Victor Frankenstein, Andrew McMillan, Shami Chakrabarti, Finding Winnie (the Pooh)
Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Victor Frankenstein reviewed, poets Andrew McMillan and Neil Rollinson on male sexuality, and Shami Chakrabarti links reading and empathy.
The film Victor Frankenstein stars James McAvoy as the scientist driven by a desire to create life and Daniel Radcliffe as his young assistant Igor. Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reviews the latest screen adaptation of the Frankenstein story.
Poets Andrew McMillan and Neil Rollinson explore sex and masculinity in their work; the first from a gay man's view point, the second from a straight perspective. Both have recently won top poetry prizes; the Guardian First Book Award and the National Poetry Competition.
Shami Chakrabarti of Liberty explores how literature can increase empathy in today's Reading Agency lecture. Author Nikesh Shukla joins her to discuss what we should be giving our children to read.
In 1914 Lindsay Mattick's great-grandfather rescued a female baby bear which became the real-life inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh. She reveals the true story of the world's most famous bear.
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Victor Frankenstein Review
Duration: 05:22
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Andrew McMillan and Neil Rollinson
Duration: 08:12
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Victor Frankenstein
Duration: 05:22
Andrew McMillan & Neil Rollinson
Duration: 08:12
Finding Winnie (the Pooh)
Duration: 06:32
Shami Chakrabarti
Duration: 07:26
Victor Frankenstein
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is in cinemas from Thursday 3 December, certificate 12A.
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by Andrew McMillan is available now in paperback and as an ebook.
by Neil Rollinson is also available. Both titles are published by Jonathan Cape.
Image: Andrew McMillan. Credit:Ìý© Innes Morrison
Finding Winnie
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by Lindsay Mattick is available now in hardback, published by Orchard Books.
Image:ÌýHarry Colebourn feeding Winnie with a baby bottle. Credit: Lindsay Mattick
Uncle Rakesh Sings the Blues
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NikeshÌýShukla's short story,Ìý, written forÌýLiberty’s 80 Authors project, is available online.
Image: Nikesh Shukla. Credit:ÌýChris Lawson / Nick Hearne
ÌýCredits
Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Interviewed Guest Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Interviewed Guest Andrew McMillan Interviewed Guest Neil Rollinson Interviewed Guest Shami Chakrabarti Interviewed Guest Nikesh Shukla Broadcast
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