Cornelia Parker at the RA Summer Exhibition; News of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction; Daria Klimentova
News of the winner of the Baileys Prize; Cornelia Parker on curating a room at the Summer Exhibition; Daria Klimentova as she retires from dancing; and US anti-war novels on stage.
John Wilson has live news of the winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and speaks to the artist Cornelia Parker who has curated a monochrome room at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition. He also meets English National Ballet's lead principal Daria Klimentová as she prepares for her final professional performance, in Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Albert Hall, and hears about two stage adaptations of American anti-war novels currently on in the UK.
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Daria Klimentova
Duration: 10:22
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Eimear McBride
Duration: 04:56
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Cornelia Parker and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibtion 2014
Duration: 06:59
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American Anti-War Novels
Duration: 05:08
Cornelia Parker at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2014
Daria Klimentová
The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2014
American Anti-War Novels
Stage adaptations of two classic American anti-war novels, Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo and Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, can currently be seen in the UK. For Front Row, Sarah Churchwell, Professor of American Literature at the University of East Anglia, Bradley Rand Smith, and Rachel Chavkin discuss how American literature has responded to American wars.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | John Wilson |
| Producer | Ellie Bury |
| Interviewed Guest | Cornelia Parker |
| Interviewed Guest | Daria Klimentova |
| Interviewed Guest | Sarah Churchwell |
| Interviewed Guest | Bradley Rand Smith |
| Interviewed Guest | Rachel Chavkin |
Broadcast
- Wed 4 Jun 2014 19:15BBC Radio 4
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