Hay Festival: Inheritance - Steve Jones, Lionel Shriver, Marlon James
In an event recorded at the 2016 Hay festival, Lionel Shriver, Marlon James and Steve Jones join Rana Mitter to discuss the subject of inheritance.
Lionel Shriver, Marlon James and Steve Jones join Rana Mitter for a Free Thinking discussion about inheritance recorded at this week's Hay Festival. The discussion ranges from family relationships to the planet we are leaving for future generations, from money to morality, genius to ideas about goodness and evil.
Lionel Shriver's latest novel called The Mandibles depicts a family living in a near future America where the dollar has crashed and food is scarce. She is also the author of We Need To Talk About Kevin, Big Brother and A Perfectly Good Family.
The biologist and geneticist Steve Jones' latest book No Need For Geniuses looks at Paris at the time of the French Revolution, when it was the world capital of science.
Marlon James won the Booker Prize for his most recent novel A Brief History of Seven Killings. His other books include Crow's Devil and The Book of Night Women.
Main image (left to right): Marlon James, Lionel Shriver, Steve Jones
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Interviewed Guest | Lionel Shriver |
Interviewed Guest | Marlon James |
Interviewed Guest | Steve Jones |
Presenter | Rana Mitter |
Producer | Jacqueline Smith |
Broadcast
- Wed 1 Jun 2016 22:00成人快手 Radio 3
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