Churchill, Pocahontas, The Idiot
With Alex von Tunzelmann on writing the new film Churchill. Plus the Ministry of Information, the legacy of Pocahontas and Elif Batuman on the Turkish language and Dostoevsky.
Anne McElvoy is joined by screenwriter Alex von Tunzelmann who discusses her new film, Churchill. New Generation Thinker Christopher Bannister, an expert on the propaganda unit The Ministry of Information, reveals the influence it still wields today. Academic Nandini Das and Stephanie Pratt, an art historian with Native American heritage, consider the complicated legacy of Pocahontas 400 years after her death. Plus, writer Elif Batuman offers a linguistic guide to the nuisances of the Turkish language and explains why she's so in love with the book titles of Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Elif Batuman's The Idiot is out now.
You can find information about Pocahontas events from Gravesend Council http://www.visitgravesend.co.uk/events/pocahontas-400/ and http://www.bigideascompany.org/project/pocahontas-2017/
Churchill is on general releaser from Friday.
Christopher Bannister is based at the School of Advanced Study at University College London.
New Generation Thinkers is a scheme run by 麻豆社 Radio 3, 麻豆社 Arts and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to find academics who can turn their research into radio and television. You can find more on the Free Thinking website.
Producer: Craig Templeton Smith.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Anne McElvoy |
| Interviewed Guest | Alex von Tunzelmann |
| Interviewed Guest | Christopher Bannister |
| Interviewed Guest | Nandini Das |
| Interviewed Guest | Stephanie Pratt |
| Interviewed Guest | Elif Batuman |
| Producer | Craig Templeton Smith |
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- Thu 15 Jun 2017 22:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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