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The Culture Café: 03/08/2010

03/08/2010

BBC Radio Scotland - The Culture Café, 03/08/2010

To publish a photo or not - what are the ethics of photojournalism?

To publish a photo or not - we hear from the photographer behind the controversial image of a US Marine dying in Afghanistan on display at Holyrood's World Press Photo exhibition.

From 'The Hotel Inspector' to 'Dragon's Den' to 'Undercover Boss' - there's no shortage of business themed programmes on TV. But do the various programme formats tell us anything at all about the real business world?

His first ever review accused him of corrupting youth but that hasn't put playwright Peter Arnott off working with youth theatre. His current production with Scottish Youth Theatre, "Jerusalem: The Song of Deeds", is about the first Crusade and religious fundamentalism. He tells us why youth theatre is worthy of such weighty issues. Plus we get a young persons perspective on the Crusades from cast members. 

Whether to publish a photo or not is one of the ethical dilemma's facing press photographers. As the World Press Photo exhibition opens in Holyrood we speak to Julie Jacobson, the photographer behind the controversial image of an American Marine dying in Afghanistan. And we take a tour round the exhibition in the company of photojournalism student, Mike Byrne, to get his impression of the images on display.

E-books vs real books - is summer reading at the beach the same in digital format as taking a paperback? Broadcaster and booklover, Chris Kane, puts it to the test.

Plus we continue our series from BBC Radio Scotland's Culture Zone - this week 
featuring a vintage moment from the previous incarnation of our show when it was The Usual Suspects. Author Wole Soyinka talks about the Civil War in his native Nigeria.

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