Night Waves - The Hot House

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4.2 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2013

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Anne McElvoy applies herself to the crisis of modern banking, the plight of buildings in Moscow and a masterpiece of British theatre. She talks to Simon Russell Beale and John Simm about the latter, Pinter's early tragicomdedy, The Hothouse, before sharing notes on bankers with the academic economist, Anat Admati and then enlisting the views of the conservationist, Clem Cecil about the Melnikov House - one of the jewels in Russia's modernist crown. She’s also joined by Karen Leeder and Catherine Merridale to discuss the power that Hitler and Stalin still exert over writers in Germany and Russia.

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0:00.0	Can I just say?
0:01.5	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast.
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0:05.6	So nice.
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0:08.8	Different paces, different heights.
0:10.6	The roof is buckling.
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0:14.2	It's right foot goes for goal.
0:16.6	And then enjoy even more podcasts full of analysis and reaction to the big stories.
0:21.7	The stat that is astonishing is they ended with the lowest amount of possession.
0:25.2	And she's had to live with that.
0:26.8	So if you love sport, a passion, it's almost like a religion.
0:29.8	Listen on BBC sounds.
0:31.8	Sort of expecting that every week now.
0:34.7	This is a download from the BBC.
0:36.6	For more information and our terms of use, go to BBC.com.uk. now. to save a modernist masterpiece under threat from all too modern development. And as well, we'll
0:55.7	be pondering an unfamiliar sound. We are profoundly, and I think I would say unreservedly,
1:03.5	sorry, at the turn of events. In November of last year, I made a full apology, unreserved apology, both personally and on behalf of the Board.
1:16.2	And I'm very happy to repeat that this morning.
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