Lady Joker's guest appearances

Lady Joker

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Peter Robinson

Janey Godley

Vaseem Khan

Dennis Nilsen

Calvin Kasulke

Anne Griffin

Shahnaz Ahsan

David Mitchell

Simon Russell Beale

Nell Dunn

Jessica Andrews

Ned Beauman

Stig Abell

Jodi Picoult

Rachel Parris

OwlTail

Daniel Lismore

Charlie Chaplin

Artist Daniel Lismore describes himself as a ‘living sculpture.’ His elaborate creations have been worn by Naomi Campbell, Boy George and the cast of the English National Opera’s The Mask of Orpheus. Now his body of work is on display in the UK for the first time, in the exhibition Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in his hometown of Coventry. Author Naomi Alderman and writer and film critic Pamela Hutchinson join Elle to review new office-based sci-fi comedy Severance and documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin.The book Lady Joker has become a cultural touchstone in Japan since its 1997 publication, twice adapted for film and TV and often taught in high school and college classrooms. The author David Peace explains the excitement behind Lady Joker’s long-awaited translation and first UK publication.Presenter: Elle Osili-Wood Producer: Laura NorthedgeImage: Artist Daniel Lismore Photographer credit: Colin Douglas Gray

Artist Daniel Lismore describes himself as a ‘living sculpture.’ His elaborate creations have been worn by Naomi Campbell, Boy George and the cast of the English National Opera’s The Mask of Orpheus. Now his body of work is on display in the UK for the first time, in the exhibition Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in his hometown of Coventry. Author Naomi Alderman and writer and film critic Pamela Hutchinson join Elle to review new office-based sci-fi comedy Severance and documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin. The book Lady Joker has become a cultural touchstone in Japan since its 1997 publication, twice adapted for film and TV and often taught in high school and college classrooms. The author David Peace explains the excitement behind Lady Joker’s long-awaited translation and first UK publication. Presenter: Elle Osili-Wood Producer: Laura Northedge Image: Artist Daniel Lismore Photographer credit: Colin Douglas Gray

Living Sculpture Daniel Lismore, Severance and The Real Charlie Chaplin reviewed, Lady Joker crime thriller

Brian Nishii

The Japanese crime classic - one million copies sold.Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common except a deep disaffection with their lives, but together they represent the social struggles and griefs of post-war Japan: a poorly socialised genius stuck working as a welder, a demoted detective with a chip on his shoulder, a Zainichi Korean banker sick of being ostracised for his ethnicity, a struggling single dad of a teenage girl with Down syndrome. The fifth man bringing them all together is an elderly drugstore owner grieving his grandson, who has died suspiciously.Intent on revenge against a society that values corporate behemoths more than human life, the five conspirators decide to carry out a heist: kidnap the CEO of Japan's largest beer conglomerate and extract blood money from the company's corrupt financiers.Inspired by the unsolved true-crime kidnapping case perpetrated by the 'Monster with 21 Faces', Lady Joker has become a cultural touchstone since its 1997 publication, acknowledged as the magnum opus by one of Japan's literary masters, twice adapted for film and TV and often taught in high school and college classrooms.Translated by Allison Markin Powell &amp; Marie Iida.

The Japanese crime classic - one million copies sold. Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common except a deep disaffection with their lives, but together they represent the social struggles and griefs of post-war Japan: a poorly socialised genius stuck working as a welder, a demoted detective with a chip on his shoulder, a Zainichi Korean banker sick of being ostracised for his ethnicity, a struggling single dad of a teenage girl with Down syndrome. The fifth man bringing them all together is an elderly drugstore owner grieving his grandson, who has died suspiciously. Intent on revenge against a society that values corporate behemoths more than human life, the five conspirators decide to carry out a heist: kidnap the CEO of Japan's largest beer conglomerate and extract blood money from the company's corrupt financiers. Inspired by the unsolved true-crime kidnapping case perpetrated by the 'Monster with 21 Faces', Lady Joker has become a cultural touchstone since its 1997 publication, acknowledged as the magnum opus by one of Japan's literary masters, twice adapted for film and TV and often taught in high school and college classrooms. Translated by Allison Markin Powell &amp; Marie Iida.

LADY JOKER by Kaoru Takamura, read by Brian Nishii - audiobook extract

Join Jenni &amp; Shelby on another wild ride! This time to take a look at 2 mean lady creatures. These girls are out for blood, or was it candy? Good news though metrosexual guys with a killer 'do are probably safe. 

Join Jenni &amp; Shelby on another wild ride! This time to take a look at 2 mean lady creatures. These girls are out for blood, or was it candy? Good news though metrosexual guys with a killer 'do are probably safe.

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