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Phil Wang, Shape Open exhibiton, All Bound Together, Lost manuscripts of Louis-Ferdinand CΓ©line

Phil Wang joins us to discuss his stand-up show. Shape Open online exhibition. The lost manuscripts of French writer Louis-Ferdinand CΓ©line.

Phil Wang joins us to discuss his stand up show, Philly Philly Wang Wang that he filmed at the London Palladium over the pandemic. Exploring race, romance, politics, and his mixed British-Malaysian heritage, he talks about his addiction to making people laugh, as well as explaining why he doesn't fear getting cancelled.

Shape Open have created an online exhibition featuring the work of 24 disabled and nondisabled artists working across Europe and North America, and has disability as its theme, and particularly the experience of the individuals during lockdown. One of the artists, Abi Palmer, discusses the exhibition All Bound Together and the work she's made for it.

Nearly 20,000 pages of lost manuscripts by French writer Louis-Ferdinand CΓ©line have emerged, causing controversy - and a lawsuit. CΓ©line was one of France’s most important 20th century literary figures. He was also a virulent anti-Semite, described by Le Monde as β€œone of the Nazis’ most famous French friends”. The whereabouts and provenance of the papers, combined with CΓ©line’s reputation, are creating a storm in the French literary world, six decades after his death. Damian Catani’s biography of CΓ©line is about to be published and he talks to Samira Ahmed about the significance of the manuscripts and the qualities of the writing.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Production Co-ordinator Fiona Anderson
Studio Manager: Gayl Gordon
Producer: Julian May

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Phil Wang

Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang, filmed at the London Palladium, is available on Netflix from 10 August 2021.

His memoir Sidesplitter: How To Be From Two Worlds At Once is published in mid September.

Main Image:Β  Phil Wang.Β  Credit:Β  Matt Stronge.

Shape Open: All Bound Together

runs online until 29 October 2021.Β Β Β  It features work by, amongst others, and .

Lost manuscripts of Louis-Ferdinand CΓ©line

Louis-Ferdinand CΓ©line:Β  Journeys to the ExtremeΒ  by Damian Catani will be published 13 Sep 2021.

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