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Freddie De Tommaso, Women’s Prize For Fiction Winner, John Byrne, Ukrainian Antiquities

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Operatic tenor Freddie De Tommaso on his overnight breakthrough to stardom and performing at the First Night Of The Proms.

We announce and speak to the winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction.

John Byrne, the Scottish artist, playwright and theatre maker: arts critic Jan Patience reviews the new retrospective of his work, A Big Adventure, open now at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.

Plus, Kate visits the British Museum in London to see a collection of Ukrainian artefacts trafficked from the country, which recently went on display. Dr St John Simpson, Senior Curator in the Department of the Middle East, explains how they got here and how museums combat the illegal trade in antiquities.

Presenter: Kate Molleson
Producer: Nicki Paxman

Published on Wednesday, 15th June 2022.

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