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• Essay 22 Feb 12 : Gabriel Gbadamosi - Men Only

  Wed, 22 Feb 12

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  The playwright and broadcaster Gabriel Gbadamosi considers the meaning of the male nude in African art from ancient Yoruba ritual to the present day.

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• Essay 21 Feb 12 :Partha Mitter - Men Only

  Tue, 21 Feb 12

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  Partha Mitter explores the meaning and power of the male nude in the visual art of the Subcontinent and examines where and how it diverges from the Classical ideal.

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• Essay 20 Feb 12 : Edith Hall - Men Only

  Mon, 20 Feb 12

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  The classicist, Edith Hall, reflects on the meaning of the male nude in the art of the Ancient World from Myron's Discobolus to the Emperor Hadrian's lover Antinous.

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• Essay 17 Feb 12 : Film director Mike Figgis - Hollywood's influence

  Fri, 17 Feb 12

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  Series of essays in which film and theatre directors reflect on their craft. Mike Figgis reflects on the lessons he learned in Hollywood and on how they shaped his approach.

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• Essay 16 Feb 12 : Director Josie Rourke - when disaster strikes

  Thu, 16 Feb 12

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  Series of essays in which film and theatre directors reflect on their craft. Things aren't always plain sailing in the production of a play, as Josie Rourke can testify.

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• Essay 15 Feb 12 : Director Bartlett Sher - rhythm in theatre

  Thu, 16 Feb 12

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  14 mins
  
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  Series of essays in which film and theatre directors reflect on their craft. Bartlett Sher explores how a director must search for the play's 'inward sound' when creating theatre.

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• Essay 14 Feb 12 : Theatre director Emma Rice - the director's role

  Thu, 16 Feb 12

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  Series of essays in which film and theatre directors reflect on their craft. Emma Rice explores director's role as a storyteller.

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• Essay 13 Feb 12 : Director Roger Michell reflects on film directing

  Thu, 16 Feb 12

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  Series of essays in which film and theatre directors reflect on their craft. Roger Michell reflects on the mix of emotions that always accompany the first day on a film shoot.

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• Essay 27 Jan 12: Andrew Martin on Noises that Annoy Us: Retreat

  Fri, 27 Jan 12

  Duration:
  14 mins
  
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  In his series on the noises that annoy us, Andrew Martin doesn't always confront them, he does the opposite - he goes on retreat to deepest darkest Essex..

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• Essay 26 Jan 12: Andrew Martin on Noises that Annoy Us: Aeroplanes

  Thu, 26 Jan 12

  Duration:
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  In his series on the noises that annoy us, Andrew Martin now looks to the skies, to those strange rumblings that always discombobulate him - is he alone with this?

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