Landmark: Marnie
Matthew Sweet discusses memory and Marnie with guests, including Andrew Graham - son of Marnie author Winston.
Matthew Sweet discusses memory and Marnie with novelist and Freud scholar Lisa Appignanesi, Andrew Graham - son of the novelist Winston Graham who wrote the 1961 novel which Alfred Hitchcock turned into a film in 1964, Gwyneth Hughes - director of 'The Girl' - and Hitchcock and Marnie scholar Murray Pomerance.
Recorded with an audience at Wellcome Collection as part of BBC Radio 3's series of programmes Why Music? The Key to Memory.
Lisa Appignanesi - Trials of Passion: Crimes in the Name of Love and Madness
Murray Pomerance - Marnie: BFIClassic
Nico Muhly's opera based on Marnie premieres at English National Opera on November 18th and will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Photo Credit: David Bishop / Wellcome Collection
Producer: Jacqueline Smith.
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Free Thinking: Landmark: Marnie
Matthew Sweet with an exploration of memory and Winston Graham's novel/Hitchcock's film
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Sweet |
| Interviewed Guest | Lisa Appignanesi |
| Interviewed Guest | Andrew Graham |
| Interviewed Guest | Gwyneth Hughes |
| Interviewed Guest | Murray Pomerance |
| Producer | Jacqueline Smith |
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- Wed 18 Oct 201722:00BBC Radio 3
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