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American Honey, George Monbiot on loneliness, Ella Hickson, Bernice McFadden

Andrea Arnold's film American Honey, Bernice McFadden on the experience of the Holocaust for black people, George Monbiot and Ewan McLennan on loneliness, playwright Ella Hickson.

With her new film American Honey, British filmmaker Andrea Arnold has left behind the housing estates and tower blocks of her previous films Red Road and Fish Tank for a road movie set among the endless highways of America. Critic Briony Hanson reviews.

American writer Bernice McFadden discusses her latest novel The Book of Harlan, which contrasts the music scene of the Harlem Renaissance and 1930s Paris with the story of the black victims of the Holocaust whose story is rarely heard, and in many cases wasn't believed when those who survived returned to the US.

When the activist George Monbiot wrote an article about the scourge of loneliness, it had a huge impact, and publishers urged him to write a book. Instead, for the first time, he wrote some songs and got together with the musician Ewan McLennan. They talk about the resulting album, Breaking the Spell of Loneliness.

Ella Hickson's new play Oil explores the history of the product, from its discovery to its role in the economy today, through the eyes of a mother and daughter relationship. She joins Director Carrie Cracknell to discuss why it's important to drill deep into our relationship with this finite resource.

Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • American Honey

    Duration: 05:22

  • Bernice L. McFadden

    Duration: 07:50

  • George Monbiot and Ewan McLennan

    Duration: 07:07

  • Ella Hickson and Carrie Cracknell

    Duration: 07:05

American Honey

American Honey

is in UK cinemas from14 October 2016, certificate 15.

Images

Main image above -ΜύSasha Lane as Star in American Honey, credit: Holly Horner

Image to the left: Sasha Lane, credit: Andrea Arnold

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The Book of Harlan

The Book of Harlan

by Bernice L McFaddenΜύis out now, published by Jacaranda Books in e-book an paperback formats.

Image: Bernice L McFadden

George Monbiot on loneliness

George Monbiot on loneliness

by George Monbiot and Ewan McLennan is out now.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ

Image: Ewan McLennan (Left) and George Monbiot (Right).

Tour details:

12 October 2016: Durham

18 October 2016: Bristol

20 October 2016: Liverpool

21 October 2016: Lees

22 October 2016: Sheffiel

23 October 2016: Ludlow

04 November 2016: Bridport

05 November 2016: Southampton

03 December 2016: London

08 February 2017: Birmingham

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Ella Hickson and Carrie Cracknell

Ella Hickson and Carrie Cracknell

by Ella Hickson is at the Almeida Theatre, London,Μύ until 26 November 2016.

Image: From Left: Christina Tam, Brian Ferguson, Ellie Haddington, PatrickΜύ Kennedy Sam Swann, Anne-Marie Duff in Oil.

Image credit: Richard H Smith

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest Briony Hanson
Interviewed Guest Bernice McFadden
Interviewed Guest George Monbiot
Interviewed Guest Ewan McLennan
Interviewed Guest Ella Hickson
Interviewed Guest Carrie Cracknell
Producer Jerome Weatherald

Broadcast

  • Wed 12 Oct 2016 19:15

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