AL Kennedy reflects on the importance of the beauty and creativity of art to sustain the human spirit.
"Art is a power and most of its true power is invisible, private, memorised and held even in prison cells and on forced marches, so you can see why totalitarians of all kinds dislike it."
Producer: Sheila Cook
Editor: Richard Knight.
Published on Friday, 23rd January 2015.
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