The Fox Who Can't be Outfoxed

Umapagan Ampikaipakan, Resident Literary Critic

08-Sep-15 14:00

This week on 50 books in 50 weeks, we’re dissecting the famous fable of a sly and witty fox, fashioned by the oh-so similarly witty author himself, Roald Dahl. Published in 1968, Fantastic Mr. Fox comically illustrates a conflict between humans and animals as we follow a tale of friendship, struggle and adventure. Tune in as Uma explores this classic children's book today.

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11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

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12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) A review of The Fantastic Four’s arrival in the MCU, followed by a discussion about characters that have been played by different actors.

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

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2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

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3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) The Malaysian Food Sovereignty Forum warns against proposed changes to the Protection of New Plant Varieties Act and the Plant Seed Quality Bill, citing a lack of engagement with farmers and civil society. FKMM Coordinator Nuritri Amir Bin Muhammad joins us to explain.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) We speak to Jeffrey Ross, the General Manager of Fresh Events Asia, ahead of the Redline Fitness Games, happening this weekend.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

This episode of The Conversation features two women who are working in the field of robotics. What's life like in this industry?

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