Paul Theroux on Orwell, Patsy Rodenburg on training actors, musician Sam Lee
Paul Therous on his new novel about George Orwell; voice expert Patsy Rodenburg on the actor's craft; Sam Lee, Barnard Butler and James Keay perform live.
Paul Theroux discusses his new novel, Burma Sahib, about George Orwell鈥檚 formative years as a colonial police officer in what is now Myanmar.
Voice expert Professor Patsy Rodenburg quit her job over fears that actors鈥� traditional 鈥渃raft鈥� skills are being lost, as screen acting overshadows theatre work.
Sam Lee, Bernard Butler and James Keay perform live and talk about Sam's new album, Songdreaming. Sam draws on traditional songs to explore the richness and fragility of the natural world here in the UK.
And we announce the winner of the Writers' Prize (formerly Rathbones Folio) Book of the Year 2024.
Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Ciaran Bermingham
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