James Wood
Monday 11 February 2008 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the idea of the miracle, Edward Cullinan talks about architecture's climate change challenge and James Wood unpicks how novels are written.
Miracles
St Bernadette, the founder of the Lourdes Sanctuary.
Playlist
Miracles
Night Waves marks the 150th anniversary of Saint Bernadette's sightings of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes with a discussion about Miracles and their place in the modern world. Joining Matthew Sweet is the theologian Martin Palmer and the Catholic writer Cristina Odone. Plus the medical official who decides what is and what isn't miraculous.
Edward Cullinan
Matthew talks to architect Edward Cullinan on the eve of his receiving this years RIBA gold medal, one of the world's most prestigious architecture awards. He has always been interested in incorporating his buildings into the landscape and took on sustainability long before the word became fashionable. He discusses the challenges facing architecture in the face of climate change.
James Wood
The Harvard literary critic James Wood unpicks how novels are written, from the prose of John Updike to characterisation in James Joyce.
How Fiction Works is published by Jonathan Cape.
Berlin Film Festival
And there's a report on the standout movies in this year's Berlin Film Festival.
The Berlin Film Festival is from 7 - 17 February.
