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Bob Dylan wins Nobel, Dario Fo remembered, Tutankhamun, Semyon Bychkov

Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize of Literature on the day previous winner Dario Fo dies - reaction to both; TV drama Tutankhamun; and conductor Semyon Bychkov's Tchaikovsky project.

Music legend Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize for Literature on the day the death of previous winner, playwright Dario Fo, was announced. We get reaction to both the singer-songwriter becoming a Nobel laureate and the legacy of the Italian who penned Accidental Death of an Anarchist.

Tutankhamun is the new Sunday evening drama on ITV, focusing on Howard Carter's discovery in 1922 of the grave of the boy pharaoh buried in Egypt 3,300 years ago. The drama's writer Guy Burt discusses his approach to his telling of the story of 'King Tut'.

Russian conductor Semyon Bychkov is embarking on a monumental Tchaikovsky project, with three concerts and the release of the 6th Symphony, the PathΓ©tique, the first in a cycle of new recordings. He talks to Samira Ahmed about his lifelong relationship with the music of the composer he calls his 'beloved friend'.

Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Marilyn Rust.

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    Duration: 06:04

  • Joe Farrell

    Duration: 05:26

  • Guy Burt

    Duration: 07:06

  • Semyon Bychkov

    Duration: 08:01

Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in Literature 2016

Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in Literature 2016

Illustration credit:Β N. Elmehed. Β© Nobel Media 2016

Tutankhamun starts on ITV on Sun 16 October at 9pm

Tutankhamun starts on ITV on Sun 16 October at 9pm
Sam Neill as Lord Carnavon in TutankhamunΒ 
Photo credit: ITV pictures

Tchaikovsky Project with conductor Semyon Bychkov

Tchaikovsky Project with conductor Semyon Bychkov
Beloved Friend: Tchaikovsky Project at the Β starts on Wed 19 October

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Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest Guy Burt
Interviewed Guest Semyon Bychkov
Producer Marilyn Rust

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  • Thu 13 Oct 2016 19:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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