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27/10/2011

Today's programme includes: Japan Culture; Gerardo Naranjo, director of Miss Bala and Korean Pansori music.

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Today's programme includes Japan Culture after the earthquake and tsunami; Gerardo Naranjo, director of the new Mexican beauty-queen meets drug dealers thriller Miss Bala and Korean Pansori music.

Image of Tsunami Damage in the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan taken
by Professor Akira Matsui, of the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (NNRICP). Used by kind permission of Professor Matsui.

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18 minutes

Last on

Fri 28 Oct 2011 12:32GMT

Chapters

  • Japan Culture

    More than six months after Japan's earthquake and tsunami, The Strand hears about attempts to rescue the cultural heritage of the region and asks whether more could be done.

    Duration: 06:35

  • Miss Bala

    Simon Pitts speaks to Gerardo Naranjo, director of the new Mexican beauty-queen meets drug dealers thriller Miss Bala.

    Duration: 11:05

  • Korean Pansori

    Music journalist Simon Broughton explains his discovery of the subtle delights of a type of music he thought he'd never like.

    Duration: 17:27

Broadcasts

  • Thu 27 Oct 2011 21:32GMT
  • Fri 28 Oct 2011 02:32GMT
  • Fri 28 Oct 2011 08:32GMT
  • Fri 28 Oct 2011 12:32GMT