AL Kennedy and David Sedaris on matters of the heart
Tom Sutcliffe discusses love and self-love with AL Kennedy, Lavinia Greenlaw, David Sedaris and Simon Blackburn.
Tom Sutcliffe talks to AL Kennedy about her latest collection of short stories of love and hurt. The poet Lavinia Greenlaw retells the tragic love story of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde. The philosopher Simon Blackburn unpicks the idea of self-love from the myth of Narcissus to today's tv hair adverts: 'because you're worth it', while the humorist David Sedaris uses his own life and loves as the focus of his writing.
Producer: Katy Hickman.
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David Sedaris explains his low self-esteem
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A L Kennedy
A L Kennedy is a writer.
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All The Rage is published by Jonathan Cape.
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Lavinia Greenlaw
Lavinia Greenlaw is a poet.
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A Double Sorrow: Troilus and Criseyde is published by Faber & Faber.
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Simon Blackburn
Simon Blackburn is a philosopher.
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Mirror, Mirror: The Uses and Abuses of Self-Love is published by Princeton University Press.
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David Sedaris
David Sedaris is a humourist and author.
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David is currently on tour with ‘An Evening with David Sedaris’.
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Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls is published by Abacus.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Tom Sutcliffe |
| Interviewed Guest | AL Kennedy |
| Interviewed Guest | Lavinia Greenlaw |
| Interviewed Guest | David Sedaris |
| Interviewed Guest | Simon Blackburn |
| Producer | Katy Hickman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 31 Mar 2014 09:00Â鶹Éç Radio 4
- Mon 31 Mar 2014 21:30Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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