Night Waves - Egypt's democracy
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4.2 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2013
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Philip Dodd is joined by the historian Tom Holland and the political scientist Salwa Ismail to try to make sense of the new Egyptian revolution unfolding in front of us. Actress Diana Quick reflects on playing Eva, a charming but controlling German-Jewish émigré in Richard Greenberg's play The American Plan. James Malpas reviews the new exhibition of Laura Knight's portraits at the National Portrait Gallery. And to discuss how to make our evolving cities more habitable, Philip is joined by Richard Sennett, Amanda Levete and Gerard Evenden.
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| 0:40.6 | On tonight's programme, an elected president is unseated in the name of democracy by the Egyptian army. |
| 0:47.0 | We talk about the meanings of democracy in Egypt soon. |
| 0:51.0 | Also, the award-winning actress Dan are quick on playing controlling and self-controlled women. |
| 0:57.9 | Often when people are very controlling, it's because they've been very frightened and fearful. |
| 1:02.8 | And so one does have the possibility of exploring that inside vulnerability, which may not be articulated very much. |
| 1:11.6 | More from Dan, are quick on acting later. Plus a review of Laura Knight, one of those |
| 1:17.3 | artists who modernists used to sneer at. And the human species may now be predominantly urban, |
| 1:24.7 | but the pace of change within the cities we live is simply discombobulating. |
| 1:31.4 | Richard Senate, Amanda Levitt and Gerard Evanden talk about whether the answer to cities |
| 1:36.7 | lies in more and more and more planning. |
| 1:40.3 | But first, in the name of democracy and army deposes a democratically elected president in Egypt. |
| 1:45.5 | Some argue that this is a counter-revolution, others that it's a further step down the revolutionary road of a new Egypt. |
| 1:53.0 | What are we to make of democracy in Egypt? |
| 1:56.0 | Now, well, the historian Tom Holland joins me in this studio, |
| 1:59.1 | as does Salwa Ishmael, Professor of Politics |
| 2:01.4 | with reference to the Middle East at School of Oriental and African Studies. |
| 2:05.6 | So, and if I can begin with you, how do you understand the role of the army in this particular |
| 2:12.9 | formation? Is it a counter-revolutionary, which is what the old Marxist wrote would lead you to understand it has? |
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