Kodo Drummers, Marina Lewycka, Arts affected by coronavirus
The Kodo drummers perform in studio. Stig interviews the novelist Marina Lewycka. Plus we discuss the ongoing impact of coronavirus on the arts.
The Kodo drummers from Japan formed in 1981 and are currently nearing the end of their world tour. Five members bring their drums, flutes and cymbals to our studio to perform, and to discuss the strict regime for their apprenticeship and the physical demands of their stage show.
As theatres empty, film releases are delayed and festivals cancelled, Front Row considers the ongoing impact of coronavirus on the arts. With Nancy Durrant of the Evening Standard.
Marina Lewycka鈥檚 novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian sold over a million copies and won the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction. Her new book The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid is the story of a family torn apart by Brexit and international bank fraud. She talks about making fun out of testing times.
Presenter: Stig Abell
Producer: Timothy Prosser
Last on
KODO: Legacy
You can see the tonight and tomorrow at the 听听
Image:聽 Kodo Drummers. Credit: Takashi Okamoto
The Good, the Bad, and the Little Bit Stupid by Marina Lewycka
The Good, the Bad, and the Little Bit Stupid is available now
from Fig Tree books.聽
Image:聽 Marina Lewycka聽 Credit:聽 Fig Tree books
Broadcast
- Fri 13 Mar 2020 19:1591热爆 Radio 4
91热爆 Arts Digital
The best of British culture live and on demand.
Inspire
A season discovering where artists find inspiration and helping listeners get creative.
Podcast
-
![]()
Front Row
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
