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The Essay

Minds at War: Series 2

Episode 2: Tzara's Dada Manifesto

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Comedian Arthur Smith presents a suitably dadaesque account of Tristan Tzara's Dada Manifesto. He reflects on the seriousness of the dadaists' project and their use of comedy. Show more

The Essay

Minds at War: Series 2

Episode 3: Woolf's Mrs Dalloway

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Professor Gillian Beer explores how Virginia Woolf and her great novel Mrs Dalloway were shaped by the 1914-18 conflict. Show more

The Essay

Minds at War: Series 2

Episode 5: Akhmatova's July 1914

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Poet and translator Sasha Dugdale explores the impact of World War I on the great Russian poet Anna Akhmatova. Sasha focuses on the collection White Flock, published in 1917. Show more