The Arts Tonight
It seemed to have nine lives. Debuting as a 30-minute arts magazine show in 1988, Arts Tonight swallowed up Arts National after five seasons, expanding to a seamless four hours of arts and culture. Arts news was followed by two hours of music and an hour of radio dramas, arts reviews, interviews or documentaries. Budget cuts led to its demise in June 1996. But in October, a 30-minute version, renamed The Arts Today, was launched. That show went back to the title The Arts Tonight in 2004. Early hosts included Shelagh Rogers, Paul Kennedy and Peter Tiefenbach.
Lawrence Hill on 'The Book of Negroes'
Broadcast Date: March 23, 2007
When Lawrence Hill sits down with CBC's Nora Young for this 2007 interview, it has been almost 200 years to the day since the abolition of slavery in the British colonies. His novel, The Book of Negroes, is a timely imagining of the experiences of a free African girl captured and forced into slavery in the middle of the 18th century. Hill discusses the darker side of the experience of blacks in Canada and he answers questions about the novel itself. He explains how he chose his protagonist's name, his decision to write from a woman's point of view, why he chose to make Aminata strong and resourceful, and the recurring theme of the power of the written word.Lawrence Hill on 'The Book of Negroes'
Medium: Radio
Program: The Arts Tonight
Broadcast Date: March 23, 2007
Guest(s): Lawrence Hill
Host: Nora Young
Duration: 15:15
Last updated:
March 10, 2009
Lawrence Hill on 'The Book of Negroes'.
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Last updated: March 10, 2009.
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