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Marin Alsop, Russell Howard, Political cartoonists

Marin Alsop discusses conducting Brahms's A German Requiem, comedian Russell Howard on politically engaging his audience, and the future of the political cartoon.

To mark Armistice Day, Marin Alsop will be conducting Brahms's A German Requiem this weekend, with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and in a break from tradition, she will be introducing the work from the podium. Marin discusses the reasons behind this move, and also reveals the various ways in which this requiem also broke from tradition.

Russell Howard makes comedy out of political issues such as the tampon tax, junior doctors and the housing crisis, and is hugely successful with younger audiences who watch him on TV, social media and in his sell-out stand-up world tours. The comedian discusses his show, The Russell Howard Hour, how much he wants to politically engage his audience, and finding the funny in what can be bleak political times.

A whinge – that’s the collective noun for a group of cartoonists, and this evening a whinge of some of the best-known, including Steve Bell of the Guardian, Matt of the Daily Telegraph and Banx of the FT, will gather to judge the Young Cartoonist of the Year Competition. But with newspaper circulation in decline and, conversely, the appetite of the internet for images, what is the outlook for those young winners? Tim Benson, editor of Britain’s Best Political Cartoons, 2018, and the cartoonist Andy Davey discuss the future of the political cartoon in the digital age.

Presenter Nikki Bedi
Producer Rebecca Armstrong

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Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop
Marin conducts A German Requiem at 7.45 pmÌýon Sat
10 Nov at the and at 7 pm on Sun 11 Nov at the . This concert is on Radio 3 at 7.30 pm on Mon
12 Nov




Political Cartoonists

Political Cartoonists
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Andy Davey
Cartoon credit: Andy Davey

Britain’s Best Political Cartoons, 2018, edited by Tim Benson, is out now

Russell Howard

Russell Howard
Russell Howard


The second series ofÌýThe Russell Howard HourÌýbegins at 10 pm onÌýSky OneÌýon 8 Nov

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