Stranger Things 2, Richard Bean on Young Marx, The Essay
Richard Bean discusses his new play Young Marx; a discussion on the revival of the essay; a review of Netflix series Stranger Things 2; and underwater concert AquaSonic.
Nicholas Hytner, who used to run the National Theatre, has a new project - The Bridge Theatre. Richard Bean (who wrote One Man Two Guvnors) and Clive Coleman discuss their play Young Marx, the theatre's opening production, which reveals how the man who brilliantly analysed the workings of the capitalist economy was hopeless with money.
Stranger Things, the retro Netflix teen sci-fi series, was a surprise breakout TV hit last year. Can its sequel, Stranger Things 2, live up to the expectation? Boyd Hilton gives his verdict.
Rosalind Porter, Deputy Editor of Granta, and essayist Francis Spufford discuss the revival of the essay - a literary form which last enjoyed a golden age in the 18th century and is finding new fans in the 21st century.
And music from the Danish group Between Music, who perform their new concert AquaSonic underwater.
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Jerome Weatherald.
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Richard Bean on Young Marx
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Rory Kinnear in Young Marx
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Image credit: NetflixStranger Things 2 is available on Netflix from 27 Oct
Main image: from Left: Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb Mclaughlin in a still from Stranger Things season 2
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Francis Spufford’s latest collection of essays, True Stories: And Other Essays is out now
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Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Interviewed Guest Richard Bean Interviewed Guest Clive Coleman Interviewed Guest Boyd Hilton Interviewed Guest Rosalind Porter Interviewed Guest Francis Spufford Performer Between Music Producer Jerome Weatherald Broadcast
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