11/04/2011
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The Swedish novelist Henning Mankell discusses the demise of his famous policeman Kurt Wallander in his latest book The Troubled Man and how he feels to no longer have this character in his life.
Robin Denselow reviews three recent world music releases - Seun Kuti, son of Fela, Brazilian singer Tulipa, and Ojos De Brujo playing their distinctive hip-hop flamenco.
The Japanese sculptor Atsuo Okamoto was born in Hiroshima and as a child round river pebbles were his toys and his passion. For Okamoto stone is so powerful that it must be split and split again before it becomes material an artist can work with.
Photo: Neil Millington
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Henning Mankell
The Swedish novelist discusses the demise of his famous policeman, Kurt Wallander.
Duration: 05:24
World Music
African Soldier by Seun Kuti; Pedrinho by Tulipa; Corriente Vital by Ojos de Brujo.
Duration: 11:37
Atsuo Okamoto
The Japanese sculptor discusses his passion for stone.
Duration: 17:05
Broadcasts
- Mon 11 Apr 2011 21:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Tue 12 Apr 2011 02:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Tue 12 Apr 2011 08:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Tue 12 Apr 2011 12:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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