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Pieter-Dirk Uys, Joan Bakewell and Christopher Frayling on older audiences, Ga毛l Faye

South African satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys, the arts for an older audience with Joan Bakewell and Christopher Frayling, and French-Rwandan musician and novelist Gael Faye.

Pieter-Dirk Uys, a leading satirist in South Africa, has spent his career poking fun at politicians. In a new show, The Echo of a Noise, he looks back at his life.

As audience members, how does our relationship with the arts change as we age and in what way is that represented by the industry? Journalist and presenter Joan Bakewell and former Chairman of the Arts Council Christopher Frayling discuss the different ways in which older people consume the arts and the issues that it raises.

Ga毛l Faye grew up in Burundi, the son of a Rwandan mother and a French father, and witnessed the horrors of the Rwandan civil war and genocide. He has now reflected upon that in his debut novel, Small Country, told from the perspective of 10-year-old Gabriel who desperately tries to cling onto his childhood despite what's happening around him. Ga毛l tells John how his experiences have shaped his work as a writer and musician.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Sarah Johnson.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Joan Bakewell and Christopher Frayling

    Duration: 11:07

  • Pieter-Dirk Uys

    Duration: 08:17

  • Ga毛l Faye

    Duration: 06:40

Joan Bakewell and Christopher Frayling on older audiences

Joan Bakewell and Christopher Frayling on older audiences
Images: Joan Bakewell and Christopher Frayling

Pieter-Dirk Uys

Pieter-Dirk Uys

The Echo of a Noise by Pieter-Dirk Uys is at the , London until 16 June 2018.

, a听documentary film on the life of Pieter-Dirk Uys is also at the Soho Theatre until 16 June 2018.

Images: main image above, and image to the right: Pieter-Dirk Uys

Ga毛l Faye

Ga毛l Faye

by is out now in hardback and as an eBook.

Image: Ga毛l Faye

Image credit: Philippe Nyirimihigo

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Pieter-Dirk Uys
Interviewed Guest Joan Bakewell
Interviewed Guest Christopher Frayling
Interviewed Guest Gael Faye
Producer Sarah Johnson

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  • Fri 8 Jun 2018 19:15

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