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* The Artist as Pedant

BBC Radio 3
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JONATHAN RABAN explores the thesis that contemporary art, in all fields, is increasingly preoccupied with self-criticism. He discusses the work of Borges and Nabokov, among others, to illustrate his view that ' we're in the middle of a Gothic revival: an art of self-regarding twists and curlicues, of monstrous, whimsical mansions.'

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Jonathan Raban
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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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