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Barry Manilow; Diana Souhami; War photography; Jewish comedy

Duration: 30 minutes

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

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Barry Manilow talks to Samira Ahmed about his new album, 'My Dream Duets'. It's a collection of duets with artists beyond the grave such as John Denver, Judy Garland and Whitney Houston.

Diana Souhami, whose novel Gwendolen imagines life from the point of view of Daniel Deronda's heroine, and Viv Groskop, Artistic Director of the Bath Literature Festival, discuss the trend for novels from the perspective of peripheral characters.

David Baddiel and David Schneider unpick the changing nature of Jewish comedy as a new festival begins in London.

And a new exhibition of war photography, Conflict, Time, Photography, at Tate Modern in London, hangs pictures according to how long the picture was taken after the events depicted. Is it a successful approach? Colin Ford, founding director of the National Media Museum, reviews. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Producer:
Sarah Johnson
Interviewed Guest:
Barry Manilow
Interviewed Guest:
Diana Souhami
Interviewed Guest:
Viv Groskop
Interviewed Guest:
David Baddiel
Interviewed Guest:
David Schneider
Interviewed Guest:
Colin Ford

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