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that he, a transvestite potter, would have an exhibition among the ancient treasures of the british museum. but that is exactly what he did. grayson perry, welcome to hardtalk. it is a very unlikely mix of modern art at the british museum. why did you want to do it? i had a track record of doing exhibitions here. it is quite sporadic. a predecessor in 1985 exhibitions, which he did with a collection at the museum of mankind, which i saw as a recent graduate. so i knew that such things were possible. the proposal was that you had the tomb of the unknown craftsman. yes. the idea was, it was going to be a mixture of my work, as a representative of a fantasy civilisation, one i had in my head, and a celebration of the anonymous craftsmen throughout history. of course that was a poignant thing. i did not realise until i finished that one of the most interesting thing about the title is that it is a counterpart to the world where i come from, where the identity of the maker i ....
my guest says it started as a joke, a fantasy he had. that he, a transvestite potter, would have an exhibition among the ancient treasures of the british museum. but that is exactly what he did. grayson perry, welcome to hardtalk. it is a very unlikely mix of modern art at the british museum. why did you want to do it? i had a track record of doing exhibitions here. it is quite sporadic. a predecessor in 1985 exhibitions, which he did with a collection at the museum of mankind, which i saw as a recent graduate. so i knew that such things were possible. the proposal was that you had the tomb of the unknown craftsman. yes. the idea was, it was going to be a mixture of my work, as a representative of a fantasy civilisation, one i had in my head, and a celebration of the anonymous craftsmen throughout history. of course that was a pointed thing. i did not realise until i finished that one of the most interesting thing about the title is that it is a counterpart to the world ....
he wants to make things right. a 16 year old girl is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of a woman at a school in north lincolnshire. and a lucky escape for a man out walking who fell 50 feet down this disused mineshaft in cornwall. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: after a year of injury troubles, england s billy vunipola says he s willing to play less rugby and take a pay cut to avoid burn out. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the right wing nationalist party which has stunned germany by winning nearly 13% of the vote has vowed to fight an invasion of foreigners into the country. the anti immigration party alternative for germany, or afd, looks set to gain nearly 100 seats in the german parliament. angela merkel was re elected as chancellor for a fourth term but with fewer votes and faces complex negotiations to form a coalition government. gavin lee reports from berlin. the report contains some flashing ....
over the stabbing of a woman at a school in north lincolnshire. and a lucky escape for a man out walking who fell 50 feet down this good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour has promised to review all government contracts using pfi the private finance initiative if it is elected. the pledge to the party s conference in brighton came as the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, suggested that single market and customs union options should not be swept off the table at this stage saying a final deal could retain the benefits of both. but some delegates criticised the leadership during a passionate debate at the party conference. eleanor garnier reports from brighton. all smiles as they try to put on a united front but there is no hiding it. it is plain for all to see. divisions in labour over brexit once again coming to the fore. what i want to do first of all congratulate conference. yesterday you voted away your chance to remain in the single market. you voted ....
school in lincolnshire. a lucky escape for a man who fell 50 feet down this disused mine shaft in cornwall. labour has promised to review all government contracts using pfi the private finance initiative if it is elected. the pledge to the party s conference in brighton came as the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, suggested that single market and customs union options should not be swept off the table at this stage saying a final deal could retain the benefits of both. but some delegates criticised the leadership during a passionate debate at the party conference. eleanor garnier reports from brighton. all smiles as they try to put on a united front but there is no hiding it. it is plain for all to see. divisions in labour over brexit once again coming to the fore. what i want to do first of all congratulate conference. yesterday you voted away your chance to remain in the single market. you voted away your chance to stay in the eu. you have as much chance of ....