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Harper Lee remembered, The Night Manager, Simon Armitage, Zelda

Arts news with Kirsty Lang. Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman, is remembered by Elaine Showalter and Christopher Bigsby.

Novelist Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman, is remembered by Elaine Showalter and Christopher Bigsby.

John le CarrΓ©'s novel The Night Manager has been adapted for television by Danish director Susanne Bier and writer David Farr. A spy thriller set in the shadowy world of the arms trade they describe how they changed the sex of the main character, and brought a Scandinavian flavour to this very British writer.

Poet Simon Armitage and director Paul Hunter discuss collaborating on I Am Thomas, a piece of music theatre about the last person in Britain to be executed for blasphemy.

Nintendo's Zelda franchise, one of the most successful video game series of all time, celebrates its 30th anniversary this Sunday. Naomi Alderman tells us what she admires most about the game.

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Fri 19 Feb 2016 19:15
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  • Harper Lee

    Duration: 06:53

  • The Night Manager

    Duration: 08:14

  • I Am Thomas

    Duration: 08:01

  • Zelda at 30

    Duration: 06:13

Harper Lee

Front Row reflects on the life of Harper Lee.

The Night Manager

The Night Manager
The Night Manager begins on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One on Sunday 21 February at 9pm.

I Am Thomas

I Am Thomas

I am Thomas by Simon Armitage opens at and tours to Salford, Salisbury, Edinburgh, Inverness and London.

Image: Manual Harlan

Zelda

Naomi Alderman looks back at 30 years of Nintendo's Zelda.

Credits

Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest Elaine Showalter
Interviewed Guest Christopher Bigsby
Interviewed Guest Susanne Bier
Interviewed Guest David Farr
Interviewed Guest Paul Hunter
Interviewed Guest Simon Armitage
Interviewed Guest Naomi Alderman
Producer Angie Nehring

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  • Fri 19 Feb 2016 19:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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