Suffragette, City on Fire - Garth Risk Hallberg, Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes, Periodic Tales at Compton Verney
Suffragette, which looks at the campaign to allow women to vote; City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg; Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes at the Tricycle; and Periodic Tales at Compton Verney.
The film Suffragette looks at the campaign 100 years ago to gain women the right to vote. It was made with an all-star largely-female cast and crew. How broad is the appeal of this historical retelling?
City On Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg has been hyped by the publishers and lauded by many critics. It's a 944-page novel about New York City in the mid 1970s; does it justify the hoopla?
Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes is a modern reworking of Moliere's Tartuffe at London's Tricycle Theatre. Set in a black southern baptist church with a dissembling pastor, do the themes still resonate in the twenty-first century?
'Periodic Tales, The Art of the Elements" is an exhibition at Compton Verney in Warwickshire. It explores the way the elements of the periodic table have inspired and influenced artists over the centuries.
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Rowan Pelling, Geoffrey Durham and Linda Grant. The producer is Oliver Jones.
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FILM: Suffragette (12)
BOOK: City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg
EXHIBITION: Periodic Table
Picture credit: John Newling, Mine, 2005 漏 The Artist
THEATRE: A Wolf In Snakeskin Shoes
Picture credit: Full Cast of A Wolf In Snakeskin Shoes. Photo by Mark Douet
Main picture credit: Michelle Bonnard (Maxine), Ayesha Antoine (Afreeka Organdy), Lucian Msamati (Toof), Wil Johnson (Organdy), Karl Queensborough (Gumper). Photo by Mark Douet
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Sutcliffe |
| Interviewed Guest | Rowan Pelling |
| Interviewed Guest | Geoffrey Durham |
| Interviewed Guest | Linda Grant |
| Producer | Oliver Jones |
Broadcast
- Sat 17 Oct 2015 19:15大象传媒 Radio 4
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