Podcast appearances and mentions of arnold wesker

The Lang Theater Production for Spring 2025 will be a staging of La Cocina, written by Tony Meneses and directed by Danica Selem. A contemporary adaptation of the 1960's play The Kitchen by Arnold Wesker, La Cocina takes a deeper look at the dynamics of a kitchen in New York City and working class life. It will be performed at Mabou Mines from May 1st to 4th.Produced by Taz Ahmad Zamri and Izzy Hall.

Chapters00:00Introduction and Connection02:26Real Estate Dreams and Retirement Plans04:48Adoption Story and Family Background07:27Understanding Sexuality and Identity09:54Coming Out and Family Dynamics12:35Spiritual Experiences and Past Lives15:07Reflections on Family Relationships17:59Life Lessons and Personal Growth21:52Adapting to New Environments23:34Pets and Their Needs24:21Relationships and Love25:22Career Transitions and Playwriting28:51The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Relationships31:55The Journey to Becoming a Playwright35:25Navigating the Film Industry38:35Upcoming Projects and Aspirations40:42Life Lessons and Philosophies43:42Reflections on Society and PoliticsSummary:In this episode, Stephen Druckman shares his personal journey from his early life in Boston to his successful career as a playwright. He discusses his family dynamics, coming out as gay, and the challenges he faced in his identity. Stephen reflects on his artistic philosophy, the importance of kindness, and his current projects, including a new play. The conversation touches on themes of love, acceptance, and the complexities of navigating life as an artist in today's world.Takeaways:Stephen's early life was marked by family challenges and adoption.He always knew he was different and gay from a young age.His journey into playwriting began as a way to express his identity.Stephen emphasizes the importance of kindness in life and art.He believes love is the core reason for our existence.His experiences in the theater have shaped his artistic philosophy.Stephen's new play explores themes of love and aging.He reflects on the impact of the AIDS crisis on his generation.The conversation highlights the importance of authenticity in art.Stephen's insights on the current political climate reveal his concerns for the future.Bio:STEVEN DRUKMAN was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for his play Another Fine Mess (Portland Center Stage). His plays include Pru Payne (Arizona Theatre Company, SpeakEasy Stage in Boston, MA); Going to See the Kid (Merrimack Rep); Death of the Author (Geffen Playhouse, starring Austin Butler in his first stage role); The Prince of Atlantis (South Coast Rep); The Innocents (Asolo Rep); The Bullet Round (Arena Stage, Portland, OR); In this Corner (The Old Globe, winner of the San Diego Circle Best New Play Award); Going Native (Long Wharf Theatre); Flattery Will Get You (Connecticut Rep); and more. Drukman's work has been developed by the Mark Taper Forum, Manhattan Theatre Club, Intiman Theatre, Sundance Theatre Lab, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Playwrights Horizons, New York Theatre Workshop, and many others.  As a journalist, Drukman wrote for The New York Times for many years, as well as The Nation, The Village Voice, and International Herald Tribune.  He also served as the theatre reviewer for Artforum and WNYC-FM. As an actor, Drukman has been directed by Richard Foreman, Anne Bogart, Maria Irene Fornes and Arnold Wesker, and was a member of the Organic Theater Company in Chicago, where he won a Jeff Award. He received his Ph.D. from NYU, where he is an Associate Professor of playwriting.To contact Steven:To contact Wilkinson:  BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Episode 088: Roots by Arnold Wesker Host: Douglas Schatz Guest: Diyan Zora Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. Each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We'll discuss the play's origins, its themes, characters, structure and impact. For us the play is the thing. Arnold Wesker's quiet classic, Roots, is a story of doomed love, rural poverty and social protest, and most of all, of cultural aspiration and growing up and away from family, from one's roots. We recorded this episode as a sensitive revival of the play was finishing its run at the Almeida theatre in London, and I was delighted to be able to talk to its director, Diyan Zora, about Wesker's love letter to his wife and her roots.

Daniel González –experto en cine– nos invita a descubrir ‘La Cocina', una película escrita y dirigida por Alonso Ruizpalacios, basada en la obra teatral The Kitchen de Arnold Wesker. Este drama mexicano-estadounidense, protagonizado por Raúl Briones, Rooney Mara, y John Pyper-Ferguson, aborda temas profundos sobre la migración y la diversidad cultural. Raúl Briones, quien encarna al personaje principal, nos comparte: “La gente está conectando con la película desde la empatía hacia el migrante. Es una obra que abre la conversación desde un lugar poderoso, mostrando cómo cada persona es su propio país en una comunidad multicultural.” Programa transmitido el 14 de noviembre de 2024. Escucha el Noticiero de Nacho Lozano, en vivo de lunes a viernes de 1:00 p.m. a 2:00 p.m. por el 105.3 de FM. Esta es una producción de Radio Chilango.

Es un honor contar con la presencia de un director excepcional como Alonso Ruizpalacios quien es conocido por su habilidad para contar historias profundas y conmovedoras, Alonso ha dejado una marca indeleble en el cine contemporáneo.   Su última obra, “La Cocina”, es un testimonio de su talento y resiliencia, la cual más que una adaptación de la obra de teatro de Arnold Wesker, es una reinterpretación poderosa que refleja las luchas y esperanzas de los inmigrantes en Nueva York.   El excepcional cineasta, con su enfoque meticuloso y su compromiso con la autenticidad, realizó entrevistas con inmigrantes indocumentados para capturar la esencia de sus experiencias. Este proceso no solo enriqueció la narrativa de la película, sino que también demostró la dedicación de Alonso a dar voz a los marginados. La producción de “La Cocina” presentó numerosos desafíos de los cuales vamos a profundisar con su director y ha sido aclamada en festivales internacionales, destacando no solo por su calidad cinematográfica, sino también por su relevancia social, demostrado una vez más que el cine puede ser una herramienta poderosa para el cambio y la reflexión.   Ahora nos ponemos manos a la obra y le damos la Bienvenida a Power Moment! . . Invitado: Alonso Ruizpalacios Película: "La Cocina" . IG / TW / FB: @PowerLamas @PLamas7 Clubhouse: @PaulaLamas & @PaulaLamas1  

The Dark Knight takes on the role of probation officer for the Ventriloquist's dummy on the latest episode of Batman TAS! Join us as we discuss...Wondering if we should revisit Wandavision before the new Agatha Harkness show comes out!Hoping that they focus on Batman's enormous brain in a future movie!Realizing that Batgirl is merely Batman's sidekick in season 3!Bruce Wayne, a tyrant with a heart of gold?The X-Men TAS Podcast just opened a SECRET reddit group, join by clicking here! We are also on Twitch sometimes… click here to go to our page and follow and subscribe so you can join in on all the mysterious fun to be had! Also, make sure to subscribe to our podcast via Buzzsprout or iTunes and tell all your friends about it! Last but not least, follow Willie Simpson on Twitter and Threads and please join our Facebook Group!

Even small decisions can be overwhelming. What is Arnold Wesker to do the first time he is ordering a pizza for the first time without Scarface? Use mindfulness, of course!

This episode, we focus on one of Gatman's most gafflingly grazen gad guys, the Ventriloquist (and Scarface!) Who's really pulling the strings? Listen now to find out! Intro Reminder of PuchiCon appearance Background (3:00) Important to note that in this version, the dummy was made from wood used in Blackgate's old gallows, and there are conflicting reports whether the dummy is possessed or not Ventriloquist (Arnold Wesker) created by John Wagner, Alan Grant, and Norm Breyfogle in Detective Comics #583 (Feb. 1988) Arnold Wesker is a meek man from a mafia family – originally developed DID after witnessing his mother's murder His origin was later retconned – imprisoned in Blackgate prison, he begins hearing voices from a dummy named Woody, and the voices convince him to murder his cellmate – during the fight, Woody is damaged, and takes on the name Scarface In either version, Scarface becomes the controlling force, and Wesker is his “puppet” - to the point that Scarface becomes enraged if people insist on speaking to Wesker and not him One telltale sign is that Wesker/Scarface is unable to pronounce the letter B, replacing it with G - Batman becomes Gatman, bullets become gullets, etc. At one point Wesker was committed to Arkham Asylum, and upon escaping used a sock puppet named Socko - when Scarface learned he had been replaced, he and Socko had a gunfight, resulting in damage to Wesker's hands #BecauseComics After an earthquake nearly destroys Gotham, a new villain called the Quakemaster shows up demanding a ransom to prevent further earthquakes - Tim Drake is able to deduce it's Scarface because Quakemaster refuses to pronounce words with the letter B Has an on-again/off-again partnership with the Penguin, where they often break each other out of prison and work together on criminal enterprises Murdered by Tally Man in an effort to frame Harvey Dent Later resurrected during Blackest Night as a member of the Black Lantern Corps, and creates a construct of Scarface with his ring New 52 - he was never killed, and was hospitalized for treatment of his DID Briefly controlled by the Venom serum, but was taken down by Nightwing and Damian Wayne Succeeded as Ventriloquist by a woman named Shauna Belzer, who had her own puppet Ferdie He helped Batman defeat Psycho-Pirate, because his DID was able to override Pirate's emotion control powers since Scarface was really in charge Issues - the pawn who would be king (7:03) Dissociation, Depersonalization, and Derealization Subordination (14:03) Masochism (21:04) Break (26:01) Plugs for Popcorn Psychology, Ocho Duro Parlay Hour, and Phillip Kennedy Johnson Treatment (26:56) In-universe - introduce ways to take Scarface out of commission Out of universe - work on scaling down and away from coping mechanism (30:10) Skit (34:06) DOC: Hello Mr. Wesker, I'm Dr. Issues. SCARFACE: Nope, you're talking to ME, doc. Leave the dummy outta this. WESKER: W-w-well at least l-l-let me say h-h-hello f-first. SCARFACE: Shut yer yap and lemme do the talking. The less you talk, the faster we can greak outta here and get gack to gusiness. DOC: I love Vaudeville as much as anybody, but SCARFACE: *interrupting* that explains your practice DOC: Hey! This is a serious establishment. Are you going to talk to me or not? WESKER: I-I-I SCARFACE: Aye Aye Aye is right! Sheesh! You gonna take the hint, shrinkydink? This mug is useless without me. I'm the grains of this operation. That's how I keep making gread. DOC: *flustered* Fine. Tell me, what can I do for you? SCARFACE: Can you crack safes? DOC: No SCARFACE: Can you crack heads? DOC: NO! SCARFACE: Knockaround guy? Gagman? DOC: No and No SCARFACE: Is your office a good place to do laundry, if ya catch my drift? DOC: I'm not doing anything illegal for you! SCARFACE: Then you're a waste of space like this guy over here! DOC: He is the reason you can talk at all! SCARFACE: waaaaatch your mouth, you're on thin ice, capiche? DOC: Mr. Wesker, are you going to stand for this? SCARFACE: He doesn't have to, that's why he's sittin down. And you're gonna be layin down for a dirt nap if you don't keep your eyes on me! DOC: You don't have any weapons. That tommy gun is a toy. I'm not stupid. SCARFACE: My noggin is like taking a Louisville slugger to the jaw if you're unprepared. DOC: If you're so bright,have you figured out a way to resolve your anger without resorting to violence? SCARFACE: Resort? You darn right I resort. A hideout full of moola and the screams of my enemies make crime a vacation.  DOC: Is that what Wesker wants? SCARFACE: Who cares what he wants?  DOC: I do. And if this is you, Arnold, then I'm willing to work with you in this…unique arrangement. SCARFACE: I'm confused. Are you talking to me or to him? DOC: Yes. SCARFACE: *pause* Ooooh, you're a slick one, aintcha? Gut there's no one else you need to talk to.  DOC: Thank goodness. So, I'll make sure I only direct my questions to you, and you'll answer, and I'll make sure it's documented in your chart, under your name. Just spell it for me so I get it right. SCARFACE: S-C-A DOC: A-R-N SCARFACE: *screaming* THIS AIN'T A JOKE!  DOC: I'm not laughing. I'm talking to you. I'm looking at you. I know you run the show, and I'm giving you the attention you deserve. If the other part is not important according to you, fine. But I won't let your reality get in the way of mine. SCARFACE: YOU SICKO! Don't toy with my emotions. DOC: Don't use your emotions as toys WESKER: Please stop fighting DOC: who said that? SCARFACE: NOBODY! DUMMY, SHUT UP!  WESKER: yes sir DOC: You seem to have an issue with a part of you that is intimidated. What do you plan to do to strengthen it?  SCARFACE: I'm not weak; that loser DOC:*interrupting* You're a loser; got it. SCARFACE: I'm not here to be insulted! WESKER: You usually leave that to me DOC: Progress! Now if you could only get him to stop shoving his hand inside you to compensate, you wouldn't be so uptight SCARFACE: *pause* wait…are you actually trying to treat me here? DOC: It wasn't my first idea but if it's the only way I can ultimately give you some peace and have fewer people hurt, I'll make it work. SCARFACE: *exaggerated wistful sigh* Maybe I can finally get a world without Dummy. A mafioso can dream. DOC: Um…erm…something like that. Anyway, I noticed that I didn't get my usual fee before the session, so I'm going to have to bill you for the balance. SCARFACE: *deadpan* Oh…Dummy takes care of that  WESKER: I DO NOT DOC: WHAT? SCARFACE: I MEANT THE CHECK'S IN THE MAIL. Now get me outta here before he makes me talk about my mother. *fake sob* I really miss her. DOC: Pining? SCARFACE: No, oak. Ending (38:54) Recommended reading: Batman: Broken City by Brian Azzarello & Eduardo Risso Next episodes: Bigby Wolf, Eobard Thawne, Speedball Plugs for social & GonnaGeek Network References: Penguin episode - Anthony (5:14) All the Smoke podcast - Doc (15:00) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Twitter Facebook TikTok  Patreon TeePublic Discord  

Arnold Wesker struggles to separate himself from Scarface, caught in a uniquely toxic relationship that makes him wonder: Who is a ventriloquist without his dummy? We explore this as well as what Arnold Wesker's mental health diagnosis might be and what it is like to be one of Scarface's henchmen. Sources: Batman TAS: Read My Lips, Cat Walk, Double Talk

In this episode I am joined by Naomi Levine, author, under her birth name Norma Levine, of multiple books including ‘The Miraculous 16th Karmapa', ‘A Quest For The Hidden Lands', and ‘Chronicles of Love and Death: My Years With The Last Spiritual King of Bhutan'. Naomi recalls why she dropped out of academia to pursue an alternative lifestyle, and through a series of life-changing encounters with Tibetan gurus such as Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, 16th Karmapa, and Tai Situpa, converted to Buddhism and moved to India to pursue a life of yogic practice. Naomi describes her close discipleship under Tai Situpa, and recounts her initial meeting, and subsequent multi-year relationship, with the Shabdrung - a highly revered Bhutanese tulku said to possess potent magical abilities. Naomi also discusses the difficulty of differentiating between crazy wisdom and abusive behaviour, reflects her own naivety about what the practice of Vajrayana really entails, and describes the signs of enlightenment after the death of great beings. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep190-love-death-in-the-himalayas-naomi-levine Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics Include: 00:00 - Intro 01:14 - Naomi's recent autobiographical writings 04:58 - The last free generation 09:53 - How the world and culture changed and became less open 11:51 - Post war culture and music's effect on culture 12:50 - Naomi's PhD thesis on the English playwright Arnold Wesker and moving to England 14:37 - The extraordinary village of Hay-on-Wye 16:05 - Naomi's family of origin and upbringing 17:48 - A powerful Saturn return 19:34 - Meeting Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche at Samye Ling 21:46 - Impressions of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche 25:19 - Life changing meeting with the 16th Karmapa 26:30 - Becoming a disciple of Tai Situ Rinpoche 27:48 - Conversion to Buddhism 30:18 - Naivety about the realities of Vajrayana practice 33:23 - The Guru is not your best friend 34:20 - Not ready for Tantra 37:17 - What's really required for Vajrayana practice 40:24 - Vajrayana cannot be taught in today's culture 45:11 - Meeting the Shabdrung for the first time 49:06 - Falling in love with the Shabdrung and beginning a relationship 51:16 - The remarkable story of the previous Shabdrung incarnations 53:02 - Great beings can still experience trauma 55:08 - Crazy wisdom or just crazy? 01:01:13 - Impressions of Bhutan 01:03:49 - Supernatural experiences around the Shabdrung 01:05:58 - The death of the Shabdrung and revealing realisation 01:08:31 - Shabdrung's opinion of other lamas 01:10:14 - How Naomi's book was received 01:13:14 - Not a great Khandro … To find out more about Naomi Levine, visit: - https://www.facebook.com/naomilevine111 - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Norma-Levine/author/B001K86LZ4?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true … 
For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com … Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

This week, Aaron made his brothers read the 'kids' book - DC SuperHeroes: The Puppet Master's Revenge. The brothers discuss whether or not this is a children's story, where we would hide if we stole a $50 million dollar marionette, and Arnold Wesker's internal conflict. Thanks for tuning in! We Read: Dc Superheroes: The Puppet Master's Revenge Next: Back to continuity with JLA: New World Order

En el programade hoy voy a hablaros de uno de los villanos más famoso de Gotham: el ventrilocuo. Os lo contaré todo de todas sus versiones: Arnold Wesker, Peyton Riley y Shauna Belzer. the nemesis series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toq9kFnAcb0 hablemos del hombre murciélago https://go.ivoox.com/sq/1050184 código para registrarse en verse apoyando al archivo de Gotham https://verse.me/invite/CTB3TP si además quieres apoyar económicamente al archivo de Gotham puedes hacerlo a través de este enlace: https://verse.me/$luisl493

Jeff Nuttall's Bomb Culture (1968) was an unforgettably idiosyncratic document of Sixties counter-culture, looking at how the nuclear threat that followed World War II had shaped the mass consciousness. This week, Tom Overton talks to Douglas Field (author of All Those Strangers: The Art and Lives of James Baldwin) and Jamie Sutcliffe about Strange Attractor Press' recent reissue of Bomb Culture (http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/bomb-culture-50th-anniversary-edition/), and Nuttall's place within various Sixties art scenes. SELECTED REFERENCES a-or-ist - https://cargocollective.com/aorist Antonin Artaud Antony Balch - https://transmediale.de/content/antony-balch James Baldwin The Beatles Charles Bukowski William S. Burroughs - http://www.thewhitereview.org/feature/burroughs-in-london/ John Cage Robert Carlyle Centre 42 (Arnold Wesker) - http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/about-us/history-of-the-roundhouse/1960-1970-an-arts-centre-emerges/ Bob Cobbing - http://ubu.com/film/cobbing.html Gregory Corso - https://www.litkicks.com/BOMB Robert Creeley - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/robert-creeley The Doors Lawrence Ferlinghetti Maria Fusco - http://mariafusco.net/ William Gibson Allen Ginsberg Maurice Girodias - https://bookblast.com/blog/spotlight-maurice-girodias-olympia-press-indie-publishers-remembered/ The Goon Show Jimi Hendrix Adrian Henri - https://www.poetryarchive.org/poet/adrian-henri Michael Horovitz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Horovitz The International Times B. S. Johnson - https://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/youre-human-like-the-rest-of-them-the-films-of-b-s-johnson/ Jay Jeff Jones - https://twitter.com/jayjeffjones Asger Jorn - http://www.museumjorn.dk/en/collections/about-asger-jorn/ Jack Kerouac R. D. Laing John Latham - https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-latham-1470 DORIS LESSING, The Golden Notebook (1962) DORIS LESSING, The Good Terrorist (1985) - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/dec/03/fiction.dorislessing NORMAN MAILER, Advertisements for Myself (1959) NORMAN MAILER, The White Negro (1957) - https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/the-white-negro-fall-1957 André Masson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Masson Barry Miles - http://barrymiles.co.uk Eric Mottram - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaries-professor-eric-mottram-1568685.html My Own Mag (Reality Studio website) - https://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/my-own-mag/ Moving Times A. D. Nuttall - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-a-d-nuttall-435468.html JEFF NUTTALL, Snipe’s Spinster (1975) The People’s Show Project Sigma - http://realitysandwich.com/128311/alexander_trocchi_project_sigma/ John Rowan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rowan_(psychologist) VALERIE SOLANAS, SCUM Manifesto (1967) - http://kunsthallezurich.ch/sites/default/files/scum_manifesto.pdf Iain Sinclair ALEXANDER TROCCHI, 'A Revolutionary Proposal' - http://www.notbored.org/invisible.html FRED TURNER, From Counterculture to Cyberculture (2006) - https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/25/arts/25conn.html The War Game (dir. Peter Watkins, 1965) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02zy7nt McKENZIE WARK, The Beach Beneath the Street (2013) - https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2013/05/spectacle-disintegration Arnold Wesker Carl Weissner - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Weissner Wholly Communion (dir. Peter Whitehead, 1965) - http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1379899/index.html The World is Not Enough (dir. Michael Apted, 1999)

Arnold Wesker, AKA the villain known as The Ventriloquist, is released from inpatient care after six months of successful rehabilitation. His treatment team at Arkham is confident he'll be fine, as long as his "alternate personality remains suppressed." However, he soon finds himself plagued with trauma reminders, intrusive thoughts, and nightmares about his old pal, Scarface. Is Scarface a product of his own mind, a separate personality, or an actual living figure??? On this episode, we explore the possibilities! Additionally, we discuss the concept of a "trigger," as well as the benefits and misuses of "trigger warnings."

Arnold Wesker, who died in April of this year,looking back at his life and career.

Matthew Bannister on The playwright Sir Arnold Wesker whose work celebrated working class life, Howard Marks, the convicted cannabis smuggler and raconteur who became a folk hero to some. Peggy Fortnum, the children's book illustrator who brought Paddington Bear to life. The country singer Merle Haggard whose music was steeped in traditional redneck America. And Rachel Johnson, last surviving resident of the Scottish island of St Kilda which was evacuated in 1930.

PJ Harvey releases her first album for five years this week, and it's already attracting controversy with its lyrics about a run-down area of Washington DC. Writer and critic Kate Mossman reviews the album The Hope Six Demolition Project, which she and John Wilson saw being recorded in a glass box in Somerset House last year.David Edgar pays tribute to his friend and fellow playwright Sir Arnold Wesker. David Pickard announces the programme for the 2016 BBC Proms in his first year as its Director.This is a Voice is a new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London which has brought together a number of works by artists who have been inspired by the voice. It examines how tone, pitch and tempo can communicate meaning and emotion so effectively that words become unnecessary. Joan La Barbara, a composer known for her explorations of "extended" vocal techniques, and Imogen Stidworthy, whose video work explores how our voice affects our sense of self, respond to the exhibition and discuss why the voice is such an inspiration for them.Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.

Director of Drama Christian Burgess directs the world premiere of Badenheim 1939, Arnold Wesker's adaptation of the Aharon Appelfeld novel, opening on 26 November. He talks about this major project featuring Guildhall actors & musicians in collaboration. First published 22 November 2010.

Catholic theologian Hans Küng in his new work asks 'Can We Save The Catholic Church?'. He discusses this and more with Anne McElvoy. Anna Raeburn and Adam Mars-Jones review the first episode of Masters of Sex and discuss the work of Masters and Johnson. In a theatre critique, Susannah Clapp comes straight from the Donmar Warehouse to the studio for a first night review of Arnold Wesker's 'Roots'. And the author Wendy Lower has written a new book 'Hitler's Furies - German women in the Nazi Killing Fields' and Anne asks her what she found there.

With Mark Lawson. The artist Tom Phillips is celebrating his 75th birthday today. To mark this, his classic book A Humument is being reprinted which he first embarked on in 1966, and there is a new exhibition of his recent and early art works. Phillips discusses his constantly-evolving book, and his long-term artistic projects, including The Seven Ages of Man, which takes the form of a series of tennis balls covered in the artist's own hair. The last episode of the award-winning medical drama House is being broadcast tonight. As Hugh Laurie says goodbye to his maverick role, the writers are playing with viewer expectations by titling the finale 'Everybody Dies'. Writers Sam Vincent, Stephen Churchett and Matthew Graham, who were behind the final episodes of Spooks, Inspector Morse, Ashes to Ashes and Life on Mars, discuss the challenges of wrapping up a hit series. On the day Arnold Wesker celebrates his 80th birthday, young playwrights Ryan Craig and Amy Rosenthal discuss the influence of Wesker's plays on their own work and whether he has changed the course of British theatre. Producer Jerome Weatherald.

Mark Lawson talks to playwright Arnold Wesker as the National Theatre revives his 1959 play The Kitchen, which is set in a West End restaurant where many nationalities work together. The 79 year old playwright reflects on his career and expresses his frustration that despite constant revivals of his famous plays, such as Roots and Chicken Soup with Barley, nobody will produce his new work. Norwegian mockumentary Troll Hunter plays with fairy-tale myths and explores what happens when three student film-makers accidentally come across the last remaining Troll Hunter. Writer Tibor Fischer reviews. Crime novelist Val McDermid discusses the twists and turns in the relationship between criminal profiler Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan in her 25th novel The Retribution. In this book chilling serial killer Jacko Vance is out of prison and desperately seeking revenge. When Edward Gardner picks up the baton at the Albert Hall this Saturday night, he will be the youngest conductor since Henry Wood himself to conduct the Last Night of the Proms. He discusses the programme and what preparations he's making for the event. Producer Claire Bartleet.

Andrew Dickson talks to playwright Arnold Wesker about a revival of his play Four Seasons in London.

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the playwright Sir Arnold Wesker. He's a prolific writer and has penned more than 40 plays as well as books of poetry, short stories, children's tales and most recently a novel. But he first came to prominence in the late 1950s as one of the group of Angry Young Men; dramatists who made their art out of the stuff of everyday life.He was the son of Jewish communists and was brought up in the East End of London in the 1930s. He remembers being taken on marches and demonstrations and says that memories of Cable Street, when Oswald Mosley was prevented from marching his blackshirts through predominantly Jewish areas of London, weighed heavily in his home. His background strongly informed his writing and his first five plays were all staged at the Royal Court Theatre. He says that even today, he must write something each day as a way of justifying his existence - even if it is only his daily diary entry.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The end of Gurrelieder by Arnold Schoenberg Book: Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust Luxury: Supplies of pen and paper

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the playwright Sir Arnold Wesker. He's a prolific writer and has penned more than 40 plays as well as books of poetry, short stories, children's tales and most recently a novel. But he first came to prominence in the late 1950s as one of the group of Angry Young Men; dramatists who made their art out of the stuff of everyday life. He was the son of Jewish communists and was brought up in the East End of London in the 1930s. He remembers being taken on marches and demonstrations and says that memories of Cable Street, when Oswald Mosley was prevented from marching his blackshirts through predominantly Jewish areas of London, weighed heavily in his home. His background strongly informed his writing and his first five plays were all staged at the Royal Court Theatre. He says that even today, he must write something each day as a way of justifying his existence - even if it is only his daily diary entry. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The end of Gurrelieder by Arnold Schoenberg Book: Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust Luxury: Supplies of pen and paper

Arnold Wesker joins an audience of World Service listeners to discuss his classic play Chicken Soup with Barley. Presented by Harriett Gilbert.

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actress Joan Plowright.Dame Joan Plowright is an actress who has been at the forefront of her profession since she first appeared at the Royal Court Theatre in London half a century ago. In those days she was identified with the new wave, appearing in plays by writers such as Arnold Wesker and John Osborne. She went on to make her name in more established roles - winning Actress Of The Year for her performance as Shaw's 'St Joan'. Through her marriage to Laurence Olivier, she became closely associated with his work at Chichester, and the foundation of the National Theatre. After his death, she added a career on screen to her theatre work. She was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Enchanted April and her latest film, Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont will be released later this year.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Piano Sonata in C Major- 1st Movement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust Luxury: A piano

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actress Joan Plowright. Dame Joan Plowright is an actress who has been at the forefront of her profession since she first appeared at the Royal Court Theatre in London half a century ago. In those days she was identified with the new wave, appearing in plays by writers such as Arnold Wesker and John Osborne. She went on to make her name in more established roles - winning Actress Of The Year for her performance as Shaw's 'St Joan'. Through her marriage to Laurence Olivier, she became closely associated with his work at Chichester, and the foundation of the National Theatre. After his death, she added a career on screen to her theatre work. She was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Enchanted April and her latest film, Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont will be released later this year. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Piano Sonata in C Major- 1st Movement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust Luxury: A piano