Cecelia Ahern, The world's tallest statue, Pansori opera, Homecoming TV adaptation
Best-selling Irish novelist Cecelia Ahern discusses her new short story collection, Roar, which features 30 stories about 30 different women.
Best-selling Irish novelist Cecelia Ahern discusses her new short story collection, Roar, which features 30 stories about 30 different women.
India has unveiled the world's tallest statue, which cost 拢330 million to build. The 182m high structure in the western state of Gujarat is a bronze-clad tribute to independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Pratiksha Ghildial in the 大象传媒鈥檚 Delhi bureau reports on reactions within India.
Lecturer in Korean Studies, Dr Anna Yates-Lu, explains the origins of pansori, a traditional form of Korean opera, and why legendary pansori singer Ahn Sook-Sun, currently in the UK, is its leading exponent.
Julia Roberts stars in the television adaptation of the hit drama podcast series, Homecoming. The series looks back at her work as a counsellor at a mysterious company assessing the mental health of returning soldiers as they rehabilitate into society. TV critic Sophie Wilkinson reviews.
Presenter: Janina Ramirez
Producer: Edwina Pitman
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Cecelia Ahern
, Cecelia Ahern's new collection of short stories is聽 out now in聽hardback andbpaperback, as well as in聽downloadable audiofile and eBook formats.
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Images credit: Matthew Thompson
India's Statue of Unity
Pansori
Pansori star Ahn Sook-Sun performs at the Purcell Room, , London on 03 November 2018, as part of the London
Image: Ahn Sook-Sun on stage
Image credit: Korean Cultural Centre UK
Homecoming
Homecoming season 1 is available to download from Amazon Prime Video from 02 November 2018.
Image: Julia Roberts in Homecoming
Image credit: Amazon Prime Video
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