Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20231231 | 20240320 (R4) | Matthew Sweet re-examines the life and work of the exciting, sensational and surprising figure who contemporary critics might have labelled 'Woke Wilkie'. In this his bicentenary year, Matthew will open up the world of Wilkie Collins's fiction - a world that is profoundly strange, but deeply engaged with questions with which we're still grappling today. Whether on restitution, polyamory, disability or gender roles, Collins wasn't just ahead of his own time but in many ways, ahead of ours. Readers: Josh Bryant-Jones and Kitty O'Sullivan Producer: Mohini Patel Matthew Sweet on the life and work of the sensationally modern figure - Wilkie Collins. Matthew Sweet re-examines the work of the exciting, sensational and surprisingly modern figure contemporary critics might have labelled 'Woke Wilkie'. |
| 20231231 | 20240107 (R4) | Matthew Sweet re-examines the life and work of the exciting, sensational and surprising figure who contemporary critics might have labelled 'Woke Wilkie'. In this his bicentenary year, Matthew will open up the world of Wilkie Collins's fiction - a world that is profoundly strange, but deeply engaged with questions with which we're still grappling today. Whether on restitution, polyamory, disability or gender roles, Collins wasn't just ahead of his own time but in many ways, ahead of ours. Readers: Josh Bryant-Jones and Kitty O'Sullivan Producer: Mohini Patel Matthew Sweet on the life and work of the sensationally modern figure - Wilkie Collins. Matthew Sweet re-examines the work of the exciting, sensational and surprisingly modern figure contemporary critics might have labelled 'Woke Wilkie'. In this programme Matthew Sweet re-examines the life and work of the exciting, sensational and surprising figure who contemporary critics might have labelled 'Woke Wilkie'. In this his bicentenary year, Matthew will open up the world of Wilkie Collins's fiction - a world that is profoundly strange, but deeply engaged with questions with which we're still grappling today. Whether on restitution, polyamory, disability or gender roles, Collins wasn't just ahead of his own time but in many ways, ahead of ours. |