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Jodie Whittaker, Japanese food art, Booker writer Anne Michaels

Jodie Whittaker on playing The Duchess [of Malfi], an updated version of John Webster's tragedy, Japan's food model culture, Anne Michaels talks about her Booker shortlisted novel.

Jodie Whittaker talks to Tom Sutcliffe about returning to the stage for the first time in over a decade to star in an updated version of John Webster's 17th-century revenge tragedy The Duchess [of Malfi]. The super-realism of Japanese food replicas is on show in London exhibition Looks Delicious! Curator Simon Wright and Japanese food expert Akemi Yokoyama reflect on this distinctive art. Baroness Ludford discusses buying single theatre seats. Canadian writer Anne Michaels talks about her Booker Prize shortlisted novel Held, which begins on the French battlefield in 1917 and spans 4 generations.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Claire Bartleet

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  • Tue 15 Oct 2024 19:15

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