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Skin, The Box in Plymouth, Sean Borodale

Skin from Skunk Anansie on her new memoir. Plus the opening of Plymouth's new £40 million arts space, The Box.

Lead singer of Britpop band Skunk Anansie, Skin has headlined Glastonbury, sold millions of albums, and recently competed in The Masked Singer. As her memoir, Skin - It takes Blood and Guts, is published, we ask her about channelling rage into her performances and if she thinks her achievements as queer black woman have been overlooked.

After a six-month Covid delay, Plymouth’s new £40m arts and heritage museum space The Box is due to open next week. This weekend also sees the Plymouth Art Weekender, a city-wide festival of art and events. Sarah Gosling, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s arts and culture presenter in Plymouth, considers the role of art and culture in helping to transform the city.

It is the season of moths and spiders. Many people strive to keep these out of their houses. Not so the poet Sean Borodale whose new collection, Inmates, records close encounters with all manner of insects, in all stages of their existence – egg, maggot, flight, in death and decay. He talks about co-existing with the natural world and writing the process in poetry.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Julian May

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  • Tue 22 Sep 2020 19:15

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