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Rapper Professor Green interviewed; D眉rrenmatt re-examined

Presented by Mark Lawson, including an interview with rapper Professor Green and an examination of the plays of Friedrich Durrenmatt.

With Mark Lawson.

Swiss writer Friedrich D眉rrenmatt is probably best known for his play The Visit. Now director Josie Rourke has included his lesser known work The Physicists in her first season at the Donmar Warehouse. Mark considers D眉rrenmatt's life and legacy with writer Jack Thorne, Josie Rourke, performer and director Simon McBurney, and Jerzy and Mary Olson Kromolowski who wrote the screenplay for The Pledge, a film based on the novella Requiem for the Detective Novel.

Professor Green is a Hackney-born rapper who gained a reputation as a formidable performer after winning successive freestyle competitions. He went on to win MOBO and NME awards and has worked with artists including Lily Allen and Emeli Sande. He reflects on how his life has changed since entering the limelight.

Mario Vargas Llosa won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010, and today his latest novel, The Dream of the Celt, is published in English. Front Row examines the effect of winning the Nobel Prize on authors including Doris Lessing, Seamus Heaney, Toni Morrison and Harold Pinter.

Producer: Philippa Ritchie.

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30 minutes

Last on

Thu 7 Jun 2012 19:15

Chapters

  • Friedrich Durrenmatt

    • Friedrich Durrenmatt

      A feature on Swiss playwright Friedrich Durrenmatt.

      Duration: 12:36

  • Professor Green

    • Professor Green

      An interview with rapper Professor Green.

      Duration: 10:09

  • Nobel Prize Winners feature

    • Nobel Prize Winners feature

      A feature about Nobel Prize Winners.

      Duration: 05:05

Broadcast

  • Thu 7 Jun 2012 19:15

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