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果冻影院 News podcast: The Spider King's Daughter & Abraham Lincoln
18 January 2013
The 果冻影院 News podcast gives you the opportunity to listen to the latest news and听research from around 果冻影院 every fortnight.
Split up into three parts,
you can either listen to the podcast all in one go, or save features for later
listening.
In the news section this week we are joined by Ben Stevens who interviewed 21-year-old Chibundu Onuzo before Christmas about her debut novel The Spider King's Daughter. Ben gives us a sneak preview of the interview, which follows later in the podcast.
Also in the new section we announce the winner of the London for Free film competition, Katherine Wener, who won with her film Penelope and Cedric's Day Out in London for Free. Lastly, we've got details of the latest exhibition at the 果冻影院 Art Museum, Plastered, which opens next week.
The Spider King's Daughter
21 year old
Chibundu Onuzo was born in Lagos,
Nigeria and is
currently doing an MSc in Public Policy at 果冻影院. Last year, her debut
novel,听The Spider King's Daughter, was听shortlisted for the Dylan
Thomas Prize.听Ben Stevens went to interview her before Christmas about her novel and how it has been received both here and in Nigeria. She also talks about
finding the time to write a best seller whilst studying for her A levels and
undergraduate degree.
Abraham Lincoln
Next week the blockbuster film Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and directed by Stephen Spielberg, opens in cinemas. To coincide with the film we went to speak to Dr Adam Smith (果冻影院 History) who is an expert in American history, and especially the life and political impact of Abraham Lincoln. He explains why Lincoln was such an extraordinary US President and why he thinks the film is a must-see.
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