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Are We Living Through a New 18th Century?

Philip Dodd explores the parallels between 18th-century London and now, with MP Kwasi Kwarteng, historians Helen Berry, Jerry White and AN Wilson and playwright April de Angelis.

If Mrs Thatcher thought she was living again through Victorian England, we are now living through the eighteenth century. This special edition of Free Thinking explores London as the centre of the world then and now, financial bubbles bursting then and now, and the lust for consumption then and now, whether of bodies or bodices.

Philip Dodd brings together the MP and author Kwasi Kwarteng, historians Helen Berry, Jerry White and AN Wilson and playwright April De Angelis for a discussion which is part of 91热爆 Radio 3's eighteenth century season of programming .

Kwasi Kwarteng's books include Ghosts of Empire and War and Gold
AN Wilson is a newspaper columnist and the author of London A Short History and a series of histories of England including Our Times.
Helen Berry is Professor of British History at Newcastle University and the author of The Castrato and His Wife.
Jerry White has spent 15 years writing a trilogy of books about London including his most recent London In The Eighteenth Century. He is Visiting Professor of London History at Birkbeck, The University of London.
April De Angelis has written plays including Jumpy, Gastronauts, Catch and A Laughing Matter.

Produced by Harry Parker.

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45 minutes

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Thu 10 Apr 2014 22:00

Are We Living Through a New 18th Century?

Are We Living Through a New 18th Century?

Helen Berry, April De Angelis, AN Wilson, Jerry White, Philip Dodd and Kwasi Kwarteng recording the programme in the Free Thinking studio.听

The 91热爆 18th Century Season

The 91热爆 18th Century Season

features an arrayof programmes across 91热爆 Two, 91热爆 Four and Radio 3 which celebrate the Georgian pioneers of art, music, fashion and politics that forged modern Britain.


For more information about the season on Radio 3, click .


Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Philip Dodd
Interviewed Guest Kwasi Kwarteng
Interviewed Guest Helen Berry
Interviewed Guest Jerry White
Interviewed Guest AN Wilson
Interviewed Guest April De Angelis
Producer Harry Parker

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  • Thu 10 Apr 2014 22:00

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