Dominic Cooke
Monday 18 June 2007 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
Playlist
Tina Brown
Isabel Hilton talks to Tina Brown about her new book The Diana Chronicles.
Isabel investigates whether this respected writer and editor has found anything new to say about the life and death of the Princess of Wales having interviewed 200 insiders including, Brown claims, the Princesses friends and enemies.
The Green Zone
The international Green Zone in Baghdad is the place where most foreigners in Iraq are expected to stay these days. They arrive by helicopter, stay behind massive security walls and rarely venture outside.
It has been described as a surreal bubble of Americana, full of smart villas, swimming pools and brief encounters. What is life like for people living in this fortified enclave - this architectural fantasy in the middle of a very dirty war zone?
The American writer Rajiv Chandrasekeran and the British academic Toby Dodge describe its society and atmosphere to Isabel Hilton.
Dominic Cooke
And Isabel talks to the director of the Royal Court, Dominic Cooke, six months into his reign as Artistic Director and on the eve of his directorial debut.
When he took over the role he announced he wanted to explore 'what it means to be middle class, what it means to have power and what it means to have wealth.' Isabel examines how the project is going so far.
