Man Booker Prize, Sherlock Holmes, Plato and Aristotle
With Matthew Sweet. Including a new exhibition about Sherlock Holmes and a live report from the 2014 Man Booker Prize ceremony, plus the relevance today of Plato and Aristotle.
Sherlock Holmes is investigated by Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet as the Museum of London opens an exhibition. Literary critic Alex Clark gives her verdict as the Man Booker Prize is announced. Also the relevance of Plato and Aristotle to contemporary life are debated by the American novelist and philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein and Armand Leroi, Professor of Evolutionary Developmental Biology at Imperial College, London.
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Never Lived and Who Will Never Die is at the Museum of London from October 17th - April 12th 2015.
Rebecca Newburger Goldstein's book is called Plato At The Googleplex and Why Philosophy Still Matters
Armand Marie Leroi's book is called The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science
Producer: Fiona McLean.
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Richard Flanagan winner of the 2014 Man Booker Prize
Literary critic Alex Clark gives her verdict as the Man Booker Prize is announced
Duration: 06:10
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein and Armand Leroi
The relevance of Plato and Aristotle to contemporary life are debated
Duration: 17:04
Sherlock Holmes
Mark Gatiss and Matthew review the new Sherlock Holmes exhibition at the Museum of London
Duration: 12:29
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Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Matthew Sweet Interviewed Guest Rebecca Newberger Goldstein Interviewed Guest Armand Marie Leroi Producer Fiona McLean Broadcast
- Tue 14 Oct 2014 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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