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Wild, TS Eliot poetry prize, Oppenheimer at the RSC and Barbara Hannigan

Duration: 30 minutes

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

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We review Reese Witherspoon's new film, Wild. Adapted from Cheryl Strayed's memoir by Nick Hornby, it's the story of Cheryl's 1,100 mile solo trek on the Pacific Crest Trail, to recover from recent catastrophic events in her life.

Director Angus Jackson and playwright Tom Morton-Smith discuss their new play, Oppenheimer, about 'the father of the atom bomb', J. Robert Oppenheimer. The play is set against the backdrop of hedonistic 1930s America, and explores the tension at the heart of the Manhattan Project.

Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan talks about the extraordinary leaps she is able to make with her voice and how she is taking on more and more conducting (often while singing).

Plus, we talk to judge Fiona Sampson about the David Harsent's collection Fire Songs which has won the TS Eliot Prize for Poetry 2014. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Jenny McCartney
Interviewed Guest:
Angus Jackson
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Morton-Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Barbara Hannigan
Interviewed Guest:
Fiona Sampson
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

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