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World News Today; 30/03/2009

World News Today: 30/03/2009

30/03/2009

BBC News Channel - World News Today, 30/03/2009

The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

Knowledge, arts, music and culture from the UK and the world.

BBC Four reflects arts, music and culture with an ambitious range of intellectually and culturally enriching programmes, taking an expert and in-depth approach to its subjects.

Legends

A look at some true legends from the world of music.

Legends: Nana Mouskouri - The White Rose of Athens

05/12/2008

Nana Mouskouri - The White Rose of Athens

BBC Four - Legends, Nana Mouskouri - The White Rose of Athens

Profile of Greek singer Nana Mouskouri, one of the best-selling female artists ever.

Profile of Greek singer Nana Mouskouri, one of the best-selling female artists of all time. Features interviews with Nana and her family and friends, plus rare archive footage.

Profile of Greek singer Nana Mouskouri, known as the White Rose of Athens and one of the best-selling female artists of all time. 

The documentary features a revealing interview with Nana herself, rare archive footage and interviews with family and friends including Harry Belafonte, Julio Iglesias and Charles Aznavour. 

There is also exclusive footage from her July 2008 farewell concert in Athens which, following a four year long world tour, marked her retirement from performing.

Legends: Nana Mouskourl -the White Rose of Athens

Profile of the Greek singer, who is one of the bestselling female artists ever. 
Featuring an interview with Nana, plus exclusive archive footage.

The Book Quiz

The Book Quiz: Series 3

The Book Quiz: Series 3: Episode 9

Episode 9

Series 3

BBC Four - The Book Quiz, Series 3, Episode 9

Dr Thomas Butler and Rowan Pelling take on Jenni Murray and Mark Billingham.

Kirsty Wark presents the literary panel game as the Bishop of Southwark, Thomas Butler and Rowan Pelling do battle against presenter Jenni Murray and crime writer Mark Billingham.

Kirsty Wark presents the literary panel game, as the Bishop of Southwark, the Right Reverend Dr Thomas Butler and former editor of the Erotic Review, Rowan Pelling do battle against Woman's Hour presenter Jenni Murray and award-winning crime writer Mark Billingham.

New. 9/10. The Right Rev Dr Thomas Butler and Rowan Pelling take on Jenni Murray and Mark Billingham in the panel show to determine who knows the most about literature. 
Kirsty Wark presents.

Japan: A Story of Love and Hate

BBC Four - Japan: A Story of Love and Hate

Documentary which tells a love story of survival in the world's second richest economy.

Documentary about the relationship between 56-year-old Naoki and his much younger girlfriend Yoshie, who took him after he lost everything in Japan's economic slump of the 1990s.

Documentary which tells an unusual love story of survival in the world's second richest economy.

Naoki, 56, had it all in Japan's bubble economy days - he ran a business with 70 staff, drove a brand new BMW and lived in a six-bedroom house. But when Japan's economy crashed in the early 1990s he lost everything, ending up divorced and penniless.

He was saved from homelessness by his new girlfriend, 29-year-old Yoshie, who took him in despite living in a tiny one-room apartment. At his age, the only job Naoki can find is part-time at the post office, which means working seven hours a day and earning just 4,000 pounds a year. 

Yoshie now has to find extra jobs to support him, working 15 hours a day in three jobs. Each evening she leaves Naoki at home to do the housework and heads to a sleazy chat bar, where she is paid to drink, flatter and flirt with married men. 

Naoki sees his relationship with Yoshie like father and daughter and admits that since losing his business he has lost his confidence in both his professional and social life.

Japan: a Story of Love and Hate

New. The story of former businessman Naoki, who is still struggling to rebuild his life following Japan's economic crash in the early 1990s. Part of the Hidden Japan strand. See page 74. The Hidden Japan strand continues on Wednesday at 11.30pm

Spiral

There's no one idea of justice. Laure Berthaud and her team of detectives face the brutal world of organised crime, and none will remain unscathed. Dark, unsettling French drama.

Spiral: Series 1

Spiral: Series 1: Episode 1

Episode 1

Series 1

BBC Four - Spiral, Series 1, Episode 1

A young woman is found brutally murdered and dumped in a skip.

French crime thriller series. A young woman is found brutally murdered. Public prosecutor Pierre Clement teams up with police captain Laure Berthaud and magistrate Judge Roban.

A young woman is found brutally murdered and dumped in a skip. Leading the investigation is young public prosecutor Pierre Clement, who teams up with no-nonsense police captain Laure Berthaud and investigating magistrate Judge Roban. Together, they must establish the identity of the victim and get to the perpetrators while navigating a tangled web of political intrigue, prostitution and drugs - each with a different vision of justice, each with their own personal demons.

The murder of a young woman reveals a network of corruption spread throughout Paris.

The mutilated body of a young woman is discovered on a Parisian rubbish dump. The investigation into her past reveals a network of corruption that taints even the justice system.

1/8. French detective drama, starring Gregory Fitoussi and Caroline Proust , following police officers and magistrates as they investigate a murder. 
10.50 2/8. Pierre must face the fact that some of his nearest and dearest could be implicated in the murder. In 
French with English subtitles.

Spiral: Series 1: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Four - Spiral, Series 1, Episode 2

French crime thriller series. Laure Berthaud's team investigate the murder of a baby.

French crime thriller series. Pierre must face the possibility that some of his nearest and dearest could be implicated in a murder case linked to high-ranking names.

Pierre must face the possibility that some of his nearest and dearest could be implicated in the murder case he is following, which is now linked to some very high-ranking names. Laure Berthaud's team investigate the apparent murder of a baby by his babysitter, while ambitious young lawyer Josephine Karlsson is recruited as the public half of a new legal partnership.

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BBC Proms

BBC Radio 3

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

The world's greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of live music. Relive 2023's highlights before the new season begins.

BBC Proms: 2008

BBC Proms: 2008: Prom 15: Beethoven and Elliott Carter

28/07/2008

Prom 15: Beethoven and Elliott Carter

2008

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Prom 15: Beethoven and Elliott Carter

Beethoven's 5th Symphony and his Grosse Fuge, and Elliott Carter's Oboe Concerto.

The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven's 5th Symphony and his Grosse Fuge, while Nicholas Daniel performs Elliott Carter's single-movement Oboe Concerto.

Suzy Klein introduces a Prom which celebrates the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's 5th Symphony with a performance by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor David Robertson. 

To celebrate Elliott Carter's 100th birthday, Nicholas Daniel performs Carter's single-movement Oboe Concerto, while the concert open with a full-string version of Beethoven's Grosse Fuge, originally written as the final movement of one of his late string quartets.

Selected coverage from the classical concerts of the Proms 114th season.

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