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The British Tradition of Horror in Art [9min @23:00]

Sir Christopher Frayling, consultant curator for the Tate Britain, joins a 45min roundtable discussion on the morality of WWII area bombing, faith and politics, and Baby Boomers, to discuss the Romantic imagination and the great British tradition of horror. Tate Britain's exhibition Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination, runs from 15 February to 1 May. "Start the Week" sets the cultural agenda every Monday. Guests are drawn from the top movers and shakers in politics, history, science and the arts. Guest host David Baddiel also welcomes Conservative Philosopher A C Grayling, MP Ann Widdecombe, and film critic and writer Joe Queenan.
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Start the Week"