Artist William Tillyer, Doctor Who, The Gettysburg Address
Dominic Sandbrook and Ray Monk join Matthew Sweet to discuss Dr Who. A Free Thinking career interview with artist William Tillyer. Adam Smith reflects on the Gettysburg address.
50 years of Dr Who is celebrated this weekend by the BBC. Matthew Sweet discusses the TV series with historian Dominic Sandbrook, philosopher Ray Monk and New Generation Thinker and cultural historian Fern Riddell. A Free Thinking career interview with artist William Tillyer, whose work is being celebrated in a retrospective at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art MIMA. Dr Adam Smith reflects on the political philosophy underlying the rhetoric of the Gettysburg address, given by Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago.
Producer: Luke Mulhall.
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Discussing Dr Who: The barometer of public opinion
Duration: 00:51
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Discussing Doctor Who: A unique show
Duration: 01:16
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Discussing Doctor Who: Questioning society
Duration: 00:31
Chapters
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Doctor Who
50 years of Doctor Who discussed with Dominic Sandbrook, Ray Monk and Fern Riddell
Duration: 23:27
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The Gettysburg Address
Adam Smith reflects on the political philosophy underlying the rhetoric of the address
Duration: 06:44
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William Tillyer
A Free Thinking career interview with artist William Tillyer
Duration: 13:27
Discussing Doctor Who
William Tillyer
William Tillyer: Against Nature (Watercolours) is on at mima, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art until Sunday 9 February 2014. And William Tillyer: The Watering Place is on at the Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London until Saturday 30 November 2013.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Matthew Sweet |
| Interviewed Guest | William Tillyer |
| Interviewed Guest | Adam Smith |
| Producer | Luke Mulhall |
Broadcast
- Tue 19 Nov 2013 22:00BBC Radio 3
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