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The Strand - Tuesday 11th August 2009

The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day. Presented by Mark Coles.

The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day. Presented by Mark Coles.

Sin Nombre
31 year-old American writer-director Cary Fukunaga's tells Mark Coles about his feature film debut that interweaves the stories of two teenage migrants hoping to make the treacherous journey from Central America north to cross the US border.
US Land Art
Alastair Sooke travels deep into the American desert to examine Double Negative conceived 40 years ago and among the first "earthworks," artworks created as part of a movement known as "land art".

Nihal
大象传媒 Radio 1 DJ Nihal takes us through a global tour of brand new music. From South Africa to Dubai to India and beyond, Nihal introduces three essential tracks to discover.

Tracks played:

Waqas vs Medina: Teri Yaad
iSide feat Pundit Bhimsen Joshi: Tryst With Destiny
T.O.B.: Phrygian Mode

Ong Keng Sen
Singaporean theatre director Ong Keng Sen discusses his new production of Diaspora ahead of its European premier at the Edinburgh International Festival. Using personal stories the multimedia project explores stories of migration, displacement and notions of home and identity.

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28 minutes

Last on

Wed 12 Aug 2009 11:32GMT

Broadcasts

  • Tue 11 Aug 2009 21:32GMT
  • Wed 12 Aug 2009 02:32GMT
  • Wed 12 Aug 2009 08:32GMT
  • Wed 12 Aug 2009 11:32GMT