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Arts & Ideas - The Dark and Political Messages of Kids Fiction.

The Dark and Political Messages of Kids Fiction.

Arts & Ideas

10/25/18 • 45 min

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Michael Rosen and Kimberley Reynolds talk to Anne McElvoy about socialist fairy tales and radicalism in books for children. Nikita Gill and Katherine Webber on giving traditional tales a modern twist.

Reading & Revolution: An Anthology of Radical Writing for Children 1900-1960 is out now

Workers' Tales: Socialist Fairy Tales, Fables and Allegories from Great Britain is published on 13th November

Fierce Fairytales & Other Stories to Stir Your Soul by Nikita Gill is out now

Katherine Wheeler is the author of Only Love Can Break Your Heart and Wing Jones

A Very Very Very Dark Matter by Michael McDonagh is at the Bridge Theatre in London until 6th January

Producer: Torquil MacLeod

10/25/18 • 45 min

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