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Midweek: 11/01/2012

11/01/2012

BBC Radio 4 - Midweek, 11/01/2012

Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Tasmin Little.

Libby Purves is joined by Tasmin Little, John Akomfrah, Andrew Higgins and Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen.

This week Libby Purves is joined by Tasmin Little, John Akomfrah, Andrew Higgins and Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen.

Tasmin Little is the acclaimed violinist who features in a BBC Four documentary celebrating Vaughan Williams's 'The Lark Ascending', which is a piece dear to her heart. The documentary tells the intriguing story behind the nation's most popular piece of classical music as voted for by more than 25,000 radio listeners last year.

John Akomfrah is an award-winning film director and one of the founders of the Black Audio Film Collective. His new film, 'The Nine Muses', shot in Alaska, looks at the history of mass migration to post-war Britain using Homer's poem The Odyssey as a starting point. 

Dr Andrew Higgins is a vet. In 1974 he was posted to Oman during the Dhofar War as one of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps who was brought in to help win the hearts and minds of the local population. He was responsible for looking after the Jebali people's livestock - goats, camels and sheep - as well as the Sultan of Oman's horses, pedigree dogs, exotic birds, bears and hyenas. 

Since 1994 theatre owner and manager Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen has been the producer of Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap which celebrates its 60th Anniversary this year. In 1997 he founded Mousetrap Theatre Projects which has introduced thousands of disadvantaged young people to the theatre. 

Producer: Paula McGinley.

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