The Man Booker Prize. Mike Bartlett. Is Small Beautiful?
Alex Clark talks to Philip Dodd from the Man Booker Prize ceremony at London's Guildhall. Plus Mike Bartlett on moving from TV's Dr Foster to a play depicting a future UK.
Dr Foster writer Mike Bartlett on his new play Albion. Alex Clark reports from the Man Booker prize ceremony. And former SNP MP George Kerevan, David Goodhart and MariΓ΅n Arribas-TomΓ© from UEA discuss whether the 21st century is set to be a century of small nations.
The Man Booker Prize shortlist 2017 is :
4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster
History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Elmet by Fiona Mozley
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Autumn by Ali Smith
Mike Bartlett's play Albion runs at the Almeida Theatre in London from October 10th to November 24th.
David Goodhart is Head of Demography, Immigration & Integration at Policy Exchange and author of The Road to Somewhere: The Populist Revolt and the Future of Politics
Producer: Torquil MacLeod.
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Podcast: The Man Booker Prize. Mike Bartlett. Is Small Beautiful?
Dr Foster writer Mike Bartlett on his new play Albion plus the rise of small nations.
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George Saunders, winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize
He joined us at Sage Gateshead last year for the Free Thinking Festival.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Philip Dodd |
| Interviewed Guest | Mike Bartlett |
| Interviewed Guest | Alex Clark |
| Interviewed Guest | George Kerevan |
| Interviewed Guest | David Goodhart |
| Interviewed Guest | Marian Arribas-Tome |
| Producer | Torquil MacLeod |
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- Tue 17 Oct 2017 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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