Trade, Davos, Ocean travel and Mermaids.
Imogen Hermes Gowar and Sarah Peverley discuss mermaids from medieval times to those brought to Britain by C18th century sailors + Davos discussions and ocean liner style at V&A.
Anne McElvoy looks at trade past and present as she discusses a book questioning economists' reliance on GDP with its author, David Pilling, and reports on debates from the world economic forum annual meeting at Davos with American reporter Rob Cox. She also looks at a new novel depicting a "mermaid" displayed as a visitor attraction by an 18th century London-based merchant, and is shown around an exhibition exploring the design and impact of ocean liners with one of its curators, Ghislaine Wood. . .
Ocean Liners: Speed and Style runs at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London from 3 February - 10 June 2018
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock - the debut novel from Imogen Hermes Gowar is out now.
Sarah Peverley is a New Generation Thinker who teaches at the University of Liverpool and a Leverhulme Research Fellow (2016-18) working on a project entitled 'Mermaids of the British Isles, c. 450-1500.'
Producer: Luke Mulhall.
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Podcast: Trade, Davos, Ocean travel and Mermaids
David Pilling & Rob Cox question GDP. Sarah Peverley & Imogen Hermes Gowar on mermaids.
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Anne McElvoy |
Interviewed Guest | Sarah Peverley |
Interviewed Guest | Imogen Hermes Gowar |
Producer | Luke Mulhall |
Broadcast
- Thu 1 Feb 2018 22:00BBC Radio 3
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