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Meg Rossoff on Art and the Unconscious Mind

Award-winning novelist Meg Rosoff explores the relationship between art and the unconscious mind as she attempts to unlock the secrets of the creative brain.

Meg Rosoff is an award-winning novelist and author of the international bestsellers How I live Now, Just in Case and Jonathan Unleashed. For Artsnight, she explores the relationship between art and the unconscious mind. Meg talks to actors Anne Marie Duff and Denise Gough about how performers tap into their unconscious on stage, and questions psychotherapist Susie Orbach and neuroscientist Lewis Hou, as she attempts to unlock the secrets of the creative brain. With contributions from renowned cellist Steven Isserlis, and principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, Edward Watson.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 6 Oct 201609:30GMT

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterMeg Rosoff
Executive ProducerJanet Lee
Series ProducerMatthew Springford
ProducerAlex Harding
DirectorAlex Harding
ParticipantEimear McBride
ParticipantAnne-Marie Duff
ParticipantDenise Gough
ParticipantSusie Orbach
ParticipantLewis Hou
ParticipantSteven Isserlis
ParticipantEdward Watson

Broadcasts

  • Sat 1 Oct 201602:30GMT
  • Sat 1 Oct 201617:30GMT
  • Sat 1 Oct 201623:30GMT
  • Sun 2 Oct 201610:30GMT
  • Mon 3 Oct 201602:30GMT
  • Thu 6 Oct 201609:30GMT