Russian Nationalism. Scythians. Hull and Port Talbot on stage.
Anne McElvoy talks to Anne Applebaum about Russian-Ukrainian history. Nick Tandavanitj and Rhiannon White discuss new dramas in Hull and Port Talbot.
Anne Applebaum talks to Anne McElvoy about Russian nationalism and Ukrainian history in a programme exploring the importance of borders and the way identities are bound up with a sense of place. Nick Tandavanitj and Rhiannon White discuss creating drama out of the specific histories of Hull and Port Talbot. St John Simpson, curator of a British Museum exhibition devoted to a nomadic culture of antiquity, explains the ethos of the Scythians.
Anne Applebaum is a Professor at LSE and a columnist for The Washington Post. Her new book is called Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine and covers the period from 1917 to the present.
Rhiannon White is co-artistic director of Common Wealth which is staging We're Still Here in Port Talbot at the Byass Works, Dock Road between 15 - 30 September in conjunction with National Theatre Wales. It's 6 years since they staged The Passion there.
Nick Tandavanitj has worked with Blast Theory since 1994. 2097:We Made Ourselves Over comprises five short science fiction films - each accompanied by an interactive film for smartphones - and live events across both Hull and Aarhus.
Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia runs at the British Museum from 14 September 2017 - 14 January 2018.
Producer: Torquil MacLeod.
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Anne McElvoy talks to Anne Applebaum about Russian and Ukrainian history.
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Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Anne McElvoy |
Interviewed Guest | Anne Applebaum |
Interviewed Guest | Serhii Plokhy |
Interviewed Guest | Nick Tandavanitj |
Interviewed Guest | Rhiannon White |
Producer | Torquil MacLeod |
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- Thu 14 Sep 2017 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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