Night Waves
28 February 2005
MondayÌý28ÌýFebruaryÌý2005Ìý21:30-22:15Ìý(Radio 3)
Philip Dodd with the first of a series of talks running throughout the week relating the stories behind some of the most prized artefacts in the British Museum's Africa collection. From the iron throwing knives of the Ingessana people of Sudan, to the ivory salt cellars of Benin City State, five objects that, in different ways, unlock the surprising histories of the countries they come from, and, in addition, cast light on European misunderstanding of African culture.
Duration: 45 minutes
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Programme Details On Night Waves this evening author Richard Panek dicusses with Philip Dodd the day Freud and Einstein met, what they had in common and tells the story of how they inspired a revolution in thought that altered not only what, or how much, we see but also the nature of seeing.
"A man of undoubted genius" T.S Eliot said of him. With the opening of a major exhibition this week of the works of painter, draughtsman, novelist, satirist and critic Wyndam Lewis, art critic Richard Cork and Prof. Paul Edwards discuss his extraordinary life and work.
Professor Carol Rutter reviews the new production of Antony and Cleopatra directed by Braham Murray at The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
And throughout the week on Night Waves, you can hear the stories behind some of the most prized artefacts in the British Museum's Africa collection. From the iron throwing knives of the Ingessana people of Sudan to the ivory salt cellars of Benin City state.ÌýÌý The British Museum's curator for the Africa Galleries, Christopher Spring, is our guide to the story behind the throwing knives.Ìý Though what they were used for is far from obvious.
That's all on Night Waves with Philip Dodd at 9.30pm. Ìý Ìý
Presenter:Ìý Philip Dodd Producer: Anne Marie Cole
Additional Information: Richard Panek's The Invisible Century: Einstein, Freud and the Search for Hidden Universes isÌýpublished by Fourth Estate.
Wyndham Lewis: Paintings, Drawings & Publications is on at Olympia, London betweenÌý1-6th March 2005Ìý
Antony and CleopatraÌý is on a the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, from 23 February 2005 to 09 April 2005
Africa 05 is the biggest celebration of African culture ever organised in Britain, including visual arts, cinema, literature, history, music, craft, and performing arts.ÌýFor more details visit

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