My Name is Lucy Barton, Alexander McQueen, Rachel Kushner, Aftermath at Tate Britain, City of Ghosts
My Name is Lucy Barton at the Bridge Theatre, Alexander McQueen documentary, Rachel Kushner: The Mars Room, Aftermath - art post-WW1 at Tate Britain, and City of Ghosts on Â鶹Éç4.
My Name is Lucy Barton is a one woman play starring Laura Linney in her London stage debut. At London's Bridge Theatre, it's based on the novel by Elizabeth Strout and directed by Richard Eyre
There's a new documentary looking at the life and career of designer Alexander McQueen who died in 2010. It includes interviews with familiar faces and also less-well-known family and friends
Rachel Kushner's novel The Mars Room is largely set within the American penal system - it's not a nice place to be, especially for the narrator who is a prisoner serving a life sentence in the largest women's prison in the world
Aftermath is an exhibition at Tate Britain of art from Europe following the end of the first World War - it shows new art movements emerging in Britain France and Germany reflecting and influencing the society from which it sprang
City of Ghosts is being shown in the Storyville strand on Â鶹Éç4. It's an Oscar-nominated documentary about a group of Syrian website that opposes ISIS and tries to tell the truth about what is happening in their ruined home city of Raaqa
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Amber Butchart, Liz Jensen and Jim White. The producer is Oliver Jones.
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My Name is Lucy Barton
Image:ÌýManuel Harlan
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The Mars Room
Image:ÌýChloe Aftel
Aftermath: Art in the Wake of World War One
Image:ÌýTate photography (Joe Humphrys)
City of Ghosts
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Jim recommends the book
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Sutcliffe |
| Interviewed Guest | Amber Butchart |
| Interviewed Guest | Liz Jensen |
| Interviewed Guest | Jim White |
| Producer | Oliver Jones |
Broadcast
- Sat 9 Jun 2018 19:15Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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