Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard
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Sir Tom Stoppard on pushing fat men out of balloons and other moral conundrums; actor and musician Riz Ahmed explains the cultural importance of Streetfighter 2; producer Naughty Boy describes the fateful moment when he first heard Emeli Sande sing; indigenous Australian soprano Deborah Cheetham on how she turned being stolen from her mother into art; Orange Is The New Black creator Jenji Kohan reveals how a casting problem on the TV show was solved by an incredible stroke of good fortune; Kurdish director Umut Dag explores the issue of 'second wives' in his film Kuma; and beatboxer Beardyman unveils his extraordinary Beadytron looping device.
Photo: Netflix Original Series Orange is The New Black
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Naughty Boy
Duration: 08:22
Opera Singer Deborah Cheetham
Duration: 05:26
Riz Ahmed, Front Row
Duration: 06:09
Shout Sister Shout
Duration: 03:01
Jenji Kohan -Orange is the New Black
Duration: 09:33
Umut Dag, Director of Kuma
Duration: 04:47
Beardyman on Loose Ends
Duration: 04:54
Tom Stoppard and his new play Darkside, Front Row
Duration: 07:14
Here's the music we played in this week's programme:
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The World Warrior – Streetfighter 2
Pink Floyd – On The Run
Naughty Boy presents Wiley feat. Emeli Sande - Never Be Your Woman
Emeli Sande - Clown
Deborah Cheetham - Daybreak (from Pecan Summer)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - I Want a Tall Skinny Papa
Stereolab - Metronomic Underground
Pink Floyd – Speak To Me
Regina Spektor – You’ve Got Time
Lo Fidelity Allstars – Will I Get Out Of Jail
Iva Zabkar – music from the film Kuma
The Qemists feat. Beardyman – Soundface
Pink Floyd – Any Colour You Like
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Broadcasts
- Sun 25 Aug 2013 00:06GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Online
- Sun 25 Aug 2013 12:06GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Online
- Sun 25 Aug 2013 19:06GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Online
- Mon 26 Aug 2013 03:06GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Online