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Cultural Lifespans

Tom Sutcliffe talks to writer James Crawford, conductor Semyon Bychkov, linguist Julia Sallabank and sculptor Peter Randall-Page.

On Start the Week Tom Sutcliffe picks through the remains of vanished buildings with the writer James Crawford. In his book, Fallen Glory, Crawford looks at the life and death of some of the world's most iconic structures. The conductor Semyon Bychkov explores why some music fades, and the enduring appeal of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. Julia Sallabank studies endangered languages and whether it's possible to revive indigenous languages on the verge of extinction. And it is origins which feature on Peter Randall-Page's latest sculpture: a naturally eroded glacial boulder carved with stories of creation myths from cuneiform to text speak.
Producer: Katy Hickman.

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Mon 14 Dec 2015 21:30
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The One and The Many, detail, photo credit: Mike Smallcombe

James Crawford

is the Communications and Publications Manager for Scotland鈥檚 National Collection of architecture and archaeology.

Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of Twenty Lost Buildings from the Tower of Babel to the Twin Towers is published by Old Street Publishing.

Julia Sallabank

is Senior Lecturer in Language Support and Revitalisation in the Department of Linguistics at SOAS, University of London.

Peter Randall-Page

is an artist.

Peter鈥檚 sculpture 鈥樷�� is in Fitzroy Place in London.

Semyon Bychkov

is a conductor.

Eugene Onegin is being performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden from Saturday 19 December.

Credits

Presenter Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest James Crawford
Interviewed Guest Semyon Bychkov
Interviewed Guest Julia Sallabank
Interviewed Guest Peter Randall-Page
Producer Katy Hickman

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  • Mon 14 Dec 2015 09:00
    成人快手 Radio 4
  • Mon 14 Dec 2015 21:30
    成人快手 Radio 4

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