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Artist Richard Wilson; playwright Mike Bartlett; Generation War; Exhibition

Artist Richard Wilson on his vast new Heathrow sculpture Slipstream; playwright Mike Bartlett on King Charles III; German TV drama Generation War; Joanna Hogg's film Exhibition.

Artist Richard Wilson unveils his vast 77-tonne new silver sculpture, Slipstream, in Heathrow's new Terminal 2 building. Playwright Mike Bartlett, who is currently enjoying a major critical success with King Charles III, discusses his play about the potential future monarch as well as An Intervention which premieres in Watford this week. Booker-winning novelist Rachel Seiffert discusses the new German TV drama series Generation War which follows the lives of five friends in Berlin on different paths through Nazi Germany and World War II. British director Joanna Hogg returns with her third film Exhibition starring Viv Albertine of punk band The Slits. Shahidha Bari reviews.

Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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Wed 23 Apr 2014 19:15
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  • Mike Bartlett

    Duration: 11:03

  • Generation War reviewed by Rachel Seiffert

    Duration: 05:12

  • Richard Wilson

    Duration: 06:47

  • Exhibition reviewed by Shahidha Bari

    Duration: 04:33

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson
Sculptor unveils his vast 77-tonne new silver sculpture, Slipstream, in Heathrow's new Terminal 2.

Mike Bartlett

Playwright Mike Bartlett, who is currently enjoying a major critical success with , discusses his play about the potential future monarch.

Generation War

Generation War
Booker-winning novelist Rachel Seiffert discusses the new German TV drama series which follows the lives of five friends in Berlin on different paths through Nazi Germany and World War II.

Exhibition

British director Joanna Hogg returns with her third film Exhibition starring Viv Albertine of punk band The Slits. Shahidha Bari reviews.

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Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Richard Wilson
Interviewed Guest Mike Bartlett
Interviewed Guest Rachel Seiffert
Interviewed Guest Shahidha Bari
Producer Jerome Weatherald

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  • Wed 23 Apr 2014 19:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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