Jewish history, jokes and contemporary identity. Michael Longley.
Simon Schama and Devorah Baum join Philip Dodd to explore Jewish identity, past and present. Plus, Pinter prize winner Michael Longley considers preoccupations with The Great War.
Simon Schama and Devorah Baum join Philip Dodd for a conversation ranging from the expulsion of Jewish people from Spain in 1492 to Jewish jokes today. Plus, poet Michael Longley considers his preoccupations with The Great War, The Troubles and the natural world.
Belonging: The Story of the Jews 1492-1900 is the title of Simon Schama's latest book.
Devorah Baum teaches at the University of Southampton and has written Feeling Jewish (A Book for Just About Anyone) and The Jewish Joke.
Michael Longley is the recipient of the 2017 PEN Pinter Prize. His latest collection is called Angel Hill. The Pen Pinter prize is awarded annually to a writer from Britain, the Republic of Ireland or the Commonwealth who, in the words of Harold Pinter's Nobel Literature Prize speech, casts an 'unflinching, unswerving gaze upon the world' and shows a 'fierce intellectual determination...to define the real truth of our lives and our societies.'
Producer: Craig Templeton Smith.
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Podcast: Jewish history, jokes and contemporary identity. Michael Longley
Simon Schama and Devorah Baum discuss Jewishness
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Presenter | Philip Dodd |
Interviewed Guest | Simon Schama |
Interviewed Guest | Devorah Baum |
Producer | Craig Smith |
Broadcast
- Wed 11 Oct 2017 22:00成人快手 Radio 3
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