Literature of the Apocalypse

The literature of the Bomb remembered by writers who grew up during the apocalyptically anxious 1980's. Are the Children of the Dust addressing 21st Century eco-anxiety?

First broadcast as part of Open Book on Radio 4, Sunday, March 30th.

The idea was later developed into a 45 minute programme by Night Waves on Radio 3.

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Museum Funding Cuts

In February, at the Young Vic Theatre in Southwark, South London, Government Ministers announced that every child in the UK should get 5 hours of quality culture a week. The night before Southwark Council voted to close the extraordinary and award winning Livesey Museum for Children.

This piece first appeared on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours on Friday, 28th March, 2008.

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