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Free Thinking: The War of the Worlds sequel, Eimear McBride

The War of the Worlds sequel, Eimear McBride

17/01/2017

BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking, The War of the Worlds sequel, Eimear McBride

Including the sequel to HG Wells's The War of the Worlds and 'experimental' novels.

Presented by Matthew Sweet. With Stephen Baxter on his sequel to The War of the Worlds, debating 'experimental' novels and a discussion about the 'Legal Name Fraud' billboards.

Matthew Sweet talks to Stephen Baxter about his sequel to HG Wells's novel War Of The Worlds, which was first serialised in 1897 and imagined an England invaded by Martians. Stephen Baxter's novel, which has been authorised by the HG Wells estate, is called The Massacre of Mankind and it sets the action 14 years after a Martian invasion. 
Eimear McBride's novels are noted for their 'experimental' approach. She joins Matthew with the academic and writer Mark Blacklock to discuss what 'experimental' can mean when applied to the novel. 
And, recently posters have appeared all over the UK with the following words: 'Legal Name Fraud, The Truth, It's Illegal To Use A Legal Name'. Matthew is joined by the barrister and legal blogger Carl Gardner to discuss the legal ideas behind the campaign. 


Producer: Luke Mulhall.

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