Night Waves

Representing autism

Thursday 26 June 2008 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)

Gabriel Gbadamosi talks to Stuart Murray about how autism is represented in culture, from Rain Man to the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night, and explores how the condition was depicted before being identified medically in the 1940s.

Duration:

45 minutes

Night Waves

Episode and Playlist Information

• 8 Jul 08 Masha Gessen
• 7 Jul 08 Richard Thaler
• 3 July 2008
• 2 Jul 08 The future of food
• 1 Jul 08 Fareed Zakaria
• 30 Jun 08 Lou Reed
• 26 Jun 08 Representing autism
• 25 Jun 08 Chinese identity
• 24 Jun 08 Red Sorghum
• 23 June 2008