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Yael Farber, Liberalism

Philip Dodd presents. With director Yael Farber talking about fear, conspiracy and her South African roots, debating liberalism past and present and WWI neuroses and shell shock.

Yael Farber directs Richard Armitage in the Crucible at the Old Vic. She talks to Philip Dodd about fear, conspiracy and her South African roots.
Also Liberalism past and present. Edmund Fawcett author of Liberalism: The History of an Idea is in the studio alongside historian and Telegraph writer Tim Stanley and Alex Callinicos, Professor at King's College, London.

Another column from one of the 2014 Radio 3 New Generation Thinkers: Tiffany Watt-Smith explores war neuroses and shell shock after the first World War.

Producer: Zahid Warley.

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45 minutes

Last on

Wed 2 Jul 2014 22:00

Chapters

  • Liberalism

    Edmund Fawcett, Tim Stanley and Alex Callinicos on Liberalism past and present.

    Duration: 19:33

  • New Generation Thinker: Tiffany Watt-Smith

    Tiffany Watt-Smith explores war neuroses and shell shock after the First World War.

    Duration: 06:11

  • Yael Farber

    Yael Farber talks about The Crucible and directing Arthur Miller鈥檚 play at the Old Vic.

    Duration: 18:15

The Crucible

The Crucible

, directed by聽Yael Farber,聽is at The Old Vic in London from Saturday 21 June until Saturday 13 September 2014.


Image:聽Richard Armitage as John Proctor in The Crucible at The Old Vic. 漏 Johan Persson

New Generation Thinkers 2014

New Generation Thinkers 2014

Tiffany Watt-Smith from Queen Mary, University of London is one of this year's New Generation Thinkers. Her current research is on the cultural history of our compulsion to imitate each other鈥檚 expressions and gestures.




In her column Tiffany talks about the 1917 medical film War Nerousues 聽- you can see the film at the .

Liberalism

Liberalism

by Edmund Fawcett聽 is out now.


Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Philip Dodd
Interviewed Guest Yael Farber
Interviewed Guest Edmund Fawcett
Interviewed Guest Tim Stanley
Interviewed Guest Alex Callinicos
Interviewed Guest Tiffany Watt-Smith
Producer Zahid Warley

Broadcast

  • Wed 2 Jul 2014 22:00

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