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Front Row: David Attenborough on painter John Craxton, Wonder Wheel, #MeToo poetry anthology

David Attenborough on painter John Craxton, Wonder Wheel, #MeToo poetry anthology

07/03/2018

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, David Attenborough on painter John Craxton, Wonder Wheel, #MeToo poetry anthology

David Attenborough on why he loves the work of painter John Craxton.

Arts news, interviews and reviews. David Attenborough reveals why he loves the work of painter John Craxton and a new anthology of #MeToo poetry.

David Attenborough talks about the art of his friend the painter John Craxton as a new exhibition Charmed Lives in Greece opens at the British Museum.

Deborah Alma has edited #MeToo, an anthology of poetry by women, rallying against sexual assault and harassment. She is joined by poet and human rights lawyer Mona Arshi to discuss poetry as activism. 

Woody Allen's film Wonder Wheel is released this week. In the light of renewed allegations of sexual assault from his adopted daughter, Anna Smith reviews the film and considers Allen's reputation in Hollywood.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Julian May.

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