Ukraine drama A Small Stubborn Town, Emma Rice, The Hugo Awards
Andrew Harding on the Radio 4 drama A Small Stubborn Town, inspired by his work as the 成人快手 Ukraine correspondent, Emma Rice on re-imagining Blue Beard, and The Hugo Awards controversy.
Andrew Harding on the Radio 4 drama, A Small Stubborn Town, inspired by his work as the 成人快手 Ukraine correspondent
Emma Rice is one the UK鈥檚 most celebrated theatre-makers known for her musical and comedic approach, and with numerous innovative and successful productions such as Brief Encounter, The Red Shoes, and Tristan and Yseult, under her belt. As her latest production goes on a UK tour, she talks to Nick about reimagining that darkest of fairy tales, Blue Beard, as a feminist cri de coeur.
In the wake of the Hugo Awards scandal, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, culture critic and Hugo awards finalist, Han Zhang, editor-at-large at Riverhead Books, focussed on finding works in the Chinese language for translation and publication in the US, and Megan Walsh, author of The Subplot: What China is reading and why it matters, discuss the fallout and what is reveals about the popularity of Sci-Fi in China.
Presenter: Nick Ahad
Producer: Ekene Akalawu
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