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Midweek: Matthew Childs, Rachel Lichtenstein, Derek Boshier and Rebecca Thomas

27/06/2012

Matthew Childs, Rachel Lichtenstein, Derek Boshier and Rebecca Thomas

BBC Radio 4 - Midweek, Matthew Childs, Rachel Lichtenstein, Derek Boshier and Rebecca Thomas

Libby Purves meets artist Derek Boshier, and writer and curator Rachel Lichtenstein.

Libby Purves meets artist Derek Boshier, writer and curator Rachel Lichtenstein, filmmaker Rebecca Thomas and garden designer Matthew Childs, who survived the 7/7 London bombings.

Libby Purves meets artist Derek Boshier; writer/curator Rachel Lichtenstein; film maker Rebecca Thomas and garden designer Matthew Childs who survived the 7/7 London bombings.

Derek Boshier was one of the leading pop artists of the 1960s. A contemporary of David Hockney and Peter Blake, he featured in Ken Russell's 1962 film Pop Goes the Easel. An exhibition of his graphic work including his set designs for David Bowie and album cover artwork for The Clash, is at the Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, until October.

Rachel Lichtenstein is an internationally exhibited artist, writer and curator. Her book Diamond Street: the Hidden World of Hatton Garden is published by Hamish Hamilton and is part of a trilogy of books exploring London market streets including Brick Lane and Portobello Road. 

Writer-director Rebecca Thomas was raised a Mormon in Las Vegas. Her debut feature film Electrick Children is a coming of age film about a young Mormon girl growing up in a fundamentalist Mormon community. 

Matthew Childs is one of this year's garden designers at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. A former advertising man, he was inspired to pursue a career in gardening after surviving the 7/7 London bombings in 2005 with severe injuries to his legs. His design at Hampton Court Palace entitled "Light at the end of the tunnel", is about hope and recovery. The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show runs from July 3-8th.

Producer: Paula McGinley.

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