Death of a President
Tuesday 3 October 2006 21:30-22:15 (Radio 3)
More 4's 'Death of a President'
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Death of a President
Philip Dodd reviews the controversial new drama Death of A President that explores the events around the fictional assassination of President Bush.
Having won both critical acclaim and the opprobrium of those that believe that depicting the death of a living public figure is morally unsustainable, Philip asks veteran political journalist Charles Wheeler whether the film is more than just a shocking idea?
Death of a President is on More 4 on Monday 9 October.
Billy Bragg
The songwriter Billy Bragg discusses his new book 'The Progressive Patriot'.
Last year the British National Party won a dozen seats in Bragg's home town of Barking, a victory that some see as, in part, a reaction to the July 7th bombings in London.
Reflecting on his own family history, Billy Bragg explores a new way of being British and a patriot in the twenty-first century.
'The Progressive Patriot - A Search For Belonging' by Billy Bragg is published by Bantam Press.
The Pied Piper
Philip also explores the origins of the myth of the Pied Piper and, as a new version of it hits the streets of London, the enduring popularity of Robert Browning's famous poem.
