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London Tide with music by PJ Harvey, Salman Rushdie's story of survival: Knife and tenor Ian Bostridge

Ben Power and PJ Harvey's London Tide, Salman Rushdie's Knife reviewed. Tenor Ian Bostridge on mobile phones in concert halls.

Knife is Salman Rushdie’s memoir about surviving a near-fatal knife attack in August 2022 and the long, painful period of recovery that followed.

Ben Power’s adaption of the Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend – London Tide – which features songs that he co-wrote with PJ Harvey, has just opened at the National Theatre in London.

Baby Reindeer is a new Netflix drama written by and starring Richard Gadd who drew directly on his own shocking experience of being stalked.

All three are reviewed by Tahmima Anam and John Mullan.

We also hear from tenor Ian Bostridge on mobile phone use in concert halls and why he stopped a performance of Britten's Les Illuminations with the CBSO last night.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Corinna Jones

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  • Thu 18 Apr 2024 19:15

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