Seth Rogen's The Interview, Blake Morrison, Marie NDiaye
News, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music, with John Wilson on Seth Rogen's film The Interview, poet Blake Morrison and novelist Marie NDiaye.
John Wilson on Seth Rogen's The Interview, the film which recently caused a major international incident when the US accused North Korea of cyber-terrorism.
Blake Morrison returns with his first collection of poetry in almost 30 years. Shingle Street evokes the landscape of Suffolk.
50 years since the publication of Jennie Lee's 1965 White Paper, A Policy for the Arts, politician and Lee biographer Baroness Hollis discusses the huge impact this document had on the arts in Britain.
And as Marie NDiaye's novel Three Strong Women is dramatized as part of Radio 4's Reading Europe, Damian Barr talks to the best-selling French author.
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Blake Morrison reading The Ballad of Shingle Street
Duration: 05:42
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The Interview
Duration: 05:44
Blake Morrison
Duration: 08:55
1965 White Paper on the Arts
Duration: 06:16
Marie NDiaye
Duration: 06:58
The Interview
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is released in cinemas nationwide, certificate 15.
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Blake Morrison
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Blake Morrison’s poetry collection is available now
50 years since the 1965 White Paper on the Arts
This year is the 50th anniversary of Jennie Lee’s White Paper for the Arts. Baroness Hollis, author of the biography Jennie Lee: A Life, joins John to talk about the creation of the White Paper and the significance of its contents. is published by Faber Finds.
Reading Europe: France
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Marie NDiaye’s radio drama is broadcast on Sunday 8 February on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 as part of the Reading Europe series.
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Role Contributor Presenter John Wilson Interviewed Guest Blake Morrison Interviewed Guest Patricia Hollis Interviewed Guest Damian Barr Interviewed Guest Marie NDiaye Broadcast
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