapters

  • Marcel Duchamp

    A review of The Bride and the Bachelors, a new exhibition of the work of Marcel Duchamp

    Duration: 06:39

  • Film

    A discussion about the shift from traditional to digital technology in film making

    Duration: 15:31

  • Sylvia Plath

    Matthew discusses the legacy of Sylvia Plath, who died 50 years ago this week

    Duration: 10:26

  • Asteroids

    Marcus Chown and Anders Sandberg discuss the potential threats caused by two asteroids

    Duration: 11:15

Sylvia Plath

To mark its fiftieth anniversary, Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar will be broadcast for the first time on 20th February 2013 on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

Marcel Duchamp

The Bride and the Bachelors: Duchamp with Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg and Johns is on at the Barbican from 14 February - 9 June 2013.

Asteroid watch

The will pass close to Earth on Friday 15th February.ΜύWatch a NASA simulation of the asteroid's predicted trajectory on the website.

Asteroid 99942 Apophis passed Earth on 13th January 2013, and is predicted to make several more near-encounters over the next 50 years. Find out more from NASA's .

Side By Side

Side by Side is released in selected UK cinemas on Friday 15 February, certificate 15.

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  • Wed 13 Feb 2013 22:00
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