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Cornelia Parker at the RA Summer Exhibition; News of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction; Daria Klimentova

News of the winner of the Baileys Prize; Cornelia Parker on curating a room at the Summer Exhibition; Daria Klimentova as she retires from dancing; and US anti-war novels on stage.

John Wilson has live news of the winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and speaks to the artist Cornelia Parker who has curated a monochrome room at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition. He also meets English National Ballet's lead principal Daria Klimentová as she prepares for her final professional performance, in Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Albert Hall, and hears about two stage adaptations of American anti-war novels currently on in the UK.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Daria Klimentova

    Duration: 10:22

  • Eimear McBride

    Duration: 04:56

  • Cornelia Parker and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibtion 2014

    Duration: 06:59

  • American Anti-War Novels

    Duration: 05:08

Cornelia Parker at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2014

John Wilson speaks to the artist Cornelia Parker who has curated a monochrome room at the

Daria Klimentová

Daria Klimentová
John Wilson meets English National Ballet's lead principle Daria Klimentová as she prepares for her final professional performance, in

The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2014

John Wilson has live news of the winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2014.

American Anti-War Novels

Stage adaptations of two classic American anti-war novels, Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo and Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, can currently be seen in the UK.  For Front Row, Sarah Churchwell, Professor of American Literature at the University of East Anglia, Bradley Rand Smith, and Rachel Chavkin discuss how American literature has responded to American wars.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Producer Ellie Bury
Interviewed Guest Cornelia Parker
Interviewed Guest Daria Klimentova
Interviewed Guest Sarah Churchwell
Interviewed Guest Bradley Rand Smith
Interviewed Guest Rachel Chavkin

Broadcast

  • Wed 4 Jun 2014 19:15

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