03/09/2012
2016: Obama's America, The Last Supper, and Baloji.
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Presented by Mark Coles.
On today's programme: As the US presidential campaign heats up, we review a new anti-Obama documentary - 2016: Obama's America - and ask how Americans on both sides of the political spectrum are reacting to it.
We hear the story behind Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper, now considered to be one of the top five most important pieces of art in the world.
And we catch up with Baloji, the Congolese musician who is currently touring the UK on board the Africa Express, and about to appear at The 大象传媒 Proms.
(Image: Barack Obama. Credit: Getty Images)
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2016: Obama's America
As the US presidential campaign heats up, we review a new anti-Obama documentary - 2016: Obama's America - and ask how Americans on both sides of the political spectrum are reacting to it.
Duration: 06:09
The Last Supper
We hear the story behind Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper, now considered to be one of the top five most important pieces of art in the world.
Duration: 04:45
Baloji
We catch up with Baloji, the Congolese musician who is currently touring the UK on board the Africa Express, and about to appear at The 大象传媒 Proms.
Duration: 06:34
Broadcasts
- Mon 3 Sep 2012 14:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Mon 3 Sep 2012 22:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Tue 4 Sep 2012 02:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Tue 4 Sep 2012 08:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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