Mowgli, American poet Dana Gioia, Art on prescription
Review of the film Mowgli, starring Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett and Benedict Cumberbatch. Plus American poet Dana Gioia on his anthology The Best American Poetry 2018.
Hot on the heels of Disney's successful remake of The Jungle Book, Netflix release a live action/motion capture retelling of Kipling stories, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, directed by Andy Serkis and starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett and Benedict Cumberbatch. Novelist Katherine Rundell reviews.
Samira talks to Dana Gioia, who as Poet Laureate of California recently went on a poetry reading odyssey, visiting all 58 counties in the state. He's also spent the last year choosing the poems for The Best American Poetry 2018 anthology.
Earlier this month Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that "arts on prescription" is an indispensable tool in tackling loneliness, mental health and other long-term conditions. To discuss arts and healthcare, Samira is joined by Wellcome Research Fellow Daisy Fancourt, Gavin Clayton, head of the Arts and Minds charity and GP Dr Simon Opher.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Timothy Prosser
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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
The film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle will have limited screenings in London from 29 November 2018, and is available on Netflix and in more UK cinemas from 07 December 2018, certificate `12A.
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Main image above: Mowgli (played by Rohan Chand) and Bagheera (voiced by Christian Bale) in Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.
Image to the left: Mowgli and the wolf pack in Mowgli: Legend of the jungle
Images credit: Netflix
American Poet Dana Gioia
The anthology The Best American Poetry 2018 by Dana Gioia and David Lehman is out now in hardback, and as an eBook.
Image: Dana Gioia
Listen to Every County in the State of California, a BBC Radio 3 documentary about Dana Gioia's poetry trip round California.
Art on prescription
Image: A participant at work in an Arts on Prescription workshop run by Arts and Minds in Cambridge.
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