Phil Wang, Shape Open exhibiton, All Bound Together, Lost manuscripts of Louis-Ferdinand Celine

Published: Aug. 9, 2021, 7:05 p.m.

Phil Wang joins us to discuss his stand up show, Philly Philly Wang Wang that he filmed at the London Palladium over the pandemic. Exploring race, romance, politics, and his mixed British-Malaysian heritage, he talks about his addiction to making people laugh, as well as explaining why he doesn't fear getting cancelled.

Shape Open have created an online exhibition featuring the work of 24 disabled and nondisabled artists working across Europe and North America, and has disability as its theme, and particularly the experience of the individuals during lockdown. One of the artists, Abi Palmer, discusses the exhibition All Bound Together and the work she's made for it.

Nearly 20,000 pages of lost manuscripts by French writer Louis-Ferdinand C\xe9line have emerged, causing controversy - and a lawsuit. C\xe9line was one of France\u2019s most important 20th century literary figures. He was also a virulent anti-Semite, described by Le Monde as \u201cone of the Nazis\u2019 most famous French friends\u201d. The whereabouts and provenance of the papers, combined with C\xe9line\u2019s reputation, are creating a storm in the French literary world, six decades after his death. Damian Catani\u2019s biography of C\xe9line is about to be published and he talks to Samira Ahmed about the significance of the manuscripts and the qualities of the writing.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed\nProduction Co-ordinator Fiona Anderson\nStudio Manager: Gayl Gordon\nProducer: Julian May