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Phil Redmond, Sarah Howe, Akram Khan, Champagne Life

Duration: 30 minutes

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

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Phil Redmond made his name as the creator of celebrated television drama series Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks. He's now turned his attention to crime fiction with his new novel, Highbridge.

Sarah Howe has won the 2015 TS Eliot Prize for her debut collection Loop of Jade, an intimate exploration of her Anglo-Chinese heritage though her journeys to Hong Kong to discover her roots. This is the first time a debut collection has won the prize.

Choreographer Akram Khan discusses his new production Until the Lions based on a story from the epic Hindu poem The Mahabharata.

The Saatchi Gallery in London, which launched the likes of Tracey Emin and Paula Rego, is about to mark its 30th anniversary. Champagne Life is its first all-female exhibition. Andrea Rose reviews it and discusses whether the gallery is still influential today.

Producer: Dixi Stewart. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Phil Redmond
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Howe
Interviewed Guest:
Akram Khan
Interviewed Guest:
Andrea Rose
Producer:
Dixi Stewart

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