Spectator Out Loud: James MacMillan, Sebastian Morello, Amy Wilentz, Sam Leith and Lloyd Evans
Update: 2025-01-04
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This week: composer James MacMillan reads his diary on the beautiful music of football (01:11 ); Sebastian Morello tells us about the deep connection between hunting and Christianity (07:17 ); Amy Wilentz explains how Vodou fuels Haiti’s gang culture (16:14 ); The Spectator’s literary editor Sam Leith reviews The Virago Book of Friendship (22:38 ); and – from the arts pages – The Spectator’s theatre critic Lloyd Evans writes about a new play on the last days of Liz Truss and also about Bette and Joan, which includes 'brutal' and 'brilliant' portraits of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford (26:37 ).
Presented by Oscar Edmondson.
Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Oscar Edmondson.
Presented by Oscar Edmondson.
Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Oscar Edmondson.
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