Arts In Action Episodes Episode guide
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2001 in Review
The Taliban's destruction of Afghanstan's buddhas
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Protecting the Intangible
UNESCO takes cultural preservation beyond monuments
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Art Collection Back in Croatia
The Yugoslav government has finally given back a priceless collection
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Dubrovnik Remembers
A performance of Mozart's Requiem, ten years after the siege
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Afghan Cinemas Re-open
Kabul film-lovers celebrate the deprature of the Taliban
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Music Plays Again in Kabul
The Taliban's departure means a cultural thaw in Afghanistan
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Undersea Art Plunder
UNESCO moves to outlaw treasure-hunting from shipwrecks and submerged temples
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Americans Defiant in Song
An album of patriotic songs has gone straight to number one
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An Orchestra in Crisis
Only a bailout can save the Toronto Symphony
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Soap Opera, Afghanistan-Style
Storyline questions for the World Service's 'New 91Èȱ¬, New Life'
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V S Naipaul, Nobel Laureate
The Trinidadian author talks about his novel 'Half A Life'
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Alexandria's New Library, 2,000 Years On
The Egyptian city is a repository of knowledge once more
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Radical Art in Gaza
Yasser Arafat personally intervenes on the West Bank
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Where Now for Art After 9/11?
Artists struggle to respond to the attacks on the US
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The World Press Photo Awards
London's Festival Hall showcases the best in photojournalism
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The Trade in Looted Art
Are museums guilty of stimulating the illicit business?
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Berlin's Jewish Museum Opens
Daniel Liebskind's landmark building is filled at last
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Lollywood's Riposte to Bollywood
Pakistan's film industry has created a rebuttal to Indian war epic 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'
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China's Take on Tibetan Culture
Beijing's National Museum Of History tackles the Tibetan question
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'Brass Eye' and Moral Panic
British satirist Chris Morris becomes a tabloid target
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Italy vs Ethiopia
The continuing fight over an obelisk stolen by Mussolini's troops
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The Genoa Protest – on Film
Anti-capitalist riots in Italy are a gift for young film-makers
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The Legacy of Bruno Schulz
The Ukranian government is suing Yad Vashem over the alleged theft of murals
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Indian Muslims Protest Film
'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha' has stirred religious controversy for its depiction of Islam
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The Year's Best Building
The Finnish embassy in Berlin wins the first World Architecture Award
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The First Hip Hop Music Summit
Rap artists agree to rules regarding parental guidance
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Wagner Concert Pulled in Israel
Festival organisers bow to political pressure over a production of 'Die Walküre'
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'On The Road' on the Block
Jack Kerouac's original manuscript goes up for auction in New York
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The Media Baron Prime Minister
Italy re-elects self-made millionaire Silvio Berlusconi
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Chinese Ballet Takes a Step Too Far
Zhang Yimou adapts his film 'Raise The Red Lantern'