Rachel Seiffert, James Hawes, Richard Nelson, 2017 New Generation Thinker Alistair Fraser on gangs.
Presented by Anne McElvoy. With playwright Richard Nelson discussing his plays about a US family in election year, Rachel Seiffert on new novel, and the etymology of gangs.
Anne McElvoy talks to the Tony award-winning playwright Richard Nelson about bringing his trilogy depicting a US family over the 2016 election year to the Brighton Festival.
Novelist Rachel Seiffert was shortlisted for the Booker prize with her book The Dark Room. Her new novel is inspired by the arrival of the Nazis in a Ukrainian village. The political novelist, James Hawes, explains why a lack of a clear eastern border has informed German history for two thousand years.
Plus the etymology of gangs explained by 2017 New Generation Thinker Alistair Fraser, a lecturer in criminology and sociology at the University of Glasgow.
New Generation Thinkers is a scheme run by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to find academics who can turn their research into radio and television. You can find a collection of films and broadcasts on the Free Thinking website.
The Gabriel Trilogy runs at the Brighton Festival from May 20th to May 27th.
Rachel Seiffert's novel A Boy in Winter is out now.
James Hawes 'The Shortest History of Germany' is out now.
Producer: Jacqueline Smith
(Photograph: Rachel Seiffert - (c) Charlie Hopkinson ).
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Free Thinking: Rachel Seiffert. James Hawes,Richard Nelson. 2017 New Gen Thinker Alistair Fraser on gangs
Anne McElvoy explores German Russian history, US electioneering and crime with her guests
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What's in a Gang?
Duration: 03:33
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Anne McElvoy |
| Interviewed Guest | Richard Nelson |
| Interviewed Guest | Rachel Seiffert |
| Interviewed Guest | James Hawes |
| Interviewed Guest | Alistair Fraser |
| Producer | Jacqueline Smith |
Broadcast
- Wed 17 May 2017 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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