8 March 2020
Episode 557
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We meet Secret Cinema CEO Max Alexander to learn about experiential cinema and artist Stanley Donwood to discuss creativity in the anthropocene and his new book of linocuts, ‘Bad Island’. Plus, as a new documentary on Toni Morrison hits cinemas, we talk about the author’s legacy with Oxford academic Dr Tessa Roynon.
8 March 2020
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Toni Morrison is one of America’s most important novelists. Her works illuminated the African-American experience, bringing black stories from the margins into the mainstream. As a new documentary about her life hits cinemas, we’re joined by Oxford academic Tessa Roynon to learn more about Morrison’s influence and legacy.
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