Play and Creativity
Cultural discussion programme. Tom Sutcliffe considers the relationship between play and creativity with Steven Johnson, Stella Duffy, Tim Harford and Ed Smith.
On Start the Week, Tom Sutcliffe considers the relationship between play and creativity. Steven Johnson examines how the human appetite for amusement has driven innovation throughout history. Writer and theatre maker Stella Duffy has revived Joan Littlewood's 1960s concept of The Fun Palace- a 'laboratory of fun' for all. The economist Tim Harford advocates embracing disorder in every area of our lives, from messy desks to messy dating. Journalist and former cricketer Ed Smith believes that creativity in sport is a combination of skill and luck.
Producer: Kirsty McQuire.
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Steven Johnson
is an author.
Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World is published by Pan Macmillan.
Tim Harford
is an author and newspaper columnist.
Messy: How to Be Creative and Resilient in a Tidy-Minded World is published by Little Brown.
Stella Duffy
is a writer, theatre聽maker and founder and co-director of Fun Palaces.
The next Weekend of Action returns on 7th and 8th October 2017.
Ed Smith
is a former cricketer, author and academic.
He is the Course Director of a new London-based MA in the at Buckingham University.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Sutcliffe |
| Interviewed Guest | Stephen Johnson |
| Interviewed Guest | Stella Duffy |
| Interviewed Guest | Tim Harford |
| Interviewed Guest | Ed Smith |
| Producer | Kirsty McQuire |
Broadcasts
- Mon 13 Feb 2017 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Mon 13 Feb 2017 21:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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