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Roger Michell
Director Roger Michell on his latest film Hyde Park on Hudson.
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In a festive-themed Strand we hear about Christmas tunes from South Africa and Chile.
Cultural highlights of 2012 from Africa
A look back on the cultural highlights of 2012 from Africa.
Cultural highlights of 2012 from North America
Cultural highlights of 2012 with the 91Èȱ¬ World Service's partner stations in North America
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A year of arts and culture Down Under - green theatre, Maori Shakespeare and The Hobbit.
A Room for London
A special edition of The Strand all about A Room for London.
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat discusses music in filmmaking and collaborating with great directors.
Angélique Kidjo
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Paula Quintana from Radio 3 in Madrid picks some musical tracks that sum up her country.
Esa Pekka Salonen and technology arts apps
Finnish conductor and composer launches a new classical music app
Culture in Qatar
The 91Èȱ¬'s Shaimaa Khalil reports from Doha
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Quentin Tarantino
Today, a special interview with American film director Quentin Tarantino.
Burmese Punk Rock
The Burmese band Side Effect who have just toured Germany.
Missing Matisse Returned
Twenty Five years after it was stolen, Matisse’s Le Jardin is being returned to Sweden.
Detroit: Music City
Detroit is a city in spiralling decline. Can music and the arts help to rebuild it?
Hawaii Five-O
A classic US TV cop-show is allowing viewers to vote online to decide an episode ending.
Art in Marseilles
How Marseilles is celebrating its new status as one of the European Capitals of Culture.
Aimee Mann
Oscar-nominated American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann talks about her new album.
Soka Afrika
A new documentary film tackles the exploitation of talented young footballers in Africa
Hilary Mantel interview
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Hear my country
Listeners choose the songs that conjure up the feel, sound and spirit of their country
The Perfect American
Philip Glass's latest opera is based on Walt Disney, but it’s not a pretty story.
Voices united for Mali
Mali's most famous musicians have recorded a song calling for peace in their country.
Jaipur Literary Festival
The Dalai Lama, Manu Joseph and Sebastian Faulkes at largest literary festival in India
Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty: controversial movie tells the story of the hunt for Osama bin Laden
Robert Zemeckis
Director Robert Zemeckis discusses his new film Flight starring Denzel Washington
Feast
The Yoruba: their beliefs and legacy is the focus of a new theatre production in London
Lena Dunham
Alec Baldwin of WNYC talks to the writer and star of the huge successful TV series Girls.
Nihad Sirees
The Syrian writer Nihad Sirees talks about his new novel The Silence and the Roar