Paul McCartney, Idina Menzel, Kiesza
Paul McCartney on writing a song for the game Destiny, Idina Menzel on voicing a Disney princess and Canadian singer-songwriter Kiesza on her hit Hideaway.
Paul McCartney on creating a song for the video game Destiny and missing the days of vinyl. Broadway star Idina Menzel explains the challenges of voicing a Disney Princess. We find out why Cubans want to perform Shakespeare and hear from the Chinese artist Ming Wong, whose multi-screen installation is pulling in the crowds at the Shanghai Biennale. The Canadian singer songwriter Kiesza talks about writing her hit Hideaway in 90 minutes, and how the Canadian army wanted to train her as their first female sniper. Writers Peter Walker and Evie Wyld talk about conspicuous absence of the Vietnam war experience in Antipodean literature. Andrew Lloyd-Webber reveals how the team behind his mega-hit show Cats, thought the show would be a disaster. And, the London Klezmer Quartet provide lashings of celebratory music.
(Photo: Sir Paul McCartney (c) Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty, Idina Menzel (c) Monica Schipper/Getty, Kiesza (c) Mike Coppola/Getty)
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聽debut single 'Hideaway' went straight to number one in the UK and she鈥檚 just released the album 'Sound Of A Woman'. The Canadian singer-songwriter talks about writing and recording her smash hit in 90 minutes, the treatment of women in the music industry; turning to the Navy to get over a failed ballet career, and how the Canadian Army wanted to train her as their first female sniper.Book List
After the Fire,聽a Still Small Voice by Evie Wyld
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Role Contributor Presenter Nikki Bedi Producer Philippa Ritchie Broadcasts
- Sat 20 Dec 2014 12:05GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Mon 22 Dec 2014 09:05GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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