Looking And Looking Away

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Not Responsibility: Shame

20111205

Personal reflections on different aspects of the life, work and influence of WG Sebald by those who knew him, ten years after his death.

WG "Max" Sebald's literary career was at its height when he died in a car crash in December 2001, shortly after the publication of his masterpiece Austerlitz.

From the dual perspective of friend and colleague, Christopher Bigsby remembers WG Sebald in his adopted home of Norwich and reflects on how 'exile' there allowed him to write about the hidden history of his German homeland.

Christopher Bigsby reflects on WG Sebald's writings on his German homeland.

Teaching, By Example

20111206

Uwe Schutte reflects on the life and work of writer WG Sebald, who was once his teacher.

A Translator's View

20111207

Personal reflections on different aspects of the life, work and influence of WG Sebald by those who knew him, ten years after his death.

WG "Max" Sebald's literary career was at its height when he died in a car crash in December 2001, shortly after the publication of his masterpiece Austerlitz.

Anthea Bell offers a translator's view on the life and work of WG Sebald.

Sebald The Poet

20111208

Personal reflections on different aspects of the life, work and influence of WG Sebald by those who knew him, ten years after his death.

WG "Max" Sebald's literary career was at its height when he died in a car crash in December 2001, shortly after the publication of his masterpiece Austerlitz.

Poet George Szirtes reflects on the poetry of WG Sebald.

Poet George Szirtes reflects on German writer WG Sebald's poetry.

A History Of Memory Or A Memory Of History?

20111209

Personal reflections on different aspects of the life, work and influence of WG Sebald by those who knew him, ten years after his death.

WG 'Max' Sebald's literary career was at its height when he died in a car crash in December 2001, shortly after the publication of his masterpiece Austerlitz.

WG Sebald was fascinated by photographs. He found in them an essential, evocative counterpoint to his elegiac narratives. His books are strewn with them - enigmatic black-and-white captionless photographs. Never simply illustrative, these images are at once embedded in the prose while remaining disconnected, puzzling and digressive, asking questions and telling their own stories.

Amanda Hopkinson lifts the lid on WG Sebald's own photographic archive.

Presenter AMANDA HOPKINSON.

Amanda Hopkinson lifts the lid on German writer WG Sebald's photographic archive.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
01	Not Responsibility: Shame	20111205	Personal reflections on different aspects of the life, work and influence of WG Sebald by those who knew him, ten years after his death. WG "Max" Sebald's literary career was at its height when he died in a car crash in December 2001, shortly after the publication of his masterpiece Austerlitz. From the dual perspective of friend and colleague, Christopher Bigsby remembers WG Sebald in his adopted home of Norwich and reflects on how 'exile' there allowed him to write about the hidden history of his German homeland. Christopher Bigsby reflects on WG Sebald's writings on his German homeland.
02	Teaching, By Example	20111206	Uwe Schutte reflects on the life and work of writer WG Sebald, who was once his teacher.
03	A Translator's View	20111207	Personal reflections on different aspects of the life, work and influence of WG Sebald by those who knew him, ten years after his death. WG "Max" Sebald's literary career was at its height when he died in a car crash in December 2001, shortly after the publication of his masterpiece Austerlitz. Anthea Bell offers a translator's view on the life and work of WG Sebald.
04	Sebald The Poet	20111208	Personal reflections on different aspects of the life, work and influence of WG Sebald by those who knew him, ten years after his death. WG "Max" Sebald's literary career was at its height when he died in a car crash in December 2001, shortly after the publication of his masterpiece Austerlitz. Poet George Szirtes reflects on the poetry of WG Sebald. Poet George Szirtes reflects on German writer WG Sebald's poetry.
05	A History Of Memory Or A Memory Of History?	20111209	Personal reflections on different aspects of the life, work and influence of WG Sebald by those who knew him, ten years after his death. WG 'Max' Sebald's literary career was at its height when he died in a car crash in December 2001, shortly after the publication of his masterpiece Austerlitz. WG Sebald was fascinated by photographs. He found in them an essential, evocative counterpoint to his elegiac narratives. His books are strewn with them - enigmatic black-and-white captionless photographs. Never simply illustrative, these images are at once embedded in the prose while remaining disconnected, puzzling and digressive, asking questions and telling their own stories. Amanda Hopkinson lifts the lid on WG Sebald's own photographic archive. Presenter AMANDA HOPKINSON. Amanda Hopkinson lifts the lid on German writer WG Sebald's photographic archive.