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Robert Rauschenberg, The poetry of Philip Larkin, This is Us reviewed

Robert Rauschenberg at Tate Modern, the poetry of Philip Larkin, American TV sensation This is Us reviewed, Barbadian influence on hip-hop and jazz.

Robert Rauschenberg was a painter, sculptor, printmaker, photographer and performance artist who worked with John Cage and Jasper Johns and has influenced artists today like Damien Hurst and Tracey Emin. John Wilson talks to his son Christopher Rauschenberg and curator Catherine Wood on the day a major retrospective opens at Tate Modern.

This Friday sees the unveiling of a memorial stone to poet Philip Larkin at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, 31 years after his death. Fellow poets Carol Rumens and Blake Morrison discuss Larkin's legacy.

The trailer for new US comedy drama This Is Us has had a record-breaking 64 million Facebook views and 8.5 million on Youtube, so with its first episode about to be shown on Channel 4 on Tuesday 6 December, Katie Puckrik joins John Wilson to see what all the fuss is about.

Plus, on the 50th anniversary of Barbados gaining independence from the UK, music journalist Kevin LeGendre looks at the Caribbean Island's influence on hip-hop, jazz and reggae.

Presenter : John Wilson
Producer : Dymphna Flynn.

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Wed 30 Nov 2016 19:15
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Chapters

  • Philip Larkin

    Duration: 09:05

  • This is Us

    Duration: 05:30

  • Robert Rauschenberg

    Duration: 08:59

  • Music from Barbados

    Duration: 04:02

Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg at the fromÌý1 December 2016 – 2 April 2017


Picture shows:ÌýRobert Rauschenberg,ÌýBed,Ìý1955 Copyright:ÌýThe Museum of Modern Art, New York,ÌýGift of Leo Castelli in honour of Aldred H. Barr, Jr. Ìý© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, New York.ÌýImage: The Museum of Modern Art, New York/Scala, Florence. Ìý

Philip Larkin Memorial stone in Poets' Corner

Philip Larkin Memorial stone in Poets' Corner
Philip Larkin
Memorial Service at Westminster Abbey and placing of ledger stone in Poets' Corner at 6 pm on Friday 2 December

This is Us

This is Us

This is Us is on Channel Four at 9 pm Tuesday 6 December


Music from Barbados

Music from Barbados
Bajan Playlist

Rihanna – Pon de Replay
Grandmaster Flash – The Message
Janet Kay – Silly Games
Roy Haynes – Hagnes
Grynner – We Want More
Shabaka & The Ancestors - OBS

Main image: Robert Rauschenberg, Monogram, 1955-59

Main image:ÌýRobert Rauschenberg,ÌýMonogram,Ìý1955-59ÌýModerna Museet, Stockholm. Purchase with contribution from Moderna Museets Vänner/The Friends of Moderna Museet © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, New York


Credits

Presenter John Wilson
Producer Dymphna Flynn
Interviewed Guest Christopher Rauschenberg
Interviewed Guest Catherine Wood
Interviewed Guest Carol Rumens
Interviewed Guest Blake Morrison
Interviewed Guest Katie Puckrik
Interviewed Guest Kevin LeGendre

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    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4

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