11/02/2012
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Presented by Harriett Gilbert
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
British director Stephen Daldry discusses his Oscar-nominated 9/11 film and New York-based film critic David Fear delivers his verdict. (Picture: Actors Tom Hanks and Thomas Horn in a scene from the film)
Kate Grenville
Australian author Kate Grenville talks about her new book Sarah Thornhill, which completes a trilogy examining Australia's guilt for atrocities committed against Aboriginal populations during colonisation.
SurVivart
Art For the Right to a 'Good Life' from Cambodia, Ethiopia, Thailand and elsewhere around the world.
Guillermo Arriaga
The Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer Guillermo Arriaga, creator of Babel and 21 Grams talks about Heartbeat of the World - his new international collaborative film-making project.
Tiny Ruins
Kiwi singer-songwriter Holly Fullbrook's album Some Were Meant For Sea was a Strand favourite. She talks about writing and plays live.
L谩szl贸 Krasznahorkai
Poet and novelist George Szirtes discusses the visionary fiction of Hungarian novelist L谩szl贸 Krasznahorkai.
Herman Hertzberger
This year's winner of RIBA's Royal Gold Medal for architecture talks gold medals, school design and the merits of floating houses.
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- Sat 11 Feb 2012 20:05GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Mon 13 Feb 2012 04:05GMT大象传媒 World Service Online