Peter Fonda, Joni Mitchell, Jostein Gaarder
"We blew it" - Peter Fonda on the cult film Easy Rider
Nigerian artist Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze explores exclusion and dislocation in a show featuring an imagined family of ghosts, aliens and hybrid creatures. She speaks to Jenny Horrocks about the ideas behind her latest exhibition in London. In the run up to the Commonwealth Games we have a poem by postcard from Malawi. We explore the books banned in mainland China at this year鈥檚 Hong Kong Book Fair. And, in Oslo, Norway we meet Jostein Gaarder the best-selling author of Sophie鈥檚 World.
Peter Fonda talks about his iconic film, Easy Rider and the breakdown of the relationship with its star and director Dennis Hopper. We discover Saraojini Naidu, poet and activist for independence in India, and who much like Fonda and Hopper, was a visionary. Gandhi described her as 'the Nightingale of India'. Cerys Matthews throws new light on the celebrated singer, songwriter and guitarist Joni Mitchell
And, we learn how Mel Torme鈥檚 classic Christmas song was composed by a writer desperately trying to keep cool on a hot day.
(Photo: Peter Fonda (c) Stuart C Wilson, Joni Mitchell (c) Larry Basaccra), Jostein Gaarder
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Ruby Amanze
The Nigerian artist on the themes of identity and belonging underpinning her exhibition
Duration: 07:34
Commonwealth Postcard
Jack Mapanje from Malawi reads his postcard poem When This Carnival Finally Closes
Duration: 04:46
Hong Kong Book Fair
Linda Kennedy explores the books banned in mainland China at this year's Book Fair
Duration: 04:26
Jostein Gaarder
The Norwegian author discusses his book Sophie's World at The House of Literature
Duration: 06:12
Peter Fonda
The American actor on the making of cult film Easy Rider with Dennis Hopper
Duration: 06:47
The Broken Wing
How Sarojini Naidu responded to World War One
Duration: 05:53
Joni Mitchell
Cerys Matthews throws a new light on the Canadian singer
Duration: 05:10
Mel Torme
The composer who wrote one of the highest earning songs of all time
Duration: 08:38
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Mel Torm茅
The Christmas Song
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The Queens Royal Pipers
The Flower of Scotland
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Joni Mitchell
The Circle Game
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The Album Leaf
Another Day
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Capercaillie
Dr MacPhail's Reel
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Tan Dun
In the Chess Court
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Steppenwolf
Born to be Wild
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The Album Leaf
Almost There
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Janet Jackson
Got Till It's Gone (feat. 蚕鈥怲颈辫 & Joni Mitchell)
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Angelo Badalamenti
The Nightingale
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Joni Mitchell
A Case of You
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steps into Nikki's shoes this week to choose聽the very best of cinema, art and聽books from around the world.
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- Sun 13 Jul 2014 11:06GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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