Letters dedicated to sunset
Monday 9 July 2007 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
Gabriel Gbadamosi explores letters commissioned from writers around the world dedicated to the sunset.
Novelist Nell Freudenberger, who lives in New York, reflects on the 'Manhattan-Henge', the evocative biannual occasion when the sun sets in exact alignment with the Manhattan grid, fully illuminating every single cross-street.
Michael Frayn
Michael Frayn
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Michael Frayn
Gabriel Gbadamosi talks to Michael Frayn about his new play 'The Crimson Hotel' which is about to be performed as part of Absurdia, a triple bill of British absurdist comedies at the Donmar Warehouse in London.
Absurdia opens at the Donmar Warehouse, London on July 26th
Funding in Science
Scientists Terence Kealey and John Stein will be joining Gabriel to discuss science funding. Is government funding necessary or are market forces and private funding just as effective - or even more - in advancing scientific research?
And what are the implications of Gordon Brown's decision to move responsibility for science and technology to the Department for Innovation, Education and Skills?
Alan Aykebourn and Alain Resnais
Also in the programme, Chris Darke will be discussing the surprising relationship between the playwright Alan Ayckbourn and the veteran French director Alain Resnais. 'Private Fears in Public Places', Resnais' latest film, is adapted from Ayckbourn's play by the playwright himself, their second collaboration.
Private Fears in Public Places opens on Friday July 13th
Letter from Manhattan
Throughout the week on Night Waves you can hear a series of letters inspired by Manhattanhenge, the biannual phenomenon in which the setting sun aligns with the east-west streets of Manhattan. The novelist Nell Freudenberger describes a walk through the streets of Manhattan at sunset.
The Caine Prize for African Writing
Night Waves will be talking to the winner of the eighth Caine Prize for African Writing. The recipient of the £10,000 prize is to be announced at a celebratory dinner at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, on Monday, 9 July.
