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Stephen Fry, Tony Benn documentary, Kei Miller, Gothic exhibition

With Kirsty Lang. Stephen Fry discusses his latest book, Polly Toynbee reviews the new Tony Benn documentary, and Tim Pye shows Kirsty the gothic exhibition at the British Library.

Stephen Fry discusses his memoir, More Fool Me; the writer and political commentator Polly Toynbee reviews Tony Benn: Will and Testament, a new autobiographical documentary about Britain's longest-serving Labour MP; Kei Miller talks to Kirsty about winning the Forward Poetry Prize; Curator Tim Pye takes Kirsty round the British Library's new exhibition, Terror and Wonder: the Gothic Imagination, and shows her exhibits including a Victorian vampire slaying kit and a stage version of Dracula handwritten by Bram Stoker.

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Wed 1 Oct 2014 19:15
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  • Stephen Fry

    Stephen Fry discusses his memoir, More Fool Me.

    Duration: 09:39

  • Tony Benn: Will and Testament - Review

    Political commentator Polly Toynbee reviews the autobiographical documentary on Tony Benn

    Duration: 05:09

  • The Forward Poetry Prize - Kei Miller

    Kei Miller talks to Kirsty about winning the Forward Poetry Prize.

    Duration: 07:27

  • Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination

    Curator Tim Pye on the British Library's 'Terror and Wonder: the Gothic Imagination'.

    Duration: 05:39

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry
‘More Fool Me’ by Stephen Fry is published by Michael Joseph.

Photo: © Suki Waterhouse

Tony Benn: Will and Testament - Review

Tony Benn: Will and Testament - Review
‘Tony Benn: Will and Testament’ is at cinemas from 3 October 2014, and available On Demand from 6 October 2014.

The Forward Poetry Prize

The Forward Poetry Prize
The Forward Poetry Prize for Best Collection was awarded to Kei Miller for The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion, on 30 September.

Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination

Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination
The UK’s biggest ever Gothic exhibition ‘Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination’ is at the British Library from 3 October 2014 – 20 January 2015.

Image: 'Alarm clock, 1840 – 1900' via the Science Museum, from the exhibition at the British Library.

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Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest Stephen Fry
Interviewed Guest Polly Toynbee
Interviewed Guest Kei Miller
Interviewed Guest Tim Pye
Producer Rebecca Armstrong

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  • Wed 1 Oct 2014 19:15
    BBC Radio 4

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