Ole Scheeren
Wednesday 26 March 2008 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
With Philip Dodd talking to the new head of the National Gallery, the latest play from Howard Brenton, creator of The Romans in Britain, and architect Ole Sheeren on the CCTV Tower.
Also, as part of Radio 3's Rites of Spring season, the writer Lijia Zhang looks at how Spring is celebrated in China.
Central Chinese Television Tower
Central Chinese Television Tower
Beijing, China
designed by Ole Sheeren from Office for Metropolitan Architecture.
Photo provided by ©arcspace.com
Playlist
Nicholas Penny
Philip Dodd talks to the new head of the National Gallery, Nicholas Penny, about his passion for 16th Century Italian Art. He discusses why he wants to steer the gallery away from populist exhibitions and - given the high prices now fetched by Old Masters - how he plans to hang on to the many works of art currently on loan.
The Sixteenth Century Italian Paitings by Nicholas Penny is published by The National Gallery.
CCTV Tower
As the Chinese are about to unveil one of the world's most strangely shaped buildings - the gravity defying Central Chinese Television (CCTV) Tower in Beijing - Philip talks to one of the partners of the Rotterdan based architects OMA, Ole Sheeren, who took on the project having only just turned 31.
Rites of Spring
As part of Radio 3's Rites of Spring season, the writer Lijia Zhang looks at how Spring is celebrated in China.
Never Had It So Good
And Philip is joined by Theatre Critic, Susannah Clapp and Political Historian, Peter Hennessey to discuss the new play from Howard Brenton, the creator of the controversial Romans in Britain and Pravda, and many episodes of TV's Spooks. In "Never Had It So Good" Jeremy Irons makes his National Theatre debut as the former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
Never Had It So Good is on at the Lyttleton Theatre from 26th March.
