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12/09/2020 GMT

The Last Night of the Proms with a twist

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A multicultural approach to the Last Night of the Proms; COVID and Brazil's indigenous

A new multicultural approach to the BBC's Last Night of the Proms concert.

Also, how COVID-19 is affecting remote indigenous tribes in Brazil.

And a historic day for Afghanistan, as the first formal peace talks between the government and the Taliban get underway in Qatar.

Joining Pascale Harter to discuss these and other issues are Laura Spinney, a novelist, translator and science journalist, and Matthew Green, climate correspondent for the Reuters News Agency based in London.

(Picture: A previous picture of the BBC's Last Night of the Proms. Credit: PA)

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