Photograph 51, Sebastian Faulks, John Eliot Gardiner
Samira Ahmed reviews the new play Photograph 51, starring Nicole Kidman as scientist Rosalind Franklin. Plus Sebastian Faulks talks about his new novel Where My Heart Used to Beat.
Samira Ahmed reviews Anna Ziegler's new play Photograph 51, starring Nicole Kidman as the scientist who discovered DNA.
Sebastian Faulks on returning to the First and Second World Wars for his new novel Where My Heart Used to Beat.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner on the Royal Opera House's new production of Gluck's Orphee et Eurydice, where his orchestra is on stage, not in the pit.
Stephanie Merritt discusses the Man Booker shortlist, announced today.
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Photograph 51
Duration: 06:04
Sebastian Faulks
Duration: 08:43
The Man Booker Prize
Duration: 05:05
John Eliot Gardiner
Duration: 07:50
Photograph 51
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Photograph 51 is at the Noel Coward Theatre in London until 21 November 2015.
Image: Nicole Kidman as Rosalind Franklin. Photo by Johan Persson.
Sebastian Faulks
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Where My Heart Used to Beat by Sebastian Faulks is out now.
The Man Booker Prize
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The shortlist for the Booker Prize for Fiction 2015 is as follows:
- Marlon James (Jamaica), A Brief History of Seven Killings
- Tom McCarthy (UK), Satin Island
- Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria), The Fishermen
- Sunjeev Sahota (UK), The Year of the Runaways
- Anne Tyler (US), A Spool of Blue Thread
- Hanya Yanagihara (US), A Little Life
The winner will be announced on Tuesday 13 October.
You can hear interviews with the authors about their nominated books, here.
Orphée et Eurydice
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Orphée et Eurydice is at the Royal Opera House in London until 3 October.
BBC Radio 3 will also broadcast the production on 24 October 2015.
Image: © ROH.
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