Stefan Collini
Thursday 21 February 2008 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
Gabriel Gbadamosi visits Wibsey Working Men's club in Bradford, the setting for director Henry Singer's documentary for the forthcoming BBC Two 'White' season, to explore the state of social cohesion in modern Britain.
Stefan Collini, professor of intellectual history at Cambridge University, and writer Laurence Norfolk discuss the 20th century's men and women of letters, the role of the critic, and the place of intelligence and intellectuals both inside and outside universities.
To mark the opening of David Farr's African version of Brecht's The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui, Gabriel asks if the current trend of African makeovers on the stage goes more than skin deep. Plus a review of David McVicar's new production of Salome at the Royal Opera.
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BBC Two's White Season
Gabriel Gbadamosi takes us to the Wibsey Working Men's club in the city of Bradford, the setting for the Bafta and Emmy-nominated director Henry Singer's documentary which kicks off the forthcoming "WHITE" season on BBC TWO.
As white trash and chav become commonplace insults in Britain we look at what's left of one white working class community and what's left of social cohesion on modern Britain.
BBC Two's White Season begins with Last Orders on Friday 7th March at 9pm.
The Art of Writing
Gabriel will also be talking to Stefan Collini - professor of intellectual history at Cambridge University and the writer Laurence Norfolk about the 20th century's men and women of letters, and what they tell us about the art of writing for the general reader, the role of the critic, and the place of intelligence and intellectuals both inside and outside our universities.
Common Reading: Critics, Historians, Publics byStefan Collini is published by Oxford University Press.
African takes on European Theatre
As the David Farr's African version of Brecht's The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui opens at the Lyric Hammersmith, we ask what the current trend of African makeovers on British stages goes more than skin deep.
The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui runs at the Lyric Hammersmith, London until 15th March.
Salome
And hot foot from the first night we'll have a review of David McVicar's new production of Salome at the Royal Opera House.
Salome is at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London until 12th March.
