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BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non Fiction A Culture Show Special (30th June 2009) [PDTV (Xvid)]

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The Culture Show -- special

BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction

Tuesday 30 June 2009
11:20pm - 12:10am
BBC Two


Coverage of the literary awards, presented by Mishal Husain.

Before the winner's name is revealed, there are profiles of the six books that made it to the judges' shortlist. They are:

Lords of Finance, by Liaquat Ahamed
Bad Science, by Ben Goldacre
The Lost City of Z, by David Grann
Leviathan, by Phillip Hoare
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science, by Richard Holmes
Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate about the Nature of Reality, by Manjit Kumar.


There is also discussion with the judging panel who had the task of compiling the shortlist and chosing a winner from
the six finalists. The judges are:

Jacob Weisberg, one of America's leading political journalists and commentators;
Dr Mark Lythgoe, neuroscientist and director of the Cheltenham Science Festival;
Tim Marlow, writer, broadcaster, art historian and director of exhibitions at White Cube;
Munira Mirza, director of policy, arts, culture and the creative industries at the Mayor of London's office;
Sarah Sands, deputy editor of the London Evening Standard.


Mishal Husain will also interview the winning author who, as well as receiving a cheque for 20,000 pounds, will be
joining writers such as:

Antony Beevor (for Stalingrad),
Anna Funder (for Stasiland), and
Kate Summerscale (for The Suspicions of Mr Whicher)

on the prestigious list of winners of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize.



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