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Dwarfs in art, Barbara Rae, Christopher Robin

Duration: 30 minutes

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

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How people with dwarfism have been represented in art and culture, from Ancient Egypt to Velasquez to Game of Thrones. Kirsty is joined by Tom Shakespeare, Professor of Disability Research at East Anglia University and Richard Butchins, who has made the BBC Four film Dwarfs in Art: A New Perspective.

Scottish artist Barbara Rae has travelled to the Arctic in the footsteps of the Victorian explorer John Rae. She discusses the resulting artworks currently on show in Edinburgh and the challenges of working in the extreme cold.

As another film about Winnie-the-Pooh is released, this time starring Ewan McGregor as Christopher Robin, film critic Kate Muir and children's author Meg Rosoff discuss our fascination with the world of A.A Milne.

Producer: Timothy Prosser
Presenter: Kirsty Lang. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Shakespeare
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Butchins
Interviewed Guest:
Barbara Rae
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Muir
Interviewed Guest:
Meg Rosoff

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