Podcasts Culture Front Row Paula Rego Remembered, Cressida Cowell, Elif Shafak, Stones In His Pockets

Paula Rego Remembered, Cressida Cowell, Elif Shafak, Stones In His Pockets

Published: June 8, 2022, 7:24 p.m.

Artist Paula Rego remembered. Following the sad news today of the death of one of the most important figurative painters of our times, we look back on her life and work with art critic Louisa Buck.

Outgoing Children\u2019s Laureate Cressida Cowell on why she\u2019s pushing the government to invest \xa3100 million in primary school libraries.

Stones in his Pockets. 25 years on, the celebrated stage play returns to the Lyric Theatre in Belfast, with several Northern Irish stars making cameo appearances, including Liam Neeson and Ciaran Hinds. The play\u2019s author, Marie Jones, and Director, Matthew McElhinny, tell Samira all about it.

Plus, Elif Shafak. The British-Turkish novelist and most widely read female author in Turkey on her latest book, The Island of Missing Trees, shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed\nProducer: Nicki Paxman