Utopian Living: Dylan Evans, Sex in Cinema
Dylan Evans tells Matthew Sweet about his utopian experiment in the Highlands and discusses survivalist communities. Matthew also explores attitudes to sex in British cinema.
Dylan Evans tells Matthew Sweet about his experimental community in the Scottish Highlands and why the Utopia Experiment failed. They are joined by Eileen Barker who has looked at communities set up by religious cults and Joe Duggan whose Transition Town in Crystal Palace aims to show you don't need to leave the real world to start working towards an ideal society.
Also our changing attitudes to eroticism on film. In the week when the release of the film Fifty Shades of Grey is causing much excitment Matthew discusses prudishness and prurience in British cinema with film historian Melanie Williams, sexploitation screen writer David McGillivray and documentary maker Kim Longinotto.
Dylan Evans's book is called The Utopia Experiment.
Fifty Shades of Grey and Kim Longinotto's Love Is All are released in cinemas Friday February 13th.
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Dylan Evans
Dylan Evans tells Matthew about his experimental community in the Scottish Highlands
Duration: 11:49
Utopia
Eileen Barker and Joe Duggan join Dylan Evans to discuss Utopian experiments
Duration: 14:02
Eroticism
Melanie Williams, David McGillivray and Kim Longinotto discuss eroticism on film
Duration: 17:38
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Matthew Sweet Interviewed Guest Dylan Evans Interviewed Guest Eileen Barker Interviewed Guest Joe Duggan Interviewed Guest Melanie Williams Interviewed Guest David McGillivray Interviewed Guest Kim Longinotto Producer Harry Parker Broadcast
- Tue 10 Feb 2015 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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