Review Show: David Bowie Centre and the BBC National Short Story Award Shortlist
Reviews of the David Bowie Centre which is opening in London, the Spinal Tap film sequel and we reveal the BBC National Short Story Award Shortlist.
Writer Jenny McCartney and journalist and screenwriter Sarfraz Manzoor join Tom Sutcliffe to discuss the David Bowie Centre at the V&A East Storehouse in London – the new home for the Bowie archive, where visitors can book one-on-one time with items.
They also discuss the film Spinal Tap II- the sequel to the cult 1984 mockumentary about a heavy metal band.
Plus Jung Chang’s Fly, Wild Swans – the follow up to her best-selling family autobiography Wild Swans.
And we’ll be revealing the shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award.
Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Claire Bartleet
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