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All Our Yesterdays, Sun & Sea, Laura Veirs

Lawrence Norfolk and Joanna Walsh review Natalia Ginzburg's novel All Our Yesterdays and Lithuanian opera 'Sun & Sea'. And riot grrl to musical stateswoman, Laura Veirs plays live.

Best-selling novelist Lawrence Norfolk and award-winning writer Joanna Walsh review a new edition of All Our Yesterdays, a novel by the acclaimed post-war Italian novelist Natalia Ginzburg with a new introduction by author Sally Rooney.

Lawrence and Joanna also review Sun & Sea, a Lithuanian opera performance about climate change staged on an artificial beach which the audience view from above, which won the is part of LIFT, London鈥檚 biennial international theatre festival. Sun & Sea was Lithuania鈥檚 national entry for the 2019 Venice Biennale, where it received the festival鈥檚 top award, the Golden Lion.

From riot grrl to musical stateswoman, singer songwriter Laura Veirs talks about her new album and playing her father鈥檚 guitar. She performs live in the studio.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Eliane Glaser

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  • Thu 30 Jun 2022 19:15

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