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Man Booker Prize Shortlist; James Ellroy; Joyce DiDonato; the Wallace Collection

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Cathy Rentzenbrink from The Bookseller gives her verdict on the Man Booker Prize shortlist; James Ellroy, perhaps best known for his LA Quartet books, which include LA Confidential and The Black Dahlia, is set to publish his largest book to date. ‘Perfidia’ revolves around the brutal murder of a Japanese family on December 6th, 1941; a day before the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and it sheds light on the violence that was happening in the city of Los Angeles on the cusp of America's entrance into WW2. Joyce DiDonato reveals what's on her latest CD of Bel Canto opera arias; and we get a sneak preview of the Great Gallery at the Wallace Collection which opens its doors again after two years, during which time it has been redesigned and the paintings rehung. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Cathy Rentzenbrink
Interviewed Guest:
James Ellroy
Interviewed Guest:
Joyce DiDonato
Interviewed Guest:
Lucy Davis
Interviewed Guest:
John J O'Connell

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