Revenge: My Cousin Rachel, Natalie Haynes, Islam Issa
Matthew Sweet discusses the film My Cousin Rachel and explores revenge in Shakespeare and Greek drama with New Generation Thinker Islam Issa and author Natalie Haynes.
Matthew Sweet sees a film version of Daphne Du Maurier's novel directed by Roger Michell and looks at revenge in Shakespeare and Greek drama with 2017 New Generation Thinker Islam Issa and classicist and author Natalie Haynes. Andrew O'Hagan discusses his new book of essays exploring his relationship with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and the Australian web developer who may or not be the inventor of the Bitcoin.
Natalie Haynes new novel is called The Children of Jocasta
My Cousin Rachel starring Rachel Weisz is in cinemas around the UK.
Islam Issa is a 2017 New Generation Thinker who teaches at Birmingham City University. He is the author of Milton in the Arab-Muslim World and you can hear him in the Free Thinking Landmark exploring Paradise Lost.
New Generation Thinkers is a scheme run by the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ with the Arts and Humanities Research Council to find academics who can turn their research into radio and television. You can find more on the Free Thinking website.
Producer: Fiona McLean.
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Duration: 09:09
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Sweet |
| Interviewed Guest | Islam Issa |
| Interviewed Guest | Natalie Haynes |
| Producer | Fiona McLean |
Broadcast
- Wed 7 Jun 2017 22:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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