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31/08/2011

On today's programme, we review the graphic novel adaptation of The Kite Runner, Japanese playwright Shoji Kokami (pictured) and Mercury Prize nominee Ghostpoet.

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On today's programme, we review the graphic novel adaptation of The Kite Runner, Japanese playwright Shoji Kokami (pictured) and Mercury Prize nominee Ghostpoet.

Photo: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images.

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18 minutes

Last on

Thu 1 Sep 2011 12:32GMT

Chapters

  • The Kite Runner

    We review the graphic novel adaptation of one of the most popular novels of the last decade, Kahled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, and ask why are comic book adaptations currently so popular?

    Duration: 05:47

  • Shoji Kokami

    Japanese playwright Shoji Kokami talks about his play Halcyon Days, which examines the popularity of suicide websites in contemporary Japanese culture.

    Duration: 05:18

  • Ghostpoet

    Nominated for 2011's prestigious Mercury Prize in the UK, this British rapper talks about making music in his bedroom, and how he plans to celebrate, if he wins!

    Duration: 06:23

Broadcasts

  • Wed 31 Aug 2011 21:32GMT
  • Thu 1 Sep 2011 02:32GMT
  • Thu 1 Sep 2011 08:32GMT
  • Thu 1 Sep 2011 12:32GMT