BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival
Series exploring themes of the 2008 Proms season, and the relationship between writers and composers
BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: AE Housman
For the 2008 Proms Literary Festival, Ian McMillan and Christopher Ricks discuss the life and poetry of AE Housman, best known for A Shropshire Lad.
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BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: Astronomical Ideas
Poet Lavinia Greenlaw and astronomer Paul Murdin join Ian McMillan to contemplate the various ways in which writers have responded to astronomical ideas.
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BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: Classical Music in Fiction
Ian McMillan and his guests explore classical music in fiction. He is joined by novelist Conrad Williams to talk about his portrayal of the world of the concert pianist.
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BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: Cultural Events of 1958
Matthew Sweet revisists the cultural events of 1958 with historian Dominic Sandbrook and writers Alan Sillitoe and Anthony Thwaite.
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BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: English Romantic Poetry
Professor Hermione Lee discusses English Romantic poetry from Wordsworth to Thomas Hardy. With Critic Duncan Wu, Kate Kennedy and poet Paul Farley.
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BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: Ian McMillan
Ian McMillan and his orchestra present a cabaret of words and music, and explore the connections between folk music, poetry and the art of storytelling.
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BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: Literature inspired by birds
Ian McMillan is joined by nature writer Mark Cocker and poet Katrina Porteous to discuss literature inspired by birds and select passages of avian writing.
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BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson
Authors Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson join Ian McMillan to read from their work and discuss storytelling and the role of music in children's fiction.
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BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: Nature, Wilderness and Gardens
Susan Hitch discusses nature, wilderness and gardens with two poets for whom the pastoral is a key source of inspiration: Kathleen Jamie and Sarah Maguire.
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BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: Russian Fairytales
Proms Literary Festival: Robert Chandler and Zinovy Zinik discuss Russian fairytales and their influence on music and literature, from Baba Yaga to Koschey the Deathless.
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BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: Russian literature and current affairs
Susan Hitch is joined by BBC correspondent Bridget Kendall to discuss how Russian literature relates to issues and themes in the country's current affairs.
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BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: The Victorians at Play
Matthew Sweet is joined by critic John Sutherland and TV writer Andrew Davies to examine the portrayal of Victorian entertainment in fiction and on screen.
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BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: Urban Safari
Matthew Sweet talks to travel writers Iain Sinclair and Robert Macfarlane, who discuss writing about the wilderness and nature found in British cities.
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BBC Proms - 2008 - Proms Literary Festival - Proms Literary Festival: Writing about the Sea
Ian McMillan is joined by poet Jean Sprackland and novelist Julie Myserson to discuss writing about the sea.
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