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Chancellor George Osborne, Justin Cartwright, 99 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs, Mark Haddon

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including George Osborne on bringing British culture to China, Mark Haddon on his award-winning short story and a review of thriller 99 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs.

Chancellor George Osborne discusses his plans to take artworks and performances from British cultural institutions, including the British Museum, the Royal Opera House and Shakespeare's Globe, to China in a Β£7 million project.

99 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs, a drama from director Ramin Bahrani, explores the sub-prime housing crisis in America. Andrew Garfield stars as Dennis Nash, a contractor evicted from his family home by a real estate mogul looking to profit from the re-possessions. Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reviews.

In his latest novel, South African writer Justin Cartwright looks to his ancestor, Boer leader Piet Retief, who was murdered by the Zulu King Dingane in 1838. In Up Against The Night, we follow Frank, an imaginary descendant of Retief who travels back to a troubled modern day South Africa.

Mark Haddon, author of the hugely popular The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, tells John Wilson about his story Bunny, shortlisted for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award, about a man who can't stop eating and a woman who brings him food.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Olivia Skinner.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Chancellor George Osborne

    Duration: 09:27

  • 99 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs

    Duration: 04:31

  • Justin Cartwright

    Duration: 08:12

  • Mark Haddon

    Duration: 05:23

Chancellor George Osbourne

Chancellor George Osbourne
Chancellor George Osborne on his plans to take British artworks and culture to China.

99 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs

99 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs
99 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs is released on Friday 23 September, certificate 15.

Justin Cartwright

Justin Cartwright
Up Against the Night is published by Bloomsbury.

Mark Haddon

Mark Haddon
Bunny by Mark Haddon is broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 on 22 September at 3.30pm.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest George Osborne
Interviewed Guest Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Interviewed Guest Mark Haddon
Producer Olivia Skinner

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  • Mon 21 Sep 2015 19:15

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