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The best of the world's arts, film, literature and music brought to you every day. Presented by Mark Coles. Show more
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New Tash Aw novel; rise in Chinese theatre ticket sales; Thom Yorke interview. Show more
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As Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world decide who is to become the next Pope, we discover just how much Benedict XVI was keen to support the contemporary arts. Show more
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Akram Aylisli's novella, Stone Dreams, sparks a hate campaign in his native Azerbaijan. A pro-government party offers a reward to anyone who slices off the author's ear. Show more
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Maya Jaggi, chair of the judges, reveals the name of the winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in Asia. Show more
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The best selling author of Girl With A Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier discusses her latest novel The Last Runaway. Show more
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Hitler: Look Who's Back; Chinese Art; Alien Revolution at the Royal Observatory. Show more
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We examine the trend for western rock producers to work with prominent African musicians. Show more
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We talk to the Arab Israeli writer, Sayed Kashua, whose latest novel follows the stories of two very different Arab Israelis living in Jerusalem Show more
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Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf’s latest album is a tribute to Miles Davis’ classic A Lift to the Scaffold, engaging the spirit and giving it an Arabic twist. Show more
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Salif Keita, one of Africa's biggest musical stars talks about his new album Talé, featuring jazz singer Esperanza Spalding and British rapper Roots Manuva. Show more
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Intizar Husain's Basti, one of the finest works in the Urdu language, the posthumous publication of Maurice Sendak's final book and Norway's contender for an Academy award Show more
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Fiona Talkington goes to Iceland to the Dark Music Days Festival and finds out what's going on in the music scene in the country. Show more
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The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil reports from Doha on the latest initiatives making up Qatar's attempts to create a cultural scene. Show more
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Esa Pekka Salonen discusses the launch of his classical music app Show more
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Operatic soprano Barbara Hannigan is always pushing at the boundaries. Show more
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Lost in Thailand, a new comedy film in China is keeping the box offices busy - the writer and broadcaster Linda Kennedy in Hong Kong tells us more about it. Show more
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The Strand is going all movie-geek for today's edition. We’ve got a special interview with the king of movie-geeks, director Quentin Tarantino. Show more
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We visit London's British Museum as its first big exhibition of 2012 opens. How to tell the story of sixteen hundred years of religious pilgrimage and capture its extraordinary atmosphere? Show more
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