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A Front Row special from Hull's Contains Strong Language festival

A Front Row special from Hull with playwright James Phillips, poets Imtiaz Dharker and Louise Wallwein and a discussion of lessons learned from Hull's year as City of Culture.

A Front Row special from Hull which is hosting the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's new poetry and spoken word festival - Contains Strong Language.

John Wilson talks to James Phillips, the playwright behind Flood, the epic year-long, four part multi-media theatrical event that has been one of the big commissions in Hull's year as City of Culture.

Poet Louise Wallwein on Glue - the story of her search for her birth mother, and the impact of meeting her, which she has turned into a one-woman show, a debut collection of poetry, and Radio 4 drama.

Filmmaker and writer Dave Lee and artist Sharon Darley debate the lessons that future cities of culture could learn from Hull's experience.

Poets Dean Wilson and Vicky Foster read a selection of poems written by the people from the Humberside region about the places where they live. Dean and Vicky spent months travelling around the region doing workshops to inspire local people to put their thoughts about their neighbourhoods into poetry.

Imtiaz Dharker, winner of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, reads from her new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ commission, This Tide of Humber and discusses finding poetic inspiration in her trips to Hull and seeing her poetry set to dance.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Ekene Akalawu.

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30 minutes

Last on

Fri 29 Sep 2017 19:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM

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Chapters

  • Flood

    Duration: 05:41

  • Louise Wallwein

    Duration: 07:35

  • Dave Lee & Sharon Darley

    Duration: 06:06

  • Imtiaz Dharker

    Duration: 05:24

  • Landlines: Washing line poems

    Duration: 01:00

Flood

Flood

, a series of live plays and videos by Slung Low Theatre Company is part of, at Victoria Dock, Hull.

Flood: New World (Part 4), a live play is on from 26 - 29 September 2017

Flood: Abundance (Part 2), a live play, is on from 04 - 08 October 2017.

Main image: A scene from Flood Abundance (Part 2), Image credit: Thomas Arran

Image to the left: writer James Phillips; image credit: Specular

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Louise Wallwein

Louise Wallwein

Louise Wallwein performs her one woman show at Hull College on 30 September 2017.

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Imtiaz Dharker

Imtiaz Dharker

Joined Up Dance Co perform their new contemporary dance work inspired by 's poem 30 September 2017 at Hull College

Imtiaz Dharker reads her poetry at Kardomah 94, Hull on 01 October 2017.

Image: Imtiaz Dharker

Image credit: Ayesha Dharker

Washing Line Poems

Washing Line Poems

: Poems on a Postcard written by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Humberside listeners can be seen strung on washing lines at many Hull 2017 UK City of Culture venues.

Image: Resident Landlines project poets Dean Wilson, image credit: Graeme Oxby; and Vicky Foster

Credits

Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest James Phillips
Interviewed Guest Louise Wallwein
Interviewed Guest Dave Lee
Interviewed Guest Sharon Darley
Interviewed Guest Dean Wilson
Interviewed Guest Vicky Foster
Interviewed Guest Imtiaz Dharker
Producer Ekene Akalawu

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  • Fri 29 Sep 2017 19:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM

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