This Week: Francis Bacon's London, John Lanchester, The Power to Act & Indigenous Exceptionalism

Home Talks This Week on TV About Subscribe Partners Contact us Follow us on Twitter Waleed Aly - Big Ideas host Tomorrow 11am on ABC1 this week's SHORTCUTS we've got the GFC - treated brilliantly by writer and journalist John Lanchester in conversation with Jason Steger; a riff on the seriously dark side of the genius painter Francis Bacon with the Associate Director of the Sydney Theatre Company Tom Wright, and Aboriginal Exceptionalism with Professor Marcia Langton. Wednesday 11am on ABC1 - pianist, composer & avid supporter of new music Michael Kieran Harvey delivers the 2012 Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address called 'What Would Peggy Do?' Some pretty fiery opinions about the state of classical music in Australia. Saturday 10.30pm on ABCNEWS24 the Chief Executive of the Royal Society of the Arts London, Matthew Taylor advocates for a major rethink on the sources of social power and how we harness them. His talk is called The Power to Act: A New Angle on our Toughest Problems and as the UK are still basking in the fading glory of the London Olympics he attempts to isolate what made this event such a transformative one. Can we apply the factors that made that event such a brilliant success, to our lives, our jobs and our economic wealth? Sunday 11.30pm on ABCNEWS24 the original and provocative thinker - Professor Marcia Langton gives a bold address at this year's Melbourne Writers Festival. The Australian Constitution is yet to recognise Indigenous Australians - this could be changed by a referendum however Langton is cautious about rushing into this too early. In this speech she examines the real friction between bringing Indigenous Australians into the national polity while there still exists 'exceptionalist' institutions that isolate the Aboriginal world from Australian economic and social life. For more on the topics from above check out our Editor's Picks below... This Week on TV Arts London After the Rain: Tom Wright on Francis Bacon Tom Wright takes a look at the dark, dark side of Francis Bacon's London in this talk at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. more » Tuesday 6 November 2012, 11am on ABC1 Books and Authors Marcia Langton on Indigenous Exceptionalism An address from Melbourne Writers Festival by Marcia Langton in which she examines the real friction between bringing the first Australians into the national polity while there still exists "exceptionalist" institutions. more » Tuesday 6 November 2012, 11am on ABC1 Sunday 11 November 2012, 11.30pm on ABC NEWS24 Arts Michael Kieran Harvey: What Would Peggy Do? Pianist, composer, iconoclast and avid supporter of new music, Michael Kieran Harvey delivers this year's annual Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address and treats us to an impressive piano performance. more » Wednesday 7 November 2012, 11am on ABC1 Books and Authors John Lanchester in Conversation John Lanchester writes about food, culture and the global financial collapse - but this conversation with Jason Steger at the Melbourne Writers Festival is chiefly about money. more » Tuesday 6 November 2012, 11am on ABC1 Sunday 17 November 2012, 10.30pm on ABC NEWS24 Editor's Picks Arts Art, Violence and Belief Four diverse art lovers, including larger-than-life barrister Charles Waterstreet, Aboriginal activist Larissa Behrendt, critic Andrew Frost and artist Lindy Lee, share food for thought on what makes art controversial over a candlelit dinner. more » Politics Our 'Concrete Constitution' What will it take to bring about recognition for indigenous people in our constitution? At UNSW, a panel gathered to unpick this thorny issue and try to find an answer. The provocative Les Malezer describes our foundation document as unchanging and as u more » Arts Music in the Age of Soundbites Considered one of the best conductors of her generation, Simone Young asks why talking about classical music holds little interest in a world where sensationalism and hints of scandal capture so much attention? more » Big Ideas TV| Big Ideas Radio| Contact Us You are subscribed to this ABC newsletter with the email address: "idouska1.scan@blogger.com" If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please unsubscribe here. If someone forwarded this newsletter to you, please feel free to subscribe here. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC email newsletters