Berry Gordy, Jodie Foster, Marlon James
Producer and songwriter Berry Gordy, actress Jodie Foster, and author Marlon James.
Berry Gordy on how he started Motown, one of the most successful record labels of all time. pPaywright Roy Williams discusses his stage adaptation of Marvin Gaye鈥檚 tragic death. Musicologist Brian Shimkovitz on his hugely popular blog, Awesome Tapes from Africa. Jodie Foster explains how you survive five decades in Hollywood.
Plus, the low-down on how to lend and borrow books in Uganda. Marlon James and fellow writers Nir Baram and 脕lvaro Enrigue consider what historical fiction will look like in the future. Scottish artist Martin Creed on why he was destined to win the top British art gong, the Turner Prize.
(Photo: Left to right, Berry Gordy, Jody Foster and Marlon James. Credit: Getty Images)
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- Sun 5 Jun 2016 14:06GMT91热爆 World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
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