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Barry Manilow; Diana Souhami; War photography; Jewish comedy

Barry Manilow on his album of duets with artists no longer alive, a new exhibition of war photography at Tate Modern, and Jewish comedy with David Baddiel and David Schneider.

Barry Manilow talks to Samira Ahmed about his new album, 'My Dream Duets'. It's a collection of duets with artists beyond the grave such as John Denver, Judy Garland and Whitney Houston.

Diana Souhami, whose novel Gwendolen imagines life from the point of view of Daniel Deronda's heroine, and Viv Groskop, Artistic Director of the Bath Literature Festival, discuss the trend for novels from the perspective of peripheral characters.

David Baddiel and David Schneider unpick the changing nature of Jewish comedy as a new festival begins in London.

And a new exhibition of war photography, Conflict, Time, Photography, at Tate Modern in London, hangs pictures according to how long the picture was taken after the events depicted. Is it a successful approach? Colin Ford, founding director of the National Media Museum, reviews.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Barry Manilow

    Duration: 07:42

  • Conflict, Time, Photography

    Duration: 03:51

  • Jewish comedy

    Duration: 07:59

  • Re-imagining classic novels

    Duration: 08:09

Jewish Comedy

Jewish Comedy
 runs at the JW3 Jewish Community Centre in London from 29 November - 7 December.

Image: David Baddiel (L), David Schneider (R)

Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow
is available now, released by Decca Records.

Image: Barry Manilow with Samira Ahmed

Conflict, Time, Photography

Conflict, Time, Photography
The exhibition  runs at Tate Modern in London from 26 November 2014 – 15 March 2015.

Image: Toshio Fukada, The Mushroom Cloud - Less than twenty minutes after the explosion (1),1945. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.

Gwendolen

, is available now, published by Quercus.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Sarah Johnson
Interviewed Guest Barry Manilow
Interviewed Guest Diana Souhami
Interviewed Guest Viv Groskop
Interviewed Guest David Baddiel
Interviewed Guest David Schneider
Interviewed Guest Colin Ford

Broadcast

  • Tue 25 Nov 2014 19:15

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