Media Discussions: Celebrity

Discussing how the media affects our lives and our fascination with celebrity

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Porgy and Bess

Exploring the true story behind the novel and opera 'Porgy and Bess'

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Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood is interviewed at the National Film Theatre, London by Michael Parkinson

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Cinema of the East: Hong Kong

A look at the East Asian film industry and it's influence and popularity across the world

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Cinema of the East: South Korea

2/4 programmes looking at the East Asian film industry and it's influence and popularity

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Cinema of the East: China

3/4 programmes looking at the East Asian film industry and it's influence and popularity

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Cinema of the East: Japan

4/4 programmes looking at the East Asian film industry and it's influence and popularity

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Toni Morrison

Interview with Toni Morrison as her latest novel 'Love' is published

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Katherine Dunham and Pearl Primus

Profiles of the two pioneering African-American dancers and choreographers

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Soul Music: Barber's Adagio for Strings

The power of one simple piece of music and why people love it

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Soul Music: Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony

Why people love Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony

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Tracey Emin

An interview with British artist Tracey Emin

• 24 mins

Rwanda Genocide

Reflections on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda

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Antony Gormley

British sculptor Antony Gormley reflects on his life and career

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African Highlife and Hiplife Music - Part One

An exploration of how highlife music is evolving in Ghana

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African Highlife and Hiplife Music - Part Two

Hip hop DJ Bola Ray, continues his look at hiplife music in Accra, Ghana

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The Pygmy Music House

A look at the music of the Baka people in the forests of South East Cameroon

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Not Black Enough - South Africa

Life in South Africa's 'coloured' townships

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Pablo Neruda - Poet Of Love

1/2 programmes celebrating poet Pablo Neruda who had 'a passion for love and life'

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Pablo Neruda: Poet Of The People

Exploring Pablo Neruda's poetry of politics and social injustice

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Kabul Beauty

A look at the beauty business in Kabul, Afghanistan

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Neil Jordan

Irish film director and writer Neil Jordan talks about his work

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The Concertina Man

The story of the English Concertina and it's inventor Charles Wheatstone

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Daniel Barenboim

A look at the life and work of conductor Daniel Barenboim

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Women Of Chiapas

'Justice, land and liberty', the Zapata slogan still being used by the women of Chiapas

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Uncle Sam's Orphans

What happened to the 10,000 Hmong people evacuated from Vietnam to Thailand during the war

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Daniel Libeskind

Architect Daniel Libeskind talks about his life and work

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Soul Music: Swing Low Sweet Chariot

The history of 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' and the coded messages in Spiritual songs

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Soul Music: Bach's Concerto in D Minor

Why the Concerto for Two Violins in D minor by, J. S. Bach is so important to people

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Soul Music: Like a Rolling Stone

Why people love for Bob Dylan's song 'Like a Rolling Stone'

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