7/10. What are the hot topics in global media? Tyler
Brûlé has the lowdown.
Until her dying day,
John Caldicott 's mother Daisy refused to divulge the identity of his father. Will a DNA test provide him with answers to his many questions?
International news.
Followed by Weather
Stuart Maconie and Mark Gatiss are on the trail of the definitive Sherlock Holmes; Observer film critic Philip French and costume designer Tom Rand discuss the legend that is Gone with the Wind; and director Marc Evans talks about his psychological thriller Trauma.
(Stuart Maconie's DVD review: p44)
Highlights of the Doll Winners' Concert, held last
Saturday at the Sage Gateshead. With performances from Malian rock rebels Tinariwen, Algerian rai star Khaled, Spanish mestizo outfit Amparanoia and Canadian singer-songwriter
Lhasa. Hosted by Eliza Carthy and Benjamin Zephaniah. Phill Jupitus on Youssou N'Dour: p44
New
York, 22 June 1938: in one of the most compelling boxing rematches of all time, black American Joe Louis , reigning world heavyweight champion and representative of Franklin D Roosevelt 's New Deal, sought - and got - revenge over Max Schmeling , perceived symbol of Nazi Germany. But, as this film shows, neither Louis nor Schmeling, who died recently, matched the stereotypes presented to the public.
