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Front Row: The Booker Prize Longlist, A Tea Journey at Compton Verney gallery, Fashion influenced by TV

24/07/2019

The Booker Prize Longlist, A Tea Journey at Compton Verney gallery, Fashion influenced by TV

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, The Booker Prize Longlist, A Tea Journey at Compton Verney gallery, Fashion influenced by TV

A look at the 2019 Booker Prize longlist. Plus the influence of TV on high street fashion.

A look at the 13 books on the 2019 Booker Prize longlist. Plus the influence of TV on high street fashion.

Literary critics Arifa Akbar and Toby Lichtig dissect the longlist of the 2019 Booker Prize longlist. For the full list see below.

Tea is the most widely-consumed drink after water. Julie Finch, director the Compton Verney gallery, guides Julian May through their new exhibition A Tea Journey: From the Mountains to the Table. The show navigates the cultural history of the cuppa from the delicate bowls of Tang dynasty China to the British builder’s mug as well as new work made by artists in response to this history.   

Why have Fleabag’s black jumpsuit, the yellow coat from Keeping Faith and Villanelle’s pink dress all become firm favourites on the high street? Fashion historian Amber Butchart examines the long links between fashion houses, TV and Hollywood. 

Margaret Atwood (Canada) - The Testaments  
Kevin Barry (Ireland) - Night Boat to Tangier 
Oyinkan Braithwaite (UK/Nigeria) - My Sister, The Serial Killer 
Lucy Ellmann (USA/UK) - Ducks, Newburyport 
Bernardine Evaristo (UK) - Girl, Woman, Other 
John Lanchester (UK)  - The Wall 
Deborah Levy (UK)  - The Man Who Saw Everything 
Valeria Luiselli (Mexico/Italy) - Lost Children Archive 
Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria) - An Orchestra of Minorities 
Max Porter (UK) - Lanny 
Salman Rushdie (UK/India) - Quichotte 
Elif Shafak (UK/Turkey) - 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World 
Jeanette Winterson (UK) - Frankissstein 

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